http://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/4.ruggiero1.pdf Ruggiero 1 Why Study Ethics? If we have laws and religion‚ why do we need ethics? Ethics is the study of right and wrong. Everyone makes decisions each day that are essentially choices. For some‚ choices are considered strictly personal and no one else’s business: Should I have a strip of bacon with my eggs? But for some‚ even that simple choice has ethical ramifications: Should I eat meat? Is it anyone else’s concern that I eat meat? Other
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Size per se is not what creates a successful roll-up; what matters is the right kind of size. For Service Corporation‚ multiple locations in individual cities have been more important than many branches spread over many cities‚ because the cost savings (such as sharing vehicles) can be realized only if the branches are near one another. Roll-up strategies are hard to disguise‚ so they invite copycats. As others tried to imitate Service Corporation’s strategy‚ prices for some funeral homes were eventually
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Problem 1 Units Cost per Unit Total Cost Production batch 1 4‚000 $10 40‚000 Production batch 2 60‚000 $14 840‚000 Production batch 3 40‚000 $16 640‚000 Production batch 4 36‚000 $20 720‚000 140‚000 2‚240‚000 Problem 2 One Percent: Net Receivables Percent W/O Allowance AMT Year End Net Receivables 742‚000 1% 7‚420 734‚580 Two Percent: Net Receivables Percent W/O Allowance AMT Year End Net Receivables 742‚000 2% 14‚840 727‚160 The more accurate allowance method
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V-Guard Industries Ltd. generates greater efficiency with IBM and SAP Founded in 1977 as a small manufacturing unit‚ V-Guard Industries Ltd. (V-Guard) has grown to become one of the largest electrical appliance manufacturers in India. The company reported revenues of more than $126 million for the 2010 to 2011 financial year‚ and a 43 percent increase in net sales during the same period. V-Guard manufactures electrical products‚ including voltage stabilizers‚ wiring cables‚ pumps‚ motors‚ solar
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HILTI CORP - Industry Analysis PORTERS 5 FORCES 1. Extent Competitive Rivalry Few but strong players in this strategic group The construction tool industry is huge and has the propensity to shift with shift in economic dynamics – Economic growth‚ GDP Requires substantial capital due to fixed and variable cost Wide range of products in variety of market segments within Few competitor with differentiation strategy Industry is driven by high level of technology and innovation‚ this could be
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that belongs to said culture would see it. Ethnography in an etic perspective on the other hand will describe a culture from an outsider’s point of view. In Alverson’s study on the Peace Corps‚ an etic perspective was used. By attacking the research question from an etic perspective‚ he was able to determine what and why the Peace Corps volunteers were so different from the Tswana people. In order to do this‚ he used participant observation to find his answers; Alverson observed and interviewed people
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When I got on the jet ski they put a life jacket on me and me and my mom put a gucci hat on me and me and my dad drove 80 mph and I told my dad to slow down but he wouldnt‚ it was windy so I didn’t notice my hat fell of the jet ski and it sunk in the water and my dad went so far that we couldn’t see the sand so we drove so fast that my hair almost fell off. We continued this for ten minutes but we couldn’t see land we were at the middle of nowhere. We saw a boat so we stopped and asked the people
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Case Study Presenting a case to a teacher is same as presenting it in front of a jury. You need to have structured and solid arguments to convince the jury (teacher‚ in your case) and prove your point. If you are an excellent lawyer‚ you can even convince the jury that your defendant is not guilty even if he is (not ethical‚ of course). The bottom line is: you need to structure your case analysis. Although every case analysis more or less follows the same pattern; there is a slight variation depending
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capability of high technology industry that is built upon conventional resource-based theory no longer suffices for its operation. Therefore‚ how companies make use of dynamic capabilities and collaborative network is the primary focus of this study. The study discovers that: 1. In terms of competitive advantages in the high technology industry‚ besides developing unique skills using corporate resources‚ companies should also combine dynamic capabilities and collaborative network to ensure the sustainability
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Case Studies C-1 INTRODUCTION Preparing an effective case analysis C-3 CASE 1 CASE 2 CASE 3 CASE 4 CASE 5 CASE 6 CASE 7 ABB in China‚ 1998 C-16 Ansett Airlines and Air New Zealand: A flight to oblivion? C-31 BP–Mobil and the restructuring of the oil refining industry C-44 Compaq in crisis C-67 Gillette and the men’s wet-shaving market C-76 Incat Tasmania’s race for international success: Blue Riband strategies C-95 Kiwi Travel International Airlines Ltd C-105 CASE 8 Beefing up the beefless
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