BUSINESS 501 ETHICS The Case of the Mattel Toy Company According to the instructions for this case study‚ three virtues were to be chosen to identify with the case study. In keeping with the instructions‚ I have chosen Honesty‚ generosity and justice as the 3 virtues to associate with the case. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states‚ “A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous‚ nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally
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ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FRESHWATER EELS IN PANGI RIVER‚ MAITUM‚ SARANGANI PROVINCE ARIANE SHANE M. VALDEZ As Undergraduate Thesis Proposal presented to the Faculty of the College of Fisheries Mindanao State University General Santos City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelors of Science in Fisheries Introduction Eel is the common name for any fish of the 10 families constituting the Order Anguilliformes‚ it is characterized by a
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* Pick your company as a team: MATTEL * Get an annual report and 10K or similar recent financial statements from 2011 or most recent year available. Besides Edgar (the government SEC site)‚ and company sites‚ you may want to look at Hoover or other sources such as Wards‚ Mergent’s Industry Review‚ Dun & Bradstreet‚ or Standard & Poor’s for company and industry info. These can all be found online or through the library (note: for some resources you might need to be connected to IU/IUPUI
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Summary of Case Mattel’s Toy Recalls and Supply Chain Management This case talks focuses on the event in the year of 2007 when Mattel – the leading global toymaker – voluntarily recalled its toys from worldwide stores. Mattel’s name is synonymous worldwide for its most famous product – the Barbie Doll. The recall was initially for 83 toys which had excessive lead paint and soon after 6 more products we recalled which had a design problem of small magnets coming off the toys in addition
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What Went Wrong at Mattel The toymaker is recalling more dangerous toys made in China. Its troubles may be a warning sign for other multinationals Elmo‚ Barbie‚ Big Bird‚ and Dora. They are some of the most familiar and best-loved children’s characters. Now they’re caught up in the global debate about the safety of Chinese-made products. Mattel (MAT)‚ the world’s largest toymaker‚ announced on Aug. 14 an expanded product recall‚ involving vehicles based on the hit movie Cars that had lead paint
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Week 3 IRAC method Aug 18‚ 2014 Week 3 IRAC method Mattel‚ Inc. v. MGA Entertainment‚ Inc. Case No. 11-56357 (9th Cir. Jan. 24‚ 2013) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Facts This was a litigation case between Mattel‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Barbie dolls‚ and MGA Entertainment‚ Inc.‚ the maker of Bratz dolls‚ Mattel stated claims for copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets‚ and MGA stated its own counterclaim misappropriation of trade secrets. The idea
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Girls are like that only * 11 Comments When guys propose girls they get lot of confusing answers. I got a list of such answers through a forwarded mail some time ago. I have just put smileys to make it more interesting. Here are the top most replies of girls: 1. Nahiiiiiii 2. Chhiiiii…Kitne gande vichar hain tumhare 3. Maine tumhe sirf ek acche dost ki nazar se dekha hai 4. Mera pehle se ek boyfrnd hai 5. Main in baton pe vishwas nahi karti‚ apne padhai pe dhyaan lagao 6. Tum
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The previous crisis of Mattel included that the products were tainted with lead paint and that some of the products had loose little magnets. Both of these faulted products could have caused harm to the children. This is why it was decided to recall all these products and take measured to prevent this from happening in the future. Various stakeholders were affected by this crisis‚ for example parents‚ children‚ manufacturers and investors. Which is why Mattel had to come with a strong crisis communication
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Case Analysis: Mattel and Toy Safety Introduction Mattel Corporation is the largest toy company in the world‚ a publicly traded organization with a market capitalization of over $6.5 billion‚ employing approximately 36‚000 people worldwide in 42 countries. Their products are sold in 150 nations (mattel.com). In the summer of 2007‚ Mattel suffered a major product recall incident. The first recall was the result of vendor failure in China where traces of lead paint were discovered
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consumer products companies. Marketing strategy: Mattel’s global marketing success can be linked to its new-product development effort. Mattel markets as much as 80 percent of its product offerings to a global audience‚ with just 20 percent geared to individual country markets. Mattel’s product introductions as well are global in scope. For example‚ Mattel launched Rapunzel Barbie on the same day in 59 countries supported by a televised advertising campaign broadcast in 35 languages. The widening
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