North Country North Country is a movie based on the true story of a single mother of two‚ played by Charlize Theron struggling to get by after leaving her abusive husband; little did she know that the abuse would continue in her workplace. The beginning of the movie set the tone of the ethical issues that would arise in the Mine. On Josie’s first day on the job‚ her supervisor made a comment about how the doctor that gave her a physical said she looked good without clothes and made his comment
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continues even though the recipient has indicated that those behaviors are unwelcome. 2) From what you’ve seen in the movie‚ what specific action and determined if it is Hostile or Quid Pro Quo. In the movie entitled North Country‚ it’s obvious that there is a HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT. Were women are sexually harassed by the men that works in the Pearson mining company. They
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Josey who played as a single mother in the film‚ left her abusive husband and returned to her Northern Minnesota city where she grew up. With her two young kids to support‚ Josey took a job in the local mine‚ but not before her old friend Glory‚ one of the few female miners in town‚ warned her of the kind of abuse she should expect from the mine’s male‚ staff. The mines provide a livelihood that has sustained a community for generations. It’s an industry long dominated by men‚ in a place unaccustomed
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Chapter 5 Profit Centers 201 Country Auto‚ Inc. {Liddy‚ part owner of North Country Auto‚ Inc.‚ was feeling pretty the new control systems recently put in place for his five departtiers (new and used car sales‚ service‚ body‚ and parts departments) . .escrioes eacn aepartment. Mr. Liddy strongly believed in the concept " geach department individually as a profit center. But he also recoghl3.llengeof getting his managers to "buy in" to the system by work ’::.:ffotthe good of the dealership
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Alex Walker‚ manager of the new car sales department‚ sold a new car for $14‚150. This purchase was financed by a cash down payment of $2‚000‚ a trade-in allowance of $4‚800‚ and a bank loan of $7‚350. The dealer’s cost was $11‚420‚ which included factory price plus sales commission. The manager of the used car sales department‚ Any Robbins‚ examined the trade-in vehicle. The trade-in had a wholesale guidebook value of $3‚500. The guidebook‚ published monthly‚ was‚ at best‚ a near estimate
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North Country is a semi-fictionalized film of a long legal battle of group of women miners who endured a hostile work environment and numerous and continuous insults and unwanted touching when they became the first women to go work at the Eveleth Mines in northern Minnesota. The issue at the center of North Country is sexual harassment and equality in the workplace. The sexual harassment complaint was filed in court on October 5‚ 1984 and the women won the first sexual harassment class-action suit
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Debate the ethics of doing business in countries with totalitarian governments on the Discussion Board. Comment on opposing arguments‚ looking for holes and inconsistencies. Attempt to answer any arguments that are presented against your side of the argument. "In its 2006 country report on North Korea‚ Freedom House stated that‚ "North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship and one of the most restrictive countries in the world." (Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia‚ 2007). Totalitarian government
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Case Analysis Questions Patten Corporation I find this a very rich case that makes for a great introduction to my course. To get the most out of it‚ you need to spend some time thinking about what the company does. Read the case carefully. 1. What does Patten Corporation do? What does it buy? What goods or services does it sell? How does Patten make money? 2. Is Patten profitable or unprofitable? If it is profitable‚ what does the company do that makes it profitable? If profitable
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Business Ethics compared in three countries: U.S.A.‚ Hong Kong‚ and Russia. 1.Introduction 2.Issues 3.Importance of issues 4.Advantages/disadvantages of the presence or lack of business ethics 5.Safety‚ ethics‚ welfare 6.Comparison of ethical business in several countries 7.Conclusion--Which country is the leader of business ethics Three Main Issues: 1.What is the current knowledge and participation of each country of business ethics? 2.How do the countries use business ethics to their
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North Korea and Cuba North Korea and Cuba are two of the five current communist ruling states‚ also known as the Ruling parties of Socialist states. North Korea is under the rule of Kim Jung Il‚ a strong communist leader since 1994. He succeeded his father‚ Kim Il- Sung‚ when he died in 1994 after his rule for 50 years of communism. Cuba is ruled by Fidel Castro‚ who overthrew Fulgencio Batista in 1959 during the Cuban revolution. Castro has been president since 1976 and still hold strong to his
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