Pepe Jeans Case The main advantage of Pepe not carrying inventory is obviously the cost savings‚ as it is usually not efficient or cost effective for that matter‚ to carry excess inventory. The downside is not having enough pairs of jeans on hand to ship to stores when demand is high. An inventory would help alleviate this. The six month lead time is both an advantage and disadvantage for Pepe. The long lead time is positive in that once a retailer places an order‚ they only have a week to
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Better Ethical Theory in Business World When it comes to talk about the ethical theories applying to the business world‚ deontology and utilitarianism are the two most debatable ethical theories that people may discuss. A majority of people may think that utilitarianism is more useful for understanding and addressing ethical issues in business since it focuses on the outcomes of every action. However‚ for me‚ I am a big supporter of deontology. I think deontology is more persuasive theory than
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Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ an ethical egoist is a person that “will rank as most important duties that bring her/him the highest payoff”. An ethical egoist is only concerned with their own self-interest and will only help others to receive something in return. In Jean Reynolds case‚ an ethical egoist would not benefit from helping her or her family out‚ in which case he/she would fall under option C. Option C‚ consists of Jean receiving no government funds or help and the idea that Jean should solve her problems
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would love to have all the time‚ but you can’t especially back in the day. The government have restrictions and punishments that don’t allow you to be 100% free or to be completely subjective. “Freedom is what you do with what’s been done to you.” (2) Jean-Paul Sartre is in not so many words‚ outlining the fact that when someone does something to impair your freedom‚ it’s what you do to counter it is what gets you your freedom back. For example‚ the government starts taxing the people‚ they don’t much
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"The Cave" by Jean McCord teaches us that we should be individuals and value other people’s lives‚ which is a very important lesson in life. McCord combined irony‚ a believable main character developed throughout the story‚ and an excellent writing style to produce her short story. This short story is about a boy named Charley and a bum named George. Charley met George one day while running and liked him. The next week‚ Charley found an entrance to a cave‚ but he did not realize it was George’s
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In America‚ Jean Baudrillard explores the American society and its transgression away from genuineness‚ to form a fake and superficial society with no meaningful interactions. Baudrillard recalls his interpretation of the smiles he sees around him and how it reflects the romanticized Reagan reign: “they certainly do smile at you here‚ though neither from courtesy‚ nor from an effort to charm. This smile signifies only the need to smile. It is a bit like the Cheshire Cat’s grin: it continues to float
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EthiWhen it comes to choosing between two options which are paradoxical‚ it’s always convoluted and ambivalent. In Les Miserables‚ Jean Valjean was once in two minds whether to hide his true identity or to save the guiltless prisoner who was mistaken for him. If he spoke the truth‚ he would be condemned‚ which meant an end to his freedom. I have been in this situation before‚ on the horns of a dilemma‚ not knowing to do what was good for me or to help a friend. It happened in a one-period test
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The basic Principles that has been covered in ethics of computer games is Cultural Relativism‚ Subjectivism in Ethics‚ Divine Command Theory‚ Natural Law Theory‚ and Ethical Egoism. These arguments do not meet the minimum conception of morality which is Reason and impartiality. For all these arguments to be solid they also need to have reason and logic supporting it. All these arguments which are now mostly unfollowed because of the evident flaws they pertain are as follows. Starting off with cultural
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Ethical Issues 29 January 2014 1. The author of the textbook‚ Barbra Mackinnon‚ cannot come to a specific definition of what exactly ethics is‚ due to the subject being defined by each individuals personal opinion. However‚ a general conclusion can be drawn‚ and that is that we tend to think of ethics as the set of values or principles held by individuals or groups. Another way of accessing the subject is to think of ethics as being the study of various sets of values people may have. This can
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his essay‚ Royalty‚ Heroism‚ and the Streets: The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat‚ Robert Farris Thompson recounts the story of the first time he was able to watch Basquiat at work. It was in February 1985. Just before Basquiat began painting‚ he did something rather interesting‚ as Farris Thompson notes "Basquiat activated an LP of free‚ Afro-Cuban‚ and other kinds of jazz. Then he resumed work on an unfinished collage. Hard bop sounded. Jean-Michel pasted on letters and crocodiles. He did this with
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