variety of toy products. The company’s core product lines included Barbie fashion dolls‚ Hot Wheels die- cast vehicles‚ Fisher-Price preschool toys along with Disney toys and games like Scrabble (Johnson‚ 2010). Summer of 2007‚ Mattel‚ a global leader in toy manufacturing was faced with a tough challenge of restoring their consumer confidence following several recalls of their toys made in China. Mattel known for possessing the gold standard of testing and safety of its products came under scrutiny
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development and marketing a product. Within the toy industry‚ there are large economies of scale‚ specifically in the marketing segment. Mattel has many well known brands in the marketplace such as Fisher-Price‚ Hot Wheels‚ and Barbie. To have the buyers informed‚ the company has to invest large capital in advertising and marketing. Without having this done to each product‚ these toys wouldn’t be successful as successful as they are exactly because of the popularity of these products‚ it is extremely difficult
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to homeowners who improve the energy efficiency of their homes (Conrad). Legal * In October 2011 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that it has begun looking at new potential table saw safety requirements to stem the tide of injuries related to the power tools (AboutLawsuits.com). * A class action lawsuit has been filed against Home Depot by consumers in Missouri alleging that Home Depot violates state law by collecting sales tax on purchases that involve coupons
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United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is a federally run program that protects American consumers against unreasonable risk of deaths or injuries associated with consumer products. The CPSC was created in the 1970’s along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a protection from faulty and unsafe products sold to Americans. One would assume that the same Federal Government that tests toy guns for safety and defects
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levels. Companies surely knew that the paint in children’s toys they made contained high levels of lead. All toy-making companies worry about‚ however‚ is how well their business is doing economically. Mattel‚ for instance‚ makes all of their toy products in China‚ an intensely competitive‚ poorly run‚ and cheap labor market‚ where taking chances and cut corners to receive higher profits is quite common. The regulations are supposed to safeguard health‚ particularly in cases involving children‚ where
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References: {text:bookmark-start} Consumer Product Safety Commission (2005‚ January). Regulated Products Handbook. Retrieved October 4th‚ 2008‚ from www.cpsc.gov/businfo/8001.pdf+CPSC+regulated+products+handbook&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} Jennings‚ M. M. (2006). Business: Its Legal‚ Ethical‚ and Global Environment (7th ed.). Mason‚ Ohio:
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$82 million. The company was the seventh-largest game and toy company in the United States following Mattel‚ Fisher-Price‚ Milton-Bradley‚ Kenner‚ Hasbro‚ and Ideal. The company was generally regarded as an industry leader with respect to product quality‚ product innovation‚ and financial performance. It took Terry Brothers 95 years to reach its leadership position in the industry. The company was founded in 1883 by George Augustus Terry (then a high school boy) who invented‚ developed‚ and sold a
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ethics for a business is Answer Selected Answer: the corporate mission statement. Correct Answer: the corporate mission statement. Question 3 4 out of 4 points According to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission‚ which of the following is not a reason to allow corporations the right to spend money and advertise for political candidates? Answer Selected Answer: The immense wealth of a corporation allows it to be the most accurate in providing
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 4568-A Community Square Houston‚ TX 56987 (965) 245-6875 TO: Fast Food Venders FROM: Ann W. Brown‚ Chairperson‚ Office of Compliance DATE: March 28‚ 2006 SUBJECT: Pretesting giveaway toys Did you know that in 1999 that two babies died after suffocating on plastic Pokemon balls that their parents got from Burger King? Furthermore‚ three children choked on "Scooter Bugs" that were given out at McDonalds. How would you feel if
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the CEO‚ directors and managers of a potential defective product. It will provide insight on the process of identifying the product‚ potential recall and the responsibility to notify the consumer. A Corporations Social Responsibility to Stakeholders Introduction One of the many things a manufacturing company has to worry about is producing defective products. If a company has produced defective products‚ it is in their best interest to find out and address
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