Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. is one of the largest gender discrimination lawsuits ever to go to trial. The class action lawsuit claimed Novartis Pharmaceuticals (NPC) practiced sex discrimination against female employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Wilson 2010). The plaintiffs are nineteen women presently or formerly employed by NPC in sales related positions. They claimed the NPC discriminated against them in various ways‚ including compensation‚ promotion and promotional opportunities
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1. DECISION TREE Allied Accepts John’s Offer of $750‚000 $750 000 John accepts Allied counteroffer Allied counteroffers with $400 000 Based on the decision tree above‚ I must fold back the decision tree in order to calculate the expected values and to find the optimal decision. Hence‚ the decision that I will fold back is at node No. 1 which is John accepts the offer of $750 000
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Case Study: Apple’s lawsuit on Samsung‚ what happened? The jury in the much-hyped Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit recently handed down a verdict which basically gave Apple everything it wanted: A billion-dollar payment from Samsung‚ plus the possibility of an injunction against sales of infringing Samsung smart phones and tablets. Will this mega-lawsuit dramatically alter the way our devices are manufactured and‚ in turn‚ affect our decision-making process when buying a smart phone
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The debate of plastic against paper traces back in time and is still considered as an ongoing argument. To give my opinion on it I was provided with four sources that share the purpose of comparing which product is more harmful. The first source which is a graph called “Annual Carbon Footprint Performance (Comparative)”‚ shows that paper is giving off a huge amount of carbon dioxide compared to other resources. The second source which is an article by the website Clean by Design called “ Fiber Selection:
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For and against essays A "for and against" essay is a formal piece of writing in which a topic is considered from opposing points of view. You should present both sides in a fair way by discussing them objectively and in equal detail. A good essay of this type should consist of: a) an introductory paragraph in which you clearly state the topic to be discussed‚ without giving your opinion; b) a main body in which the points for and against along with your justifications‚ examples or reasons are presented
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Factors For and Against Marijuana should be legalized in the United States. Reasons for legalization (ranked from strongest to weakest) 1. Medical benefits for terminal illnesses such as cancer. 2. Police and court resources would be freed to pursue more serious crimes. 3. The FDA could regulate the quality and safety of the drug. 4. This drug has fewer side effects that most currently legal narcotics. 5. Legalization would lower prices‚ thereby reducing crimes such as theft. 6
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Points For and Against For: • Australian society‚ often in the face of major difficulties. • multiculturalism is good for the society as it brings cultural diversity to the society‚ can foster a tolerant society‚ and improve relations with other countries • Multiculturalism is a set of practical policies aimed variously at improving the absorption of migrants and harmoniously integrating a culturally diverse society around liberal democratic values.’[11] As such‚ multiculturalism
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Against the Odds: Rhetorical Analysis Magazine article “Against the Odds” appeared in U.S News & World Report in May 2005. The author‚ Kim Clark‚ has over twenty years of journalism experience with expertise in financial aid‚ business‚ personal finance and economics. Clark has had television appearances on MSNBC and CNN‚ while also appearing as a guest on many metro radio stations (U.S News & World Report‚ 2011). The article discusses brick-and-mortar casinos and online casinos to fully capture
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Macquarie College Year 10 Against The Tide Essay Essay Question: How has the composer of your set text developed ideas about one theme in their novel? In the novel Against The Tide‚ Irini Savvides develops numerous themes. One of these major themes would be family. Savvides develops this theme in depth by using descriptive language and literary techniques such as poetry and imagery. She explores this theme in her verse novel in an effective way. She incorporates different cultures colliding
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immigration legislation‚ that state racism is born. And it is the racism of the state – in legislation‚ in government‚ and in the criminal justice system – that put the imprimatur on institutional racism and gave a fillip to popular racism. The fight against that institutional racism‚ which maims and kills and blights the lives of young African-Caribbean and Asian peoples and other minority groups‚ continues. But there is a new racism abroad in the land‚ even more virulent and devastating than the ones
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