Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine « Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity X Columbia
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Xxx the Video Tape Scandal! xxX Therapist Dan: “Did you have any friends other than Runt?” Me: “Actually‚ I did. But he was four years older than me.” Therapist Dan: “Tell me about him.” Me: “I can tell you about an incident that occurred in the early 90s.” Therapist Dan: “What happened with you and your older friend?” I froze as I heard my parents pull up to the driveway. “Oh my God‚ My parents are home!” I yelled. “Jeremy‚ my parents just got home! We need to get that tape out of the VCR!”
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Nike’s Sweatshop Scandal Campaign With profits plummeting and negative attention flooding in following the exposure of sweatshops in overseas factories‚ it became clear that Nike’s image had to change—and fast. Though not the only company caught in the cross-fire following the documentation of atrocious working conditions‚ Nike managed to capture the spotlight. As a member of society‚ I feel driven to act as a socially conscious consumer‚ allowing me to strongly relate to Nike’s desired audience
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Case Study Tesco Horsemeat Scandal This case study analyses the horsemeat scandal‚ which involved several companies‚ included Tesco. Tesco is the UK ’s largest retailer and one of the world ’s leading international retailers. Tesco has more than 6‚000 stores worldwide‚ employing almost 520‚000 people (Tesco PLC‚ 2013a). Tesco operates in 12 different countries across Asia and Europe. Food and beverage retail is the main Tesco’s business but electronic device and clothing retail as Tesco bank and
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Curtis Flood’s Free Agency Scandal The 1960’s was a pivotal decade in the history of baseball. In the middle of all of this social change was one man‚ St. Louis Cardinal’s centerfielder Curt Flood. Influenced by the chaos of his times‚ Flood started his own social movement‚ a single ball player’s struggle for freedom on the baseball diamond. Flood‚ an accomplished baseball player‚ had experienced twelve years in the Major Leagues‚ a victim of discrimination in a country that was still racist.
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The Black Sox Scandal was one of the oldest scandals in the professional sports industry. In 1919‚ Chicago White Sox did match fixing in the World Series‚ which determined the best professional baseball team in the year. Because of the Black Sox Scandal‚ eight players in the Chicago White Sox were banned from the Major League Baseball. This scandal was very shocking to people because professional sports‚ especially baseball‚ was consecrated for people at that time. People think there is no cheating
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Recent Scandals involving aid agencies The recent scandal in Chad involving European nationals allegedly in a scheme to abduct young African children under the pretext of medical emergency and to take them to Europe ostensibly to save them from the scourge of civil wars in Darfur and Chad so that the children would have a better life‚ has certainly put a searchlight on humanitarianism and on how Western non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operate in Africa. The scandal raises in particular
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Chicago Black Sox Scandal Baseball‚ like many other things in the early nineteen hundreds‚ was quickly becoming popular. Almost every American at was a fan of baseball‚ which meant that any gamblers who were excellent at guessing could make a very large sum of money by picking the winning team. Some people‚ however‚ did not feel the need to guess‚ but simply rig the game‚ which is how the Chicago Black Sox Scandal of 1919 came about. It started out with a group of gamblers who came up with the
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Payola Scandal Rocks ’50’s Radio Researched & Written by Bob Neira What is payola ? In the American music industry‚ it is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio‚ in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day’s broadcast. A radio station can play a specific song in exchange for money‚ but this must be disclosed on the air as being sponsored airtime‚ and that playing of the song should not be counted
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Case Analysis: The Bribery Scandal at Siemens AG The Siemens bribery scandal brought to light a strategic dilemma facing multi-national firms attempting to gain a competitive edge by operating abroad; specifically‚ how can they balance adherence to their own ethical and legal standards with the customs required to do business efficiently‚ or perhaps at all‚ in foreign markets? Germany’s Co-Determination law has since drawn intense criticism as hampering competitiveness and creating untenable
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