Empress Luxury Lines 1) Analyze the ethical dilemma faced by Antonio. In this case study Antonio work in the Empress Luxury Lines and he faced dilemma regarding the ethic in the work place. Kevin Pfeiffer works as a computer technician and his roles to estimated damage due to recent thunderstorm. Antonio requested a computer systems upgrade ever since he assumed his post two years ago. Phil Bailey‚ who was Kevin Pfeiffer’s supervisor‚ orders Kevin to reports the estimate of damage. Kevin reports
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Caselet # 2 Case for Critical Analysis Empress Luxury Lines If Antonio Melendez decides to apply the utilitarian approach to decision making‚ the entire organization will benefit out of it but will only remain to its wrongdoings. They will get their insurance claim and continue with its company operations. On the other hand‚ there is no guarantee that the insurance company will not discover the fraud. What if it was discovered? It would result to a failure that he would never imagine. Should
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they reported Empress’s fraud‚ would they be justified in removing all traces of their employment at the cruise line from their resumes so they don’t have to explain to a prospective employer why they were fired? Why or why not? I think that if I was fired from the company I would chose to not kept the real situation on my resume‚ or maybe just avoid my time at the company‚ or other case I would prefer
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To provide background regarding the Empress Luxury Lines case‚ in the case Kevin Pfeiffer‚ a computer technician initially told Antonio Melendez that it appeared that top management found a way to fund the computer system upgrade that he requested two years prior. The beginning of this originated from problems incurred with the computer system when it was hit by a power surge from fierce thunderstorms from the night before. When this occurred‚ Phil Bailey‚ who was Kevin Pfeiffer’s supervisor was
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Antonio Kevin Pfeiffer‚ a computer technician employed by Empress Luxury Lines for the past two years‚ had provided a plan to upgrade the computer system. Unfortunately‚ the computer system was hit by a powerful thunderstorm wiping out connectivity on the popular cruise liner. When Kevin investigated the damage he realized the underground wires and computer circuits could be repaired for roughly $15‚000. His Supervisor at Empress Luxury Lines‚ Phil Bailey made a phone call which in turn presented
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Empress Luxury Lines Antonio’s Ethical Dilemma In this case study‚ Empress Luxury Line’s manager Antonio Melendez faces an ethical dilemma which many managers have experienced in the corporate setting. Callahan (1990) supports this theory: Fifty-eight percent of the respondents to a recent poll believe that the ethical standards of American business executives are only fair or poor. The public outcry about business ethics is paralleled in legal journals. At the same time‚ an employee who is
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AP World History January 12th‚ 2011 Important Individuals in History Project: Empress Theodora (c. 500-548) Theodora of Byzatium‚ also known as Empress Theodora‚ was the empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Along with her husband; she is a saint in the Orthodox Church. Theodora was born into the lower class of Byzantine society in Constantinople around the year 500 CE to a bear keeper for the circus and an actress/dancer. Her father died when Theodora was a child;
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MANAGING FASHION & LUXURY COMPANIES Week 1 W1 - Content Fashion & Luxury 1. What is Fashion? 2. New Trends 3. Dream Factor and Media System 4. What is Luxury? 5. Luxury as a Product 6. Luxury as Know How‚ Industry and Business 7. Luxury as a Culture 8. Luxury as a Customer 9. What Luxury is not 10. Fashion and Luxury for Millennials 2 W1 - Content Fashion 1. What is Fashion? 2. New Trends
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An Analysis of Empress Lü Given that the Shiji is a framework for China’s early imperial political thought‚ it can be used to demonstrate the influence of women on politics during the rule of the Han dynasty. Empress Lü‚ in particular‚ is a key component to the understanding of these roles‚ since she was the only woman who reigned for several years during the Han. It is unclear whether the author was concerned with the character of Empress Lü‚ or whether the author was instead writing about a political
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Mini Case: Luxury Wars – page 54 1. Hermes decided to list 25% of Hermes SA on the French stock market in 1993. This was done to provide family members with a means to value their stake in the company as well as partially cash-out if they felt their family dividends were not enough. 2. LVMH was able to attain such a large ownership position without the knowledge of Hermes family and management through equity swaps. Equity swaps are derivative contracts whereby two parties enter into a contract
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