I worked at Time Inc.‚ one of the biggest companies in the magazine industry‚ for the last two years as a data analyst. Time Inc. owns many of the major brands that people typically purchase such as People‚ Time‚ Sports Illustrated‚ Money‚ Fortune‚ and many more. The trends in this industry have led to large declines in print‚ which I will refer to as newsstand copies‚ and increased content on the brand’s respective website. I worked specifically for People and Sports Illustrated and our team was
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Matthews‚ Ph.D. February 10‚ 2004 Applying Ethics to the Merck Case The purpose of my essay is to show whether the business decisions made by the management team of Merck pharmaceutical are ethical. Using corporate assets for charitable purposes‚ the company manufactures and distributes a drug called Mectizan at no charge to impoverished nations and their inhabitants. I will expound on three ethical theories and then analyze the Merck case according to each theory‚ summarizing how the authors and proponents
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 Case Analysis 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages? The PC (personal computer) industry is fairly competitive‚ making it important for a company like Apple Inc. to stand out among its rivals. Although all computers are not created equally and each model can have vast differences‚ it is sometimes difficult for the end user to differentiate between brands. One competitive advantage for Apple is that Macs are known to be different than all other
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the Director of Public Prosecutions was created under section 57 of the 2010 Constitution of the Cayman Islands. The first Director of Public Prosecutions of the Cayman Islands was appointed on May 1st 2011. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is an independent statutory that is responsible for administration of all criminal and traffic proceedings within the Cayman Islands and with the interest to provide international legal assistance and extraditions matters. The Director of Public
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The Law of Directors Duties The law of Directors Duties stems from the systems of corporate governance in order to ensure that the persons occupying higher positions within the company will take good care of the company‚ as well as not act in a way that will create deficiency. There are 3 sources to the legal duties: the common law; the principles of equitable fiduciary duties; and the statutory duties stated under the Corporation Act section 180-183(Harris‚J.‚ 2008). The penalties of breach
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PGA TOUR‚ INC v. MARTIN Facts of the Case In 2001‚ a case called PGA Tour‚ Inc v. Martin was opened due to a disabled golfer‚ Casey Martin (respondent)‚ who proclaimed that the PGA Tour (petitioner) could not legally deny him the choice to ride in a golf cart in between shots. Preceding this case‚ the PGA Tour required that all golfers should walk in between shots after the third stage‚ and reasoned that this policy represented an important characteristic of the game of golf. The case was presented
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DIRECTORS PROFILE Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor Yusof Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director • Aged 64‚ Malaysian • Joined the Board on 27 June 2006 • Attended 8 out of 9 Board Meetings held in 2011 • Member of the Board Risk Committee Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Otago‚ New Zealand and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Tan Sri Dato’ Md Nor has spent more than 18 years of his
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PART I: INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND SUMMARY My name is Natasha Mortimore and I have provided a detailed case analysis based upon “Dell‚ Inc. in 2006: Can Rivals Beat its Strategy?” In 1984‚ Michael Dell formed a company now known as dell‚ Inc. with a strategy to sell build-to-order computers directly to its customers. Customers would have to phone‚ fax‚ or order their custom built computers which eliminated the expense of middlemen known as resellers. Between the years of 1986-1993‚ Dell had to refine
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‘The director of a company owes a fiduciary duty to the company’. Do you agree with this statement? Introduction A company is a distinct legal entity created by statute. Companies have many of the same legal rights and obligations as do individuals. They can own and sell property‚ they can hold profits or acquire debts‚ they can enter into contracts and sue or be sued‚ and governments can tax them. Companies are advantageous primarily because they become legal entities that are separate and
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Battle of the Bytes: Macintosh vs. Windows 95 It used to be that the choice between a Mac and a PC was pretty clear. If you wanted to go for the more expensive‚ easier to use‚ and better graphics and sound‚ you went to buy a Macintosh‚ for the cheaper price‚ it was the PC. Now it is a much different show. With the release of Windows 95 and the dynamics of the hardware market have changed the equation. On the other hand‚ Apple has made great price reductions on many of their computers last October
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