INTRODUCTION The Lakson Tobacco Company Limited‚ a public listed corporation‚ is a market leader in the area of tobacco products and also the largest tobacco exporter in Pakistan. Lakson Tobacco’s head office is located in Karachi and its four cigarette manufacturing units are situated in different parts of the country. Lakson Tobacco’s leaf division is situated in Mardan‚ the capital of the tobacco growing areas of Pakistan’s North West Frontier province. Lakson Tobacco provides employment to approximately
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Studies from http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/ show that the adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for more than 440‚000 deaths‚ or nearly one of every five deaths‚ each year in the United States. There are more fatalities caused each year by tobacco use than by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ illegal drug use‚ alcohol use‚ automobile accidents‚ suicides‚ and murders combined. Tobacco products cause cancer‚ effects and
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billion dollars of profit annually? The primary answer being conveyed by CVS executives is that “Tobacco products have no place in a setting where health care is delivered.” This company is making a bold statement that money does not affect the way we feel about our customers. Scott Mushkin‚ an analyst with Wolfe Research in New York stated that “ CVS has aligned its business to the pharmacy‚ Tobacco is an ancillary business‚ and it’s not the reason why most people go to CVS.” Rite Aid‚ Walgreens
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) The Tobacco lobbyist commits the fallacy of appeal to force when urging the Senator through the threat of force to vote against the bill that would ban smoking in federal buildings. The argument is fallacious because the Tobacco lobbyists don’t give relevant evidence as to why the Senator should vote against the ban‚ such as pointing out how it would affect tobacco companies and their products. Instead they threaten the Senator by saying; “they represent a hundred thousand voters in your state
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was Janet I would not take the job at Union Tobacco‚ Inc.‚ I cannot ethically represent a company that sold tobacco products to youth just because I can get money from the company I was so against and I also would not want that company on my resume. This is true that by working for this company it would show that I have marketing experience‚ but any company that I will apply to in the future will judge me based on my previous employment with Union Tobacco‚ Inc.‚ I would rather live by my ethical codes
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Contrary to popular social belief‚ it is NOT illegal to smoke tobacco products at any age. However‚ the SALE of tobacco products is highly regulated with legal legislation. Demographics Smokers by age "Each day‚ approximately 6‚000 young persons try their first cigarette and approximately 3‚000 become daily smokers." 12.8 percent middle school students reported using some form of tobacco (cigarettes‚ smokeless‚ cigars‚ pipes) in the past month. Current cigarette use among middle school students
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cancer killer among both men and women. There are two different types of lung cancer: nonsmall cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. There are also many different things that can cause lung cancer‚ but the number one cause for lung cancer is tobacco use. What is lung cancer? This is a question that a lot of people are still asking. Lung cancer is definitely something to want to be educated about so that it can be recognizable. There are healthy cells that grow and divide throughout the body
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Is Fast Food the New Tobacco? When you have a dollar in your pocket for lunch‚ do you chose the tiny side salad consisting of lettuce and a few vegetables‚ or a warm‚ juicy double cheeseburger. The burger will hold you off until dinner and is much more convenient for an employee or student on the go while the salad has the tendency to leave you feeling unsatisfied. The answer seems obvious. We are on the go all the time welcome to 2012‚ with no time to stop and peel an orange or slice an apple
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Compare and contrast the experience of slaves on tobacco plantations in the early seventeenth-century Chesapeake region with that of slaves on nineteenth-century cotton plantations in the Deep South. What forces transformed the institution of slavery the early seventeenth century to the nineteenth century? When approaching slavery from a historical standpoint‚ it is a tendency to generalize the experience of slaves. However‚ slavery differs per region and time period. The differing climates of
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STEEPLE and Balance Scorecard Kevin Jackson MKT 598 April 27‚ 2014 Anthony Bretti‚ Instructor When a firm uses an external consultant to solve a problem or evaluate an opportunity the consultant can use STEEPLE (social‚ technological‚ economic‚ environmental‚ legal‚ and ethical)‚ which is a preliminary analysis technique to answer why the business organization or systems exist (Wickham‚ & Wickham‚ 2008‚ p. 128). This analysis the consultant preforms helps
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