The Poletown Dilemma Contents Introduction 1 Who are the stakeholders involved in the new site selection decision? 1 What are the factors that you would consider to choose the new site? 2 What is your recommendation to General Motors regarding the site choice? Why? 4 How would you implement your recommendations? 4 Exhibit 1 Comparison of costs of setting up plants in Detroit and Mid-West 5 Exhibit 2 Linkages with the society across the value chain 5 Exhibit 3 – Categorization of
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Daisy Walker The Omnivore’s Dilemma I had certainly never looked at organic food this way. I grew up eating regular food.. I saw no “rich narrative‚” no “well-composted soils on small farms‚” and no heroes or villains. Nor did I see any reason to be surprised (as Pollan was) by a microwaveable organic TV dinner. That’s not to say that I was born with a detailed understanding of the workings of organic farming. I knew next to nothing about farming‚ but I never saw any reason to fill in the blanks
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Ethical Dilemma 1) Do the end justify the means? Parties involved: Garreth Welch- Chairman and group CEO‚ 59 years old Richard Deakin- President of West Coast Operations and CEO of Columbia Solutions Catherine Simpsons- head of Sales at Columbia Solutions Ray Wilson- Financial Controller at Columbia Solutions The Company: A medium-sized corporation which owns a number of IT and media related companies in Canada. Garreth Welch founded the corporation. His business style is to identify
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“The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop” This book talks about the life of one of the most influential puritans John Winthrop. “The Puritan Dilemma was written by Edmund Morgan. Edmund Morgan was a History professor at Yale University from 1955 to 1986. Edmund Morgan wrote many other popular books such as “Birth of a republic‚ American slavery‚ American Freedom” and “Inventing The people‚ the rise of popular sovereignty in England.” This puritan dilemma was written for the intent of future
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When faced with an ethical dilemma‚ it is often difficult to determine the best course of action. First‚ one must determine whether the dilemma is “right versus right” or “right versus wrong.” Right versus right dilemmas “are genuine dilemmas precisely because each side is firmly rooted in one of our basic‚ core values” (Kidder‚ R.‚ 2009). On the other hand‚ Right versus wrong dilemmas set one apart from another‚ leaving no room for a resolution and can consist of lying‚ cheating‚ stealing‚ etc.
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towards it that they spend most of their time socializing via facebook. - People meet new people; make new relationships through this network which increases the healthy interactions among them. Against - Individuals connect through facebook to their co-workers or colleagues which helps them to remain up to date. - Facebook is used to advertise products which are relatively new in the market and can be easily purchased through facebook. - It is good way to update people about the recent events
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THE REVENUE SOURCES OF FACEBOOK.COM Facebook Revenues Up to $700 Million in 2009‚ On Track Towards $1.1 Billion in 2010 Facebook is tight-lipped about its revenue numbers‚ which is typical of private companies. The most it has said publicly is that it became “free cash-flow positive” as of last September. At the time‚ we estimated it was set to bring in around $550 million for the year in revenues based on previous reports that we and others had heard‚ and from our own calculations. But how did
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SGMT 6050 – Mergers and Acquisitions Facebook IPO Facebook‚ a social networking site‚ has grown at an exponential rate that far surpasses market expectation‚ so much so that its growth rate is referred to as the “ Facebook phenomenal”. In 2004‚ Facebook had 1million monthly active users‚ and in comparison‚ it had reached 845million monthly active users in 2011. This phenomenal led to one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPO) the market had seen in recent years‚ with total capital raised
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CASE STUDY 1 SEC ENFORCEMENT RELEASE- BRISTOL-MYERS 1. Access the SEC website‚ www.sec.gov‚ and do the following: -go to “Information for Accountants” -go to “The Division of Enforcement Chief Accountants Office” -go to “Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases” - then go to the enforcement release related to Bristol-Myers dated August 4‚ 2004. 2. What were the broad areas which the SEC addressed? 3. Of these issues‚ which one was by far the most significant in terms of dollars involved
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Orwell’s Dilemma In a typical work environment‚ the authority figures‚ or the managers‚ are inclined to assert pressure on the employees to ensure their job is executed according to plan. Occasionally‚ the managers may take arbitrary actions that are evidently unnecessary and abusive. In the perspective of the subordinate this is deemed unjust and is the main source of their frustration. These denunciations only depict the managers as baseless‚ evil creatures that derive pleasure from their subordinate’s
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