SWEETS AND SOURS OF SOCIAL BUSINESS: A CASE STUDY ON GRAMEEN DANONE FOODS LTD. Mehdi Hussain‚ Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury and Bashir Hussain The number of people suffering from severe undernutrition and food insecurity recently reached one billion‚ and most of those affected live in developing countries (Lean‚ 2009). The economic and financial crisis is stimulating discussion about the future role of business in case of major social problems likes hunger. There is growing acceptance of the need
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Unit 4 Assignment 3 Sweet Talking the Kids 10/15/2013 Advertising towards kids is completely unethical‚ after reading the article from page 132 I began to think of my own child. I don’t understand how there are so many laws to protect are children but something like ads directed toward a child who is not mentally equipped to make an informed decision on what they are being sold is allowed. The article talked about how unhealthy foods that have little to no nutritional value are being
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Case Study: Hill County Snack Food Co. 1.1 How much business risk does Hill County face? Hill County operates in a very competitive market where new potential entrants can be a threat to its operation either through lower price offering or lower production cost. Competition from peer companies has significant effect on its operation‚ because Hill County is price taker in the market‚ that is‚ increase in prices is not one of the choices it can implement. Also‚ due to the fact that its profitability
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Jones Distribution Case Finance Team -13 Executive Summary: The Company Jones Electrical Distribution was founded in 1997. The company distributes and wholesales electrical components. It is a sole proprietorship owned by Nelson Jones who is looking for a new banking relationship that will allow him to receive a larger loan to sustain his business. Even though the company has been turning in profits‚ the ineffective collection practice‚ not availing trade discounts on time and ineffective
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Does This Thing Work? It operates on a 100 year old proven technology called electrolysis. Whenever you place two pieces of metal in water‚ and apply electricity‚ the water separates into it’s basic molecules‚ Hydrogen and Oxygen (H2O). If you look at the picture on the left‚ you will see H2O molecules connected together in their liquid form which is WATER But when you apply electricity (from your car battery)‚ the molecules separate and form a GAS (called HHO) which is a mixture of Hydrogen
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Case Study: Baria Planning Solutions‚ Inc. Case Overview Baria Planning Solutions (BPS)‚ Inc. was founded in 1997 and is a publically traded firm with $95 million in annual sales. BPS helps its customers reduce procurement costs and improve the performance of their suppliers. BPS uses a combination of software‚ data analysis‚ project management and consulting to scrutinize its customers’ spending categories‚ identify sources of potential savings through initiatives such as supplier consolidation
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4. Michigan State University vs The Assistant Controller [Intellectual Property Appellate Board] Facts: The original patent titled ‘transgenic plants producing polyhydroxyalkanoates’ with a patent application no. being 661/Del/92. The patent was granted and provided with the no.178865. Later on‚ the Patents office objected due to plurality of distinct inventions and a divisional application was filed u/s 16 of the patents act in 1996 [1699/Del/96]. Another divisional application was filed in 1996
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Brianna’s Famous Sweet Tea Have you ever had an iced tea from McDonald’s on a hot sunny day? How was it? If you described it as sweet‚ thirst-quenching‚ and refreshing‚ you just described Brianna’s Famous Sweet Tea. Hi‚ my name is Brianna and I am a tea-maker for McDonald’s. If you think my job is a hard task‚ I will show you five simple steps to making my famous sweet tea. The first step in making my famous sweet tea is to gather all the necessary materials. These materials include the following:
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Reporting Income for Dot-Coms Priceline.com 1. Under the current system of accounting‚ the company would record revenues of $250 as they are the merchants to the transaction and $200 (80% of transaction value) as their cost of goods sold. 2. Alternatively‚ the company can net off the effect and show $50 (20% of transaction value) as their commission revenue. 3. If I were the CFO‚ I would recommend to opt for the first method of revenue recognition because it would show better
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Secretary Maria and the OSI Network Model Mr. Boss meets Maria on the 7th floor of the main building headquarters. He gives Maria a secret message that must get to the US Embassy across town. Maria proceeds to the 6th floor where the message is translated into an intermediary language‚ encrypted and miniaturized. Maria then takes the elevator to the 5th floor where she checks the message to be sure it is all there and puts some checkpoints in the message so her counterpart at the US Embassy
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