The case about misappropriation of a trade secret that I researched is Best Buy Co. v. TechForward Inc. What happened was that Los Angeles-based TechForward sued Best Buy for misappropriating an original TechForward trade secret for the Best Buy “Guaranteed Buyback Program” (Star Tribune). The issue with the lawsuit involves what TechForward’s business does for its consumers. What they do (a much smaller business than Best Buy Co.) is calculate the buyback value of various consumer products such
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Tesla Motors faces is the society and subcultures. In this day in age consumers worldwide have increased their knowledge and sensitivity about its environment. Numerous companies have catered to this need of becoming more environmentally responsible by offering products that are “green” or environmentally friendly. This new growth amongst people and organizations alike of becoming more environmentally conscious has created an opportunity for Tesla Motors with its brand of product. Tesla Motors produces
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Insalacco From: Accounting Advisor RE: Accounting issues on the financial statements of Daphne’s Catering Ltd. As an accounting advisor‚ it is my role to examine the financial statements of Daphne’s Catering Ltd. to provide recommendations on accounting issues and give explanations regarding the purchase of DCL. Users/Objective You‚ Joe Insalacco‚ are a potential buyer of Daphne’s Catering Ltd. With the financial statements‚ you are looking to evaluate the performance to determine whether this
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CHAPTER 17 Quality planning and control Short case: Handles and Hinges Ltd H&H was established in Birmingham‚ England‚ by two young entrepreneurs‚ Dave Philips and Chris Agnew‚ both experienced in the hardware trade. The business specialized in the ‘designer’ market for polished metal (brass or stainless steel) door handles‚ cupboard knobs‚ furniture fittings (mostly used in shop/office furniture) and hinges. Their company was successful‚ was based on H&H’s reputation for high-quality‚ unique
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AFIN832 Case study 1: Star River Electronics Ltd 1. Assess the current financial health and recent financial performance of the company. What strengths and/or weaknesses would you highlight to Adeline Koh? From the ratio of profitability‚ the company had about 18% on operating margin‚ 16% on ROE‚ 8% on ROS and 5% on ROA in both 1998 and 1999. However‚ there was a downturn trend in profitability ratio in 2000. This could be the result of price competition because of the introduction of DVD manufacturing
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Red Lion Broadcasting Co.‚ Inc. v. FCC 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3267 VOTE: 8-0 OPINIONS: Justice White wrote the majority opinion; Justices Marshall‚ Warren‚ Harlan‚ Brennan‚ Stewart‚ Black and Burger joined the opinion. FACTS: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a fairness doctrine requiring all radio and television broadcasters to present public issues over the airwaves in a civil and balanced way. The fairness doctrine is composed of two main requirements related to personal attacks in
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Nissan Quality http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/case_study.php?cID=64&csID=124 Overview: a case study on Nissan highlighting many of the issues of lean production. Learning Objectives to analyse the reasons behind Nissan’s high levels of productivity to understand the meaning of Total Quality Management to understand the importance of Kaizen to analyse the benefits of just-in-time. Planning for quality and productivity Introduction: (9 minutes) Overview of the lesson: to look at Nissan and examine
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References: Abraham Carmeli & Hedva Vinarski-Peretz (2010): Linking Leader Social Skills and Organisational Health to Positive Work Relationships in Local Governments‚ Local Government Studies‚ Cooper‚ C. L. & Cartwright‚ S. (1994)‚ ―Healthy Mind‚ Healthy Organization: A Proactive Approach to Stress Management‖‚ Human Relations Cooper‚ C. L.‚ Quick‚ J. C.‚ Quick‚ J. D. and Gavin‚ J. H. (2006). ‗Strength of character: exceptional leadership
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Introduction: The title of my project in Bharti-Axa life insurance co ltd was given to me by my mentor in the company . He is a agency manager in the company. He was very helpful and helped me during the course of my project. . Life advisors: Life advisors have to do financial planning of his clients and sell financial solutions (policies) to them. They are paid on the commission basis which is the percentage of the premium of policies they have sold. The average commission is 18%. There
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the production of gold and copper in March and April. In order to meet MML’s management request of low options premium payment‚ MML is advice to use put bear spread and strangle as their options combination strategy. 1.0 Introduction Metal Mining Ltd (MML)
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