! Case Study 6 Foreign exchange hedging strategies at General Motors: Transactional and translational exposures ! General Motors (GM) was the largest automaker in the world‚ and the unit sales in 2001 was 8.5 million vehicles which occupied 15.1% of the total vehicle market. With the expansion through the world‚ GM faced more risk in the foreign exchange (FX). In other world‚ it would create gains or losses due to the changes in FX rate. According to the exhibit 2 and exhibit 3‚ Latin
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because if there are security breaches‚ internet scams‚ it can be easy to identify and notify the user. Also the 2FA protects one’s information such as hospital and patient information. Two-factor authentication is recommended in order to meet HIPAA compliance‚ since it adds another level of security that can prevent
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Compliance‚ which can be described as the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice can be used to ensure successful medicinal treatments in a number of ways. Firstly improving the communication to a patient or family member can be used‚ this could be verbally or even giving leaflets and information to the patient to offer support or any questions the patient may have. Ordering patients medication on their behalf and informing them when it is ready to collect be another reason which
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promotes conformity in all things. Social pressure is powerful and can affect people of all ages. These pressures can cause people to conform to society even if he/she does not have the same opinion as the rest of society. In the article “Conformity‚ Compliance‚ and Obedience” by Candela Learning‚ it was found that “conformity is more likely to occur when responses are public than
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Case Assignment: The doctrine of double effect says that the pursuit of good is not as acceptable if the harm that results is intended rather than merely foreseen (Lippert-Rasmussen‚ 2010). To some it is a nonabsolutist moral principle in which as long as significant good resulted from the action‚ it is allowable (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon believed that an act that leads to the death of an innocent person can never be justified by the good that results (Lippert-Ramussen‚ 2010). Scanlon’s
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To begin with‚ the case as regards Richard and Ernie is related to the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel‚ which is derived from Equity. According to this doctrine‚ if one party to the contract (promisor) makes a promise which the other party to the contract (promisee) acts upon‚ the promisor is estopped from going back on his promise‚ even though the promise did not provide any consideration. Theoretically‚ by this concept‚ Ernie should be estopped from asking Richard for the remaining balance of
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Skimming Frequent Credit Card Fraud due to Card Skimming Background Credit Card Fraud is one of the biggest threats to business establishments today. Originally‚ credit cards simply carried raised numbers that were transferred to a carbon copy with a card-swiping machine. The merchant simply accepted any card presented. Spending limits and printed lists of lost/stolen cards were ineffective in preventing fraud and other financial losses. Merchants were required to telephone a transaction authorization
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Bibliography: Drolet‚ Julie. "Women‚ Micro Credit And Empowerment In Cairo‚ Egypt." International Social Work 54.5 (2011): 629-645. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. Toma‚ Micheal. “Induced Structural Adjustment Programs and Women in Ecuador” Armstrong Atlantic State University 99.4 (2008)
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Essay Topic- Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of following the practice of precedent in a legal sense. Answer:- The doctrines of binding precedent is concerned with the importance of case laws in English legal system. If one case has decided a point of law then it is logical that solution will be looked at in the future. The American Judge‚ Oliver Wendell said ‘the life of the law has not been logic it has been experience’‚ Miles Kingston put it another way: binding precedent means ‘A
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Questions: 1. Propose an organizational structure for the IT department that you feel would support the transformation of AgCredit into a process-centric organization. Recognition of business ownership will be vital to the organizational structure. Having the business sign on and join the conversation about IT and related projects will be instrumental. A steering committee will be need to be part of the approval process of all projects is needed to make sure an enterprise view is taken. The
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