INTRODUCTION According to GM.com (2009) General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM)‚ is one of the world’s largest automakers which was founded in 1908‚ in Detroit USA. It manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. GM employs 252‚000 people in every major region of the world‚ and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. It sells cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick‚ Cadillac‚ Chevrolet‚ GMC‚ GM Daewoo‚ Holden‚ Hummer‚ Opel‚ Pontiac‚ Saab‚ Saturn‚ Vauxhall and Wuling. Its largest
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction: Corona Beer‚ produced in Mexico by Grupo Modelo since 1922‚ entered the United States beer market in 1979‚ and by 2007‚ was the number one imported beer in the United States (with 1.9% market share of the global beer industry) having recently taken that position from Heineken‚ a rival (with 1.6% market share of the global beer industry). Corona used a broad differentiation strategy with a “fun in the sun” marketing image. It also achieved strategic success by using
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Executive Summary Being one of the largest automakers in the world‚ General Motors (GM) undertakes its manufacturing operations in over 30 countries with vehicles being sold in over 200 countries. Through undertaking its international operations it also subjects itself to various types of foreign exchange exposures due to fluctuations in the values of currencies; to manage this problem it has adopted a passive hedging policy and aims to reduce the impact of foreign exchange exposures on the business
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PRC Strategic Leadership for GMS Cooperation Learning Program Leadership: — theory and practice LI Kouqing Asia-pacific Finance and Development Center 18-24 October 2009‚ Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center‚ Shanghai‚ PRC Strategic Leadership for GMS Cooperation Learning Program Outline • • • • • • Introduction Leadership effectiveness Leadership and Power Strategic leadership Leadership skills Leadership needed for GMS cooperation 18-24 October 2009
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discussing something as important as health and alimentation. Also‚ there is the pro-GM vision‚ that claims that the “risks should be judged once scientific consensus has been reached.” I think that this argument in not ethical‚ since the fact that scientific groups haven’t completely agreed on the side effects of GM foods doesn’t mean that these risks are not present. On the other side‚ I also see that the argument of anti-GM foods to be vague‚ since deliberately slowing down research and progress “in order
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Two main opposing viewpoints exist with regard to GMO food policy labeling; some sources suggest that consumers are unconcerned and do not want any labeling‚ while others indicate the opposite. However‚ one flaw existing in past research is that many GM labeling studies regard the issue as one in which the consumer’s only desire for information
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Nature‚ Science and Moral Autonomy Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified foods (GM foods) have become a highly contested topic in public debate. The controversies are the result of differing views from scientists‚ philosophers‚ economists‚ and even politicians concerning the products of “new biotechnology” in particular with regard to recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology. rDNA technology has allowed scientists to move genes across species’
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utmost respect for quality Mission: To build GM in to world’s most valued auto motive company. Values: Honesty and integrity Breakthrough technologies. Earn customers for life. GM employees improve communities Citation: Winning with Integrity‚ Our Values and Guidelines for Employee Conduct. Retrieved from: http://www.gm.com/content/dam/gmcom/COMPANY/Investors/Corporate_Governance/PDFs/WWI.pdf‚ Accessed 28 Oct 2014 GM Corporate website. About GM: Our Company. Retrieved October 6‚ 2014‚ from
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1998 the first genetically modified (GM) food was approved for public consumption. Since then GM foods have become part of the world’s food supply and are produced in several countries. While horror stories in the 90s promised dire consequences for introducing GM foods to the populace most of those problems have failed to arise as promised. Some scientists say that GM foods are completely safe and the proof might be that we are all still here to debate the point. GM foods are not labeled in the United
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than 10‚000 years ago. People have been utilizing selective breeding in order to produce superior crops and animal. However‚ not only their are creating superior crops and animals‚ their harming plants and animals during the process. We have been told GM crops will feed the world‚ but that’s clearly not the point. The type of GMOs that have caused people to fear they are not safe is produced by genetic engineering and selective breeding. This method is obviously done in a laboratory by splicing together
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