Business Analysis of Home Depot Inc. Lowell Adkins MGT/521 April 18 2012 Jeff Jordan Business Analysis of Home Depot Inc. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. Along with investment banker Ken Langone and merchandising guru Pat Farrah‚ the founders’ vision of one-stop shopping for the do-it-yourselfer came to fruition when they opened the first two Home Depot stores on June 22‚ 1979‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia (“The Home Depot”‚ 2011). From the start‚ associates
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are wrong. When it comes to implementing the ethical decision making model‚ we first have to identify the problem and determine what type of issue this is ethical‚ legal‚ or clinical or can it be a combination of more than one? If there is legal advice required‚ it is best to seek advice from legal counsel before making a determination. Secondly‚ the counselor must consider any state or professional Codes of Ethics that could help in the decision making process. In this case it is best to analyze
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absence of ethics in societal decision making contribute to the successes and shortfalls we experience every day. My personal ethical lens inventory reflected the many characteristics I as an individual contribute to society. This document will discuss certain characteristics such as my preferred ethical lens‚ my blind spot‚ my strengths and weaknesses‚ and my values and resultant behavior. * Through the Ethical Lens Inventory I learned that my personal preferred ethical lens is the Results and Reputation
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Executive Summary -The Home Depot The Home Depot (Ticker: HD) is the world’s largest home-improvement retailer along with being an American Fortune 50 company. The company operates 2‚259 retail building supply/home improvement “warehouse” type stores all across the United States‚ Canada and Mexico. The Home Depot has over 340‚000 team members and is based in Atlanta‚ Georgia. The average store size is just over 100‚000 square feet along with an additional 24‚000 square feet set aside for seasonal
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ever done any home repairs or worked out in your yard‚ you have probably been in a Lowe’s home improvement store. Lowes’s has an extensive inventory of building supplies‚ home improvement products‚ as well as appliances. However‚ just because a store is fun to shop at does not indicate that it would be a good investment. Therefore‚ even though a head to head price comparison on products purchased at Lowe’s was less expensive than Home Depot‚ I would not invest in Lowe’s because home depot is in the same
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Running Head: VALUES AND ETHICAL DECISION MAKING � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� Running head: SELECTING THE RIGHT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �3� Values and Ethical Decision Making MGT 521 December 19‚ 2011 � Values and Ethical Decision Making Values differ greatly across generations‚ cultures‚ genders‚ personalities‚ and many other factors (Robbins and Judge‚ 2010). Yet‚ Robbins and Judge stated‚ a person ’s "[v]alues represent basic convictions that "a specific mode of conduct or
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The relationship between St. Jude’s culture and ethical decision-making is that they coincide with each other. Their ethical decisions made are based on the culture of the organization. Their culture involves charitable giving and helping children fight diseases. All ethical decisions will be based on the outcome and if they will help those children whose lives are affected by specific diseases. St. Jude’s mission is to “advance cures and means of prevention‚ for pediatric catastrophic diseases through
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHIC Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437V My Nursing Ethic Nursing‚ ethics‚ and morals all‚ which are necessary for a nurse to provide‚ care in a diverse population of individual patients. Nurses deal with individuals with complex needs that encompass physical‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ and psychosocial issues that the average person cannot comprehend let alone that these things can happen to a man‚ women‚ child
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The founders of The Home Depot had a vision‚ back when they opened the first store in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1976: "a vision of warehouse stores filled with a wide assortment of products at the lowest prices with trained associates giving absolutely the best customer service in the industry." (Reingold‚ Jennifer. 2008) Today‚ that vision is still the guiding force driving the company’s philosophy. The Company’s Mission Statement reflect the Company’s strong business focus and core corporate values‚
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Overview Office Depot‚ Inc. (“Office Depot”)‚ a supplier of a broad assortment of office products and business services throughout the United States and worldwide‚ announced on February 20‚ 2013 a merger agreement with OfficeMax‚ Inc.‚ which will better equip them to compete in the rapidly-changing industry. In fiscal year 2012 alone‚ Office Depot generated $10.7 billion of revenues from its products and services‚ yet industry reviews of this company seem unfavorable. In this FSA Case Analysis
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