eliminated 11‚200 people‚ which was one-third of its workforce. Seventy-one percent of the headquarters staff‚ which included 50 percent of management‚ and 20 percent of the hourly employees; this was considered one of the most controversial downsizing cases in the U.S at the time (Nelson& Trevino‚ 2004). So we ask‚ what were the sources of the Scott Paper companies’ ethical obligations to its long-term employees? Were Al
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Running head: CASE STUDY: MERCK & COMPANY: THE VIOXX RECALL Merck & Company: The Vioxx Recall Albert Balogun California Baptist University BUS 520A: Managerial Ethics Jim Bishop‚ PhD June 30‚ 2010 Merck & Company: The Vioxx Recall The issues involved in Merck‚ a pharmaceutical manufacturing company’s recall of one its products‚ Vioxx‚ is the effect of direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drug on the society public
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Executive Summary Merck & Company has been presented with an opportunity to invest $30 million for the purchasing rights of an obesity and high cholesterol lowering drug‚ KL-798 from Kappa Labs. Based on the expected probabilities of success through each product-development phase for this new drug‚ as well as the costs involved‚ the net present value of the project is -$1.16 million and is therefore recommended that Merck passes on the investment. Sensitivity analysis also show that adjusting
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CASE STUDY PRESENTATION LINCON ELECTRIC CASE THEORITALICAL TOPIC – CONTROLING INTRODUCTION WHAT IS LINCOLN ELEIC COMPANY A Leading manufacturer of welding products‚ welding equipment and electric motors. $ 1 billion in sales ‚ 6000 workers worldwide Public traded company . Members of the Lincoln family owned more than 60% of the stock. WHAT IS LINCOLN ELEIC COMPANY A well worked company in USA Other businesses benchmark Lincoln system. Plan to run the plant out of USA Purchased
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Questions for the Merck Case Create a decision tree for Merck. The 2 leftmost branches would identify the alternatives related to licensing Davarink (specifically license versus not to license). Next‚ if Merck decides to pursue license‚ they go into phase I which results in a success‚ or failure. Phase I success is followed by phase II where Merck has the opportunity to develop the drug to treat depression alone‚ weight loss alone‚ or both‚ or contemplate phase II failure. Finally phase
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc. Case If one hold a key to resolve a very serious problem‚ one has a responsibility to put an effort to make it happen‚ at least try one’s best. In this case‚ river blindness disease was a very serious problem‚ and Dr. Vagelos was the one who could make a decision as to whether the research and development of a human version of ivermectin should be carried on‚ then it was his responsibility to pursue it. Caused by a parasitic worm carried by a tiny black fly‚ the disease
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Running Head: Ethics in Action Ethics in Action Section 1 Michael Slate Liberty University Teen Pregnancy If this was your client‚ what would you say and do? Be specific. Why would you respond this way? If I were the counselor that was handling this young ladies case I would first and foremost try and gain trust with her. Without trust I will never have the opportunity to assist her. I would not tell the client’s parents without notifying her first
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Ethics in Action III-Module 6 Anthony Hall April 25‚ 2011 COUN 501-D17 LUO Module Six Questions Segment One: Managing Boundaries 1. If this was your client‚ what would you say and do? Be specific. Why would you respond that way? If this was my client I would start of by restating her request. I would do this to make sure I had a clear understanding of her request to conduct group outside and away from the confines of the office. I would question her about how long she has been feeling
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION 3 DIVISION OF ZAMBALES DISTRICT OF SUBIC SUBIC CENTRAL SCHOOL Subic‚ Zambales ACTION PLAN SY 2014-2015 PROGRAM COMPONENT STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES PHYSICAL TARGET PERSONNEL INVOLVED TIME FRAME FUNDING REQUIREMENTS SUCCESS INDICATORS I. ADVOCACY A. Presentation of the Implementation Plan to the School Principal for inclusion in the SIP (School Improvement Plan). B. Orientation/Sharing of new practices to upgrade the SPED Program. C. Search support and linkages
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Personal Action Plan: Stress Management Kyrie Hannaford Southern New Hampshire University What is Stress? Stress is a physical response to events whether bad or good. Everybody has stress but‚ not all stress is bad stress. Stress can be caused by both environment and genes. There are at least three different types of stress routine stress (everyday stress)‚ sudden stress brought about by a sudden negative change‚ and traumatic stress which can happen when you’re seriously ill. Stress is the body’s
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