Unit 3 Individual Project-Rights and Obligations Travis Pernell American InterContinental University International Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Instructor Kerri Holloway April 3‚ 2011 Abstract This paper will discuss the four elements that make up a valid contract and the objective theory surrounding contracts. This paper will discuss how the objective theory applies to the Leonard v. Pepsico‚ Inc. case. The paper will also discuss how the court reached its decision to claim that
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Petroleum (BP) has won acclaims and awards for CSR. But Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India‚ Bangalore edition 2010) argued in his article that BP has created the greatest environmental disaster in history which includes its out-of-control Macondo deep-sea well. Gulf of Mexico oil leak is another big historical issue. BP has created a huge image building campaign of ‘beyond petroleum’ critics say that BP has now spindling with ‘beyond problems’ (NJ Watson‚ Petroleum Economist‚ 2009). BP states
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1. Introduction The use of social media in the hiring process has important legal ramifications that employers need to be aware of. While the content and postings by job applicants on social network sites is in the public domain‚ considerable legal problems exist for employers over the use of the obtained information if it infringes upon legally protected areas of privacy. This section discusses compliance issues primarily in the United States and also in Japan. Recently‚ there has been a lot
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Strategic Portfolio Management and its Influence on Project Management In a project based organization‚ project management is directly controlled by strategic portfolio managers and a portfolio management department. This type of organization focuses on project development‚ progress and successful completion in relation to the strategic goals determined by top management. Multiple project proposals are constantly evaluated in terms of value‚ alignment to corporate strategies‚ and availability
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familiar with intermediaries employed within the law or financial industry. Financial intermediaries will provide insurance‚ mortgage or investment products to their clients. Full-size organizations like Royal Dutch Shell and BP will employ intermediaries for more than just legal or financial necessities. On this large business scale‚ intermediaries are drawn upon for many forms of negotiation. For example‚ Royal Dutch Shell intermediaries have been involved with settling the Sakhalin II project for
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Transnational Business – Strategy and Management‚ 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons Ltd‚ Chichester (Chap 14‚ pp 403 – 413); 3. Styles‚ C. & Hersch‚ L. (2005)‚ “Relationship Formation in International Joint Ventures: Insights from Australian-Malaysian International Joint Ventures”‚ Journal of International Marketing‚ 13(3)‚ pp 105-134; 4. Park‚ S. H. & Russo‚ M. (1996)‚ “When Competition Eclipses Cooperation: An Event History Analysis of Joint Venture Failure”‚ Management Science‚ 42(6)‚ pp 875-889.
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directions: From the above detailed analysis of the entire case‚ we are of the considered opinion that the complaint must succeed. So‚ we accept the complaint and decide the same in favour of the complainant and against the Ops. The Ops are directed to issue a complementary return ticket to the complainant (as agreed)‚ on any domestic flights operated by them. Ops are further directed to pay Rs. 30‚000/- to the complainant‚ jointly and severally‚ towards compensation for physical harassment‚ as well as
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BP oil spill is ranked as the largest environmental disaster in the world history. As the oil from BP spill washes ashore‚ people on Gulf Coast are suffering huge damages they have never met before. The U.S. government estimates that up to 60‚000 barrels of oil a day are spewing out from the damaged BP drilling rig to Gulf of Mexico. It has ruined the shoreline‚ killed animal and sea life‚ threaten the ecosystem and harmed the tourism and fishing in Louisiana. After the spilling happened‚ US government
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Management Planning Paper Management Planning In 1960 Arthur J. Rosenberg Ph.D.‚ decided to open a research laboratory in which he would work for experimental projects for the government. He later in 1962 incorporated the business as Tyco Laboratories and decided to start manufacturing energy conservation materials and products that were very highly technological for the commercial and industrial sectors. In 1965 Tyco decided to broaden there marketplace and decided to acquire many small to medium
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BP COMMUNICATION FAILure DURING GULF OIL SPILL CRISIS An important component of crisis management is response. Response can include several actions such as communication with stakeholders‚ the public and the government. Appropriate and effective communication can minimize the distribution of incomplete and inaccurate information‚ reduce speculation and prevent or quell rumors. In fact‚ studies suggest that the message itself can affect the public’s evaluation of the company and perhaps
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