Business Association October 9th‚ 2014 Movie Review Number 1 Wall Street (1987) After watching “Wall Street (1987)” I learned of several dilemmas stockbrokers‚ such as Bud Fox and Gordon Gekko‚ encounter in the pursuit of wealth. First‚ Bud was faced with the difficult dilemma of whether he should do what’s best for his career or what’s best for his father. Bud’s father worked his entire life for a small airline company‚ but Bud’s Boss‚ Gordon Gekko‚ desired to take over the airline
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Wall Street The movie "Wall Street" is a representation of poor morals and dissapointing business ethics in the popular world of business. This movie shows the negative effects that bad business morals can have on society. The two main characters are Bud Fox played by Charlie Sheen and Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas. Bud Fox is a young stockbroker who comes from an honest working-class family but on the other hand‚ Gordon Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated
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Paper # 1 The Notion of Consumption In the process of globalization‚ the world that we live in today has become more preoccupied with the notion of consumption. Exploitation of the vast majority has led to movements like Occupy Wall Street. The Occupy Wall Street movement was a movement that pinpointed and spoke out against some of the injustices that the working class faces from day to day. Capitalism has become the social norm in just about every country across the globe. This is especially
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We perceive social media to be a powerful device capable of shaping opinions through the wide dissemination of knowledge. However‚ through Paolo Gerbaudo (2012)’s critical examination of the Occupy Wall Street movement‚ we see a clear case study of the failure of social media to create real change. In addition‚ it demonstrates how social media interactions and limitations can undermine critical messages and actions. Another advocacy campaign fell victim to this media pitfall‚ and its lead‚ perhaps
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ethical review of the film Wall Street (Stone and Weiser). It examines ethical dilemmas Bud Fox faced and what made him vulnerable to crossing the ethical line‚ as well as what factors led to Fox ’s attempt to repair the ethical breach. It examines Gordon Gecko ’s thoughts on a person ’s vulnerability to making an ethical breach and how this related to Bud Fox. Finally‚ it will take a look at factors in the film that relate to the Enron and WorldCom cases. The film "Wall Street" is about Bud Fox‚ an
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Wall Street Journal Article Review #2 Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees Article by Authors‚ Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig Abstract In the article “Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees”. Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig discuss how getting rid of such a system will benefit the company. The authors cite several sources. They don’t go into too deep of detail on why CEO Mr. Ballmer decided to implement the change‚ only that before he leaves the company for good he wanted
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marked shift in the political and public consciousness regarding racial inequality in the country. BLM protesters have demonstrated on the streets of
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Main Street Finally Matters to Wall Street For the most part‚ the sluggish performance of the real economy since 2009 has provided a bullish backdrop for US equities‚ because the risks of the Fed having to abruptly reduce excessive monetary accommodation were commensurately reduced. Moreover‚ the struggles of Main Street were‚ rather perversely‚ often seen as good news for Wall Street‚ because a greater proportion of the rewards stemming from economic activity would flow through to corporate profits
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WSJ/Fortune Essay 2 In a Wall Street Journal article titled “Greed is for Wimps”‚ the writer talks about how the new generation‚ Generation Y‚ is becoming more socially aware. According to the article‚ this new generation of professionals wants to give back to the community. Apparently it’s not enough to be successful and make all the money in the world. These young professionals are no longer satisfied with driving expensive cars and wearing name brand clothes. An interview with one such young
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Dr. Suderman ENC1101 September 27‚ 2013 Wall Street Journal Article Summary It is becoming more and more evident to Major companies that sleep is a necessity that often gets swept under the rug. They are noticing more and more that lack of sleep is a major hamper on your performance in the workplace. Getting a good nights’ sleep is more beneficial than finding ways to work better on less sleep. Companies have to send their employees home early to help them sleep more to keep up with their productivity
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