The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the U.S. government that was established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no jurisdiction over banks and common carriers‚ which are under the supervision of other governmental agencies. It has five members‚ not more than three of whom may be members of the same political party‚ appointed by the President‚ with the consent of the Senate‚ for seven-year terms. The act was part of the program
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| Federal Trade Commission and the Act | Prepared for ASCM630.9040‚ Professor Charles Carey | Candy Mott-Harris 3/26/2012 | Contents ABSTRACT 2 HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT 2 FALSE AND DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING 5 BAIT AND SWITCH ADVERTISING/TACTICS 8 CONSUMER FRAUD 10 IDENTIFYING‚ VERIFYING AND PREVENTING DECEPTION 12 CLOSING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 14 ABSTRACT The paper will serve as a historical background overview
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Assignment 2 The mission statement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is “To prevent business practices that are anticompetitive or deceptive or unfair to consumers; to enhance informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process; and to accomplish this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” (About the FTC‚ n.d). The primary areas that FTC is responsible is making sure that the consumer is protected from unfair business practices to prevention of getting
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Company mergers and the effect on employees and consumers. Context: · Employees · Management · Consumers Direction: · On-line research (On-line Magazines‚ News Groups) · Human Resources Why the topic is important: · Mergers have affected our group‚ and it is a growing trend in the American businesses today. Relevant Terms: Merger A merger is achieved when a company purchases the property of another firm‚ thus absorbing them into one corporate structure that retains its original identity
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In the 1950 case of P. Lorillard Co. v. Federal Trade Commission‚ P. Lorillard Co.‚ the makers of Old Gold cigarettes‚ were ordered to “cease and desist from making certain representations found to be false in the advertising of its tobacco products (Warner‚ et al.‚ 2012‚ p. 950) From a practical perspective in the 1950’s caveat emptor‚ or “let the buyer beware” is not a fair or reasonable expectation. While the careful consumer could have looked at the article‚ the culture of the time was not anti-smoking
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First of all and the most important of all‚ it’s my proactive attitude. I am like a warrior who is willing to take the challenge and fight for difficulty. I was a part-time sales person in shoes store and I made the sales target and reach the top part-time sales of the month award even the economy is bad back then 2009. Second‚ I am like a pioneer who is like to discover new things and have no fear for uncertainty. Last summer‚ I received Government’s scholarship to study abroad at Texas‚ in
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DHL is a laregest company in the world founded by Andrian Dalsey‚ Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn in San Francisco 1969‚ and DHL is part of the Deutsche Post DHL group brand with a vision to become “the logistics company for the world”. DHL promise to customers is to provide simplifying services and sustainable solutions and to always demonstrate respect without compromising on results. Branding is the most effective DHLs factors of any business whether large or small‚ retail or business-to-business
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What Would You Do? Scenario 1- Della the Delinquent Cat Lady As the president of the board of directors of the cat shelter‚ I am faced with rather or not Ms. Della should remain as part of the staff at the cat shelter. There are several problems that have been brought to my attention and I feel that now is the time to figure out exactly what should be done regarding the matter. After‚ evaluating the situation and giving it a great deal of consideration‚ I have come up several solutions to
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of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like to see him get out on parole because they feel that he has changed
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Why do you think you are suitable for this role? Briefly outline your relevant skills and experience and how they are relevant to the role. 200 words I am currently studying for a degree on a full time in Business Administration in Finance in the University of Greenwich. I can say that I have several skills that will be useful in area Finance/Accountancy Placement and HR Placement. I have excellent knowledge in technology‚ as well as I possess Diploma in IT skills PROFICIENCY in Excel‚ Word‚ PowerPoint
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