Engineering Failure Analysis 11 (2004) 167-176 www.elsevier.com/locate/engfailanal Failures in inspection procedures: case studies A.J. McEvily* Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering‚ Institute of Materials Science‚ University of Connecticut‚ Storrs‚ CT‚ USA Received 1 July 2002; accepted 21 May 2003 Abstract The most frequently
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ExxonMobil: Social Responsibility in a Commodity Market 1. Consider and discuss the impact of the rising price of petrol on as many other products and services as possible. Petrol is one of the most demanded products on earth. Because of this‚ not only the petrol prices are rising‚ but also the prices of those products‚ that are petroleum related products. In the service sector‚ the costs for transportation (trucking‚ air cargo‚ sea and rail carriers) are rising because of the rising costs
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Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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| Electronic Business Managment | Case Study The Failure of Boo.com | | | Brief Introduction Boo.com‚ which was founded by two Swedish entrepreneurs: Kajsa Leander‚ a fashion model‚ and Ernst Malmsten‚ launched during the end of 1999. It was an e-tailing site which positioned as fashion merchandise seller (B2C). Business Model Boo. Com mainly sold its products. The source of income was only the sales of its products online. There were no links to small boutiques where customers
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Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition By Roger L. Martin & Sally Osberg Stanford Social Innovation Review Spring 2007 Copyright © 2007 by Leland Stanford Jr. University All Rights Reserved MUHAMMAD YUNUS Access to small loans has helped millions of people around the globe dramatically improve their lives and the economic health of their communities. The man behind this capitalist revolution is Muhammad Yunus‚ founder of Grameen Bank and father of microcredit. b y R
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ROBERT.WHARTON@WKU.EDU; LINDA.PARRY@WKU.EDU ABSTRACT Academic experiences designed to promote active learning can be thrilling and memorable educational opportunities for students and their instructors. Unfortunately‚ they can also be miserable failures for students lacking necessary skills and motivation‚ and for instructors lacking necessary resources and support. This paper describes two active learning projects‚ both successful in many ways‚ and draws from them observations and lessons on the
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) DISCLOSURE OF ADVERTISING AGENCIES An Exploratory Analysis of Six Holding Companies’ Annual Reports David S. Waller and Roman Lanis ABSTRACT: The corporate annual report has become more than a mandatory financial report for public companies‚ with many companies also using it as an important marketing tool. As corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an issue of growing interest in the business world‚ many publicly listed companies‚ including advertising agencies
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? To start off‚ it is said that 50 percent of our thoughts and actions are genetically due to our heritage‚ while the other 50 percent comes from what we take from our environment and what has been conditioned unto us at an early age. Generally speaking‚ are we really made to do anything so specifically? From the said facts‚ it can be argued that certain qualities are embedded in us though our genetic makeup. Many believe our personalities‚ traits‚ and quirks are somewhat
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which is the important role played by entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in such economies. This phenomenon has proved to us that if an economy is to develop fully‚ entrepreneurship should be allowed to flourish. Therefore it is the objective of this paper to critically analyse the impact of entrepreneurs in any given economy. In this paper the writer will identify and discuss the many benefits afforded to an economy through entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship and the disadvantages of the same and
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This is a case study of a 76 year old female patient who is suffering from congestive cardiac failure. She has past medical history of hypertension‚ chronic renal failure‚ type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia. She has been admitted in hospital several times recently and she was discharged 11 days ago from emergency department. Now she is suffering from dyspnoea and she feels like she can not catch her breath due to congestion of lungs. Congestion of lungs occurred due to congestive heart
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