Ocean Spray had facilities near Middleboro‚ Massachusetts where the processing of cranberries took place and they knowingly used the towns waste treatment facility for their waste water. This was not a problem until new water standards came about and the problems associated with Oceans Sprays activities came into light. Sludge started to grow in the waste treatment facility so the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality and Engineering became involved. The cause of the sludge was because
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FROM “ONION” TO “OCEAN” 71 71 Tony Fang is assistant professor of international business at Stockholm University‚ SE-106 91 Stockholm‚ Sweden (tel.: +46 8 163063; fax: +46 8 674 74 40; e-mail: tony.fang@fek.su.se). The author thanks Urapa Joy Watanachote (Thailand)‚ Joost Stel (Netherlands)‚ George Kakhadze (Georgia)‚ Satu Penttinen (Finland)‚ and Gabriel de Mello Pratellesi (Brazil) for personal communications about their respective countries discussed in this paper. The author also thanks
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Arundel Partners Edgefield Consulting 09/25/98 As a new business opportunity arises‚ so do some of the uncertainties that come along with it. Our company has been brought in to evaluate some of these uncertainties that come along when unchartered territory is explored. Arundel Partners has an idea that has great potential‚ but there are a few problems that must be addressed in order for the idea to become reality. First‚ we will look at potential limited partners. More than likely general
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Case 9 Horniman Horticulture 1. The financial performance of a company can be determined by analyzing different financial ratios. The Horniman’s company financial performance looks strong and healthy if one looks at their 2005-projected financial summary net profit of 60.8 thousand dollars. Also they have a steady growth and increase from 2002 to 2004 in their revenue‚ profits and assets. In addition‚ Exhibit 2 demonstrates that all but one financial ratio supersede the benchmark for other horticultural
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Business Blogging Toolset: 100 Resources for Entrepreneur-Writers In the past few years‚ blogs have become a big part of business on the internet. Everything from anthropomorphized cats to celebrity gossip can bring millions of visitors and a steady stream of revenue. It can be hard to figure of where to start with your own money-making blog‚ but we’ve tried to make it a little easier by condensing the essential resources you’ll need to start blogging profitably into this list. Check out these sources
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The Elements of Torts Torts and the Legal System Business and Torts Intentional Negligent Without fault (strict liability) For a business‚ torts come about in three ways A person is harmed by the actions of a business or its employees A person is harmed by a product manufactured or distributed by the business or A business is harmed by the wrongful actions of another business or person Role of Tort Law While most criminal acts‚ especially violent ones‚ involve a tort‚ most torts do not
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populated with high-income individuals. However‚ given that India is a developing economy‚ the success of Louis Vuitton in India is dubious. The analysis of Indian luxury goods’ market with respect to Louis Vuitton is essential for uncovering this case. The 5 Cs The Indian elite serves as a familiar market for Louis Vuitton given the historic connection between the two. In the late 19th century‚ many maharajahs ruling the regional provinces in British India had a taste for luxury. They
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Case #2 – Volkswagen: IT Budget Volkswagen AG is the parent company to Volkswagen of America (VWoA) and therefore sets the budget from which IT projects are funded by. Managing which IT projects are given funds and when is a very important business decision because only projects linked to the corporations’ strategy and goals should be given any support. An important process in judging which projects are funded is by prioritizing them into specific categories; however all the more important “Stay
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MCDONALDS CASE PART B I. INTRODUCTION McDonalds is a very famous fast-food restaurant with more than 31‚000 worldwide branches. Its main dishes are hamburger and fries. McDonalds has limited choice of food but in turn it serves its patrons fast. However‚ the restaurant is about 41 years olds now and consequently it becomes penetrated and mature‚ it has more competitions and tough challenges. In Operation management term‚ McDonalds has highly qualified operating system‚ its kitchen and its management
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Executive Summary Purinex is a drug discovery and development company based in Syracuse‚ New York. The company sought to commercialize therapeutic compounds based on Purine‚ which is useful in numerous biochemical processes and its intellectual portfolio of Purinex consists of more than 35 patents‚ pending and issued in the purine field. The company has a headcount of 14 and maintains a chemistry laboratory a few miles from its main office. The company’s target is to develop products that act
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