committed a tort of battery based on negligence Duty of Care The reasonable person standard The law does not require perfection‚ only what is reasonable under the circumstances In the case of a professional such as a doctor‚ engineer or accountant‚ that standard is a reasonable doctor‚ engineer or accountant. SQUISH LA FISH v. THOMCO Issue Did the defendant fail to take reasonable care that the information it provided was correct Squish hired ProPack who brought in Thomco. ProPack and Squish
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PROBLEMS Myron Rangard‚ national sales manager‚ and David Olsen‚ Director of Procurement at Fe nix Del Sur LLC have been assigned the task of reviewing a pending contract with a mass-merchandising department store that would entail the tripling of replica production‚ and more particularly a full assortment of authentic items. Rangard and Olsen must first consider the long-standing reputation that Fe nix del Sur has built as being one of the most reputable sources of genuine and authentic artifacts. Presently
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Case 9 Horniman Horticulture 1. The financial performance of a company can be determined by analyzing different financial ratios. The Horniman’s company financial performance looks strong and healthy if one looks at their 2005-projected financial summary net profit of 60.8 thousand dollars. Also they have a steady growth and increase from 2002 to 2004 in their revenue‚ profits and assets. In addition‚ Exhibit 2 demonstrates that all but one financial ratio supersede the benchmark for other horticultural
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Q2: 2A. Las Casas was located in the New World‚ more specifically‚ on an island where natives were enslaved by the Spaniards. He was right in the midst of encountering Indian treatment at its cruelest. It would be hard not to form a bias when Indians who seem to do no wrong are being tortured for what appears to be for the sake of the invader’s enjoyment. 2B. Because Las Casas was a priest‚ he becomes a much more reliable source than the average person because of religious reputation. Priests should
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We suggest Las Tias organization addresses one of the two proposed alternatives listed below. [See figure 2] The first alternative would be to incorporate a structural change. With a matrix structure in place‚ the organization could result in better productivity due to the clearly defined roles and expectations. This structure will also allow the leaders of Las Tias to oversee every component and different division of each project. [See Appendix B] Also‚ providing internal training all of the staff
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Shangri-La Hotels Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a deluxe Asian hotel chain and was founded in 1971 in Singapore by the Malaysian-Chinese tycoon Robert Kuok. The name Shangri-La means “eternal youth‚ peace and tranquility” and embodied the serenity and service for which the hotel chain was renowned throughout the world. As of 2006‚ Shangri-La had four main business segments: hotel ownership and operations‚ property development including commercial buildings and serviced apartments‚ hotel management
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[pic] LEADERSHIP AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin
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Shanzhai case solutions sunny What are the environmental factors that help drive the Shanzhai phenomenon? * In china‚ peoples are fearless experimenter’s mindset. * Eye holes in regulations specified Shanzhai folks scope to grow. * protection law of IP is very poor. * Comparatively weak‚ inconsistent or non-transparent business policy. * Shanzhai performers are very flexible & efficient vendors. What characteristics are critical to the success of Shanzhai
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efficiency. However‚ there has been some complaints concerning the installation of the bright energy saving lights in the residential areas across the US. Las Cruces is an example of a city in New Mexico that has taken into account all the disturbing issues. They were able to come up with a compromised plan and they reported this in the Las Cruces Sun-News. On 28th March‚ the president of the National Public Observatory as well as Sidney Webb by
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Conquistador Beer Suggested Solution October 10‚ 2003 Approach to the Problem • Calculate a Demand Forecast for the Company. Then calculate Break Even Volume and compare them. • Demand Forecast = Industry Demand * Market Share for Conquistador Beer • BEV = Fixed Costs / (Price – Variable Costs) Calculation of Industry Demand • Method 1: Uses Tables A and B. Per capita beer consumption * population Population Per Capita Beer Consumption (gallons)** 33.1 gallons 49.6 gallons Industry
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