Many of us can relate to feeling regularly frustrated‚ thinking‚ “Why is it so hard for us to admit our mistakes?” Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s book‚ Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)‚ focuses on why people justify bad decisions‚ beliefs‚ and actions. It also offers suggestions about how we might be able to challenge ourselves to honestly reflect on our choices and take responsibility for our actions. In the beginning of the book‚ the authors introduce the theory of cognitive dissonance and
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Enron: The Fall from Grace/ The World’s Biggest Fraud Outline A. Enron’s History B. Overview of Enron’s Operations 1. Wholesale Services 2. Energy Services 3. Global Services C. Enron’s Timeline D. Enron’s Role in The Energy Crisis in California E. The Fall of Enron F. Why Enron Fell from Grace? G. The Crash of Enron 1. Key Management at Enron 2. Enron’s Auditor 3. Credit Rating Agencies 4. Investment Banks 5. Links with The Government (Bush Administration) 6. The Link of Enron with The British
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Business Environment Business Environment TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 RATIONALE OF THE PROJECT 3 MAIN OBJECTIVE: 3 METHODOLOGY 3 THE ENRON STORY: BRIEF 4 HOW AND WHAT TYPE OF FRAUDS WERE COMMITTED? 5 THE ROLE OF STOCK OPTIONS 5 THE USE OF OFF-BALANCE SHEET PARTNERSHIPS 5 Example: LJM 5 Chewco 6 LOBBYING 6 ACCOUNTING PRACTICES 6 DIFFERENT ETHICAL DIMENSIONS 7 SOCIAL DIMENSION 8 AFFECTS ON EMPLOYEES AND SHAREHOLDERS 8 ENRON INDIA 8 AGGRESSIVE
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discussion on what the corporate social responsibility is for managers. Two models that discuss Corporate Social Responsibility are the Shareholder Model and stakeholder Models. The goal of this paper is to discuss these models‚ the general principals of corporate social responsibility‚ and end with some concluding thoughts. It is an ageless discussion on what the corporate social responsibility is for managers. Two models that discuss Corporate Social Responsibility are the Shareholder Model and stakeholder
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ENRON: The Idiocy and the Irony Introduction Red flags were blinding as Enron learned about possible corruption with Enron Oil Trading in Valhalla‚ New York. After the merger between HNG and InterNorth‚ the Valhalla office‚ originally established by InterNorth seemed all but forgotten until quarterly and annual reports were due. Supervisors Tom Harding and Steve Sulentic were rarely on-site‚ preferring the comfort of offices in Houston. Louis Borget who established and operated the trading
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Business Model A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates‚ delivers‚ and captures value (economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ or other forms of value). The process of business model construction is part of business strategy but always not same. Actually it is a set of planned activities designed to produce profit in a marketplace. And e-commerce business model that aims to use leverage the unique qualities of the internet and World Wide Web. It has eight key elements. 1
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com/locate/lrp From Strategy to Business Models and onto Tactics Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Joan Enric Ricart Strategy scholars have used the notion of the Business Model to refer to the ‘logic of the firm’ e how it operates and creates value for its stakeholders. On the surface‚ this notion appears to be similar to that of strategy. We present a conceptual framework to separate and relate the concepts of strategy and business model: a business model‚ we argue‚ is a reflection of the
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30094858 Executive Summery In this case study i am critically evaluates all aspects of an Coles Pvt Ltd that engages i electronic commerce or electronic business and communicate these key issues though this report base on under mention topics. Brief introduction about Coles and infrastructure‚ current implementation of the internet in Coles group‚ description about an impact has made internet on this organization and also different business models which they use to improve their turn over and customer
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What is Business Model? The article “What is Business Model?” is written by Andrea Ovans‚ a senior editor in the Harvard Business Review. The article deals about the different views of about what is actually meant by business model. Different scholars do have their own thoughts about the meaning of business model which is crucial to the success of the business in this competitive business environment. Michael Lewis has defined the phrase business model as “a term of art”. He say that business model
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------------------------------------------------- Individual Assignment : ------------------------------------------------- Management Information System – Electronic Business and Electronic Commerce Course Facilitator : Mr. James Situmorang Due Date : Wednesday‚ June 27th 2012 “I hereby declare that the attached assignment is our own work and understand that if I am suspected of plagiarism‚ cheating or any form of Academic Misconduct‚ our work will be referred to the Board of Examiners‚ which may result in
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