Justice Scalia in his concurring opinion of the case Meritor Savings Bank v.Vinson (1986) discusses the standard required to classify a “ hostile work environment.” He states that a “ hostile work environment‚ ” will be made up of “ an environment that a reasonable person would find hostile or abusive (205). The classification of a workplace as a “ hostile work environment‚” is a very difficult task considering classifying a firm as a “ hostile work environment‚” could severely ruin their reputation
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Non-Fiction SSR Essay The world defaults to chaos. In this chaos the goal of a person is to be happy. The book 12 rules for Life by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson shows us how to bring order to this chaotic world so that we may find meaning and happiness. Stand up straight with your shoulders back‚ treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping‚ and set your house in perfect order before you criticise the world are but three of the twelve rules laid out for us to follow. Every being wants
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million in sales in 1989 (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2013). Retrovir‚ an AIDS treatment‚ was the second largest seller with $225 million in sales (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2013). Wellcome PLC also produces over-the-counter Actifed and Sudafed with $253 million in sales in 1989 (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2013). In 1981‚ there were 305 reported cases of AIDS‚ and by 1989 there were 35‚198 reported cases of AIDS with numbers expected to continue to rise‚ although at a much slower rate (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2013). The majority
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company launched to the market Prontos‚ a multigrain chip that was not really a great success‚ hence withdrawn from the national market in 1978 (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2009). However‚ Frito-Lay knew that a healthier option was appealing to consumers and that this healthier option had proper time to be introduced‚ but the market was not ready for it yet (Kerin‚ Hartley‚ & Rudelius‚ 2009). Product research and development continued during the 1980s with The Harvest but in the early 1980s several market
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the four analytical categories for examining the case. It also describes the market of Fe’nix Del Sur‚ it’s possible target markets being considered by Fe’nix Del Sur and also explain Fe’nix’s distinctive competency (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). DECIDE process Kerin and Peterson use the DECIDE process in which a problem statement is clearly defined and established. In this case‚ one problem identified was lack of supply that has forced the company to search new buyers. Then it also cause Fe’nix
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Case Recap Amber Inn & Suites is a 250 property hotel chain located in 10 western and Rocky Mountain States (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company was founded in 1979 and they operate 200 Amber Inn properties and 50 Amber Inn & Suites properties (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). They have 30‚000 total rooms with an average of 120 rooms per property (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). The company has had five consecutive unprofitable years and the company wants to be profitable within two years
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In the United States‚ people consume more carbonated drinks than tap water. Research has shown that the average American drinks about 53 gallons of soft drinks per year. However‚ soft drink consumption has declined over the past few years (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2004). The soft drink industry has three major participants in the production and distribution; concentrate producers‚ bottlers‚ and retail outlets. Concentrate producers are responsible for consumer advertising and promotion programs‚ product
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full-service hotel chain. Joseph James is the newly appointed president and CEO. He initiated an aggressive goal for the senior leadership team (SLT) to formulate a strategy to achieve profitability in the next two years and sustain future growth (Kerin and Peterson‚ 2010). This case study will offer a summary and analysis of Amber Inn & Suites options and an examination into the company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ threats and opportunities. Problem Identification Despite three consecutive years of growth
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as North American and Western European consumers because the combination of two great factors--large population and low saturation level owning home appliances; in point of evidence‚ China is leading in the quantities of selling refrigerators (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2010). Any how‚ the market is showing great opportunity so is the competitiveness; there are many monster home appliances producers such as Matsushita Electric Industrial‚ Haier‚ and Whirlpool etc.... 2) How do consumers buy large household
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fountain services‚ and small retail outlets. Supermarkets will account for about 40% of sales (Kerin‚ 2007). Industry Economics Concentrate producers have a gross profit of 86% (regular) to 87% (diet) and a pretax cash profit of 16% (regular) to 30% (diet) while bottlers have a gross profit of 43% (diet) to 46% (regular) and pretax cash profit of 12% (diet) to 15% (regular).
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