Merck & Co.‚ Inc (A) (The summary is based on the article in Vol. I and does not include the extra readings given by the professor) This case is a classic example of enterprises trying to balance their business of increasing profits and expected social responsibilities. This dilemma is further accentuated when the company happens to be a pharma company whose decisions directly affect people’s lives. The Dilemma: A possible drug for River Blindness‚ a disease which affects almost 85 million
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economy‚ there has been an inconclusive debate about whether artificial sweeteners could be used in food and beverages as a sweetener material. The use of these sweeteners has some positive effects on the economy by increasing the production and creating new jobs. Additionally‚ they could reduce the obesity‚ diabetes‚ and tooth decay‚ which could decrease the health care cost. On the other hand‚ the consumption of artificial sweeteners may lead to negative implications for the economy‚ for instance‚ it
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Holland America Line has been one of the leading cruise lines in terms of sustainability and fuel efficiency for years. In this particular case‚ HAL backed off pursuing other sustainability practices in order to pursue wind turbine usage on their cruise ships. The company had set several goals in regards to sustainability and conservation of resources. Some of these objectives included using 7% less water between 2007 and 2009‚ as well as reducing fuel use by 20% between 2005 and 2015. Both of these
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On 15 May 1940‚ Holland surrendered to Nazi Germany and the Royal Family of Holland fled and went into exile in London. Holland’s original plans were to stay neutral throughout the war in Europe‚ which Holland declared when the war first broke out. Nazi Germany‚ Canada‚ France‚ England‚ America were involved in one of the most important tasks during the war‚ Liberating Holland from the control of the Nazi’s. German Invasion of Holland In Holland‚ in the morning of May 10‚ 1940 was a sorrowful
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HKUST MBA Microeconomics Case 1: Medicines Company Case Question 1. For drug administrators‚ their incentive for using the drug is that the drug’s got to make economic sense. Data showed that for more than 4‚300 patients‚ Angiomax was a more superior alternative to Heparin. Also shown in tables b and c that it effectively reduced the incidences of death by 30% ‚ heart attack by 26%‚ need for a repeat angioplasty by 14% and major bleeding by 65% (sum of weighted average between high risk and
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The Use of Sweeteners and the Rise in Obesity I have selected to discuss the relationship of the sweetener sugar (sucrose) between its consumption and the rise in obesity. There is a problem with the increase in sugar consumption. Sugar both drives fat storage and makes the brain think it is hungry‚ setting up a “vicious cycle‚” according Robert Lustig‚ MD‚ a UCSF pediatric neuroendocrinologist. Obesity is one of the top underlying preventable causes of death in the U.S. The rise of obesity
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John Holland made his mark from 1953-1556 while working at Vocational Counseling Service in Perry Point Veterans Hospital followed by his work as the Director of Research for the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. His work at these two organizations leads to the first edition of Vocational Preference Inventory. In 1959‚ John Holland was published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology for his vocational theory (Gottfredson & Johnstun‚ 2009). He established his theory of matching people
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between diet and health and the increasing publicity being given to the problem of obesity‚ consumer concern over sugar levels in the diet is propelling a worldwide trend towards cutting down on sugar. The world is turning‚ instead‚ to artificial sweeteners and substitutes. The market for sugar substitutes is being fuelled globally by new-age beverages‚ dairy products‚ salad dressings and snack foods at one end and diabetic specific consumables at the other end. India is the second largest producer
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The Nazi Occupation of Holland On May 14‚ 1940 Holland surrendered to German Forces‚ and Dr. Arthur Seyss-Inquart was appointed Reichkommissar‚ the highest governing authority. He watched over a German administration that included many Austrian-born Nazis. These Nazis‚ in turn supervised the Dutch civil- service. This configuration proved fateful for the Jews of the Netherlands. During 1940‚ the German occupation officials forbid Jews from the civil-service and required Jews to register the
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Mr. Holland wasn’t excited to be a teacher and that really reflected his teaching ways at the start of the movie. Burning the beginning all he was focused on was getting in and out of the school without having to put any extra effort into the job‚ he was mainly focused on making his music and wasn’t worried about anything else. After his wife had told him that they were having a baby‚ he realized he just might be stuck working as a teacher for more that the 4 years that he originally planned. But
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