largest and most diversified technology and financial services corporations in the world. It has a wide exposure to different sectors of economy ranging from energy infrastructure‚ aviation‚ healthcare‚ transportation‚ and home and business solutions to financial services. Based on the peer group information from MorningStar.com‚ GE has several competitors‚ such as Siemens AG‚ 3M Co‚ Honeywell International‚ Inc.‚ ABB‚ Ltd.‚ Danaher Corporation‚ and Emerson Electric Co. (Exhibit 1). We selected these 6
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Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services‚ Inc. Linda Ray Webster University Abstract Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services is a sexual discrimination case in which the Fifth Circuit court ruled in the case of the defendant Sundowner Offshore Services that same sex discrimination was not pursuable under Title VII. The US Supreme Court reversed that decision by stating that any discrimination based on sex is actionable so long at it places the victim
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Constitution does rule out corporations to be persons. Therefore‚ why would one think that corporations are persons entitled to Constitutional protection? Previously slaves were not considered persons in 1857 with the Dred Scott v. Sanford (Shultz‚ 2013). Also in 1971‚ Roe v. Wade‚ the Supreme Court did not define the fetus as a person (Shultz‚ 2013) . However‚ in 1886 in County of Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company‚ the Supreme Court accepted that corporations were persons for purpose
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Computer Task Group‚ Inc. v. Brotby United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit‚ 2004. 364 F.3d 1112. FACTS: In 1995 William Brotby was hired by Computer Task Group‚ Inc. (CTG) as an information technologies consultant. Upon hiring‚ Brotby had to sign an agreement stating that he would be restricted to work for any CTG customers if he left the company. No more than two years later‚ Brotby left CTG and began to work for one of CTG’s customers known as Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
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November 2006‚ 90 – 97. Supply Chain Management in the Petroleum Industry: Challenges and Opportunities RAED HUSSAIN Department of Quantitative Methods & Information Systems‚ Kuwait University‚ Kuwait TIRAVAT ASSAVAPOKEE Department of Industrial Engineering‚ University of Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. BASHEER KHUMAWALA Department of Decision and Information Sciences‚ University of Houston‚ Texas‚ U.S.A. Supply chain management in the petroleum industry contains various challenges‚ specifically
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TO: VEFA TARHAN‚ SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE FROM: MAHMUT MACIT‚ AHMET ARDA ATIK‚ CAN KORKMAZ DATE: NOVEMBER 4‚ 2014 CASE: PIONEER PETROLEUM CORPORATION Overview of the Company Pioneer Petroleum Corporation established in 1924 and operating in oil refining‚ pipeline transportation‚ and industrial chemical fields. Company uses weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) as a discount rate to discount future cash flows that generate from possible projects. According to net present values of these possible
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known to sing songs and is described as always having a beer in his hand on Friday night. The father in “My Father Is a Simple Man” is more subdued. The speaker does not describe his father as particularly humorous or lively. Yet what he lacks in energy he seems to make up for with patience and dignity. Despite the obvious differences between them‚ both men have an impact on their children and both children ultimately wish to honor and respect their fathers. Vocabulary: Unlocking Words Read the
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1. Can you (or Mr. Yourprop’s supervisor) search Yourprop’s personal vehicle currently parked in the Company parking lot for digital evidence? Support your answer. a. Pursuant to the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ Mr. Yourprop and all other employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy which would prevent me and his supervisor from freely searching his vehicle. The easiest and most efficient way that would prevent questions of immiscibility in court and protect the company from legal
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downstream sector encompasses the refining‚ storage‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum products: • Refining Process: Crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products; • Storage: The products from the refining process are stored at depots via pipeline‚ land (trucks & rail) and sea (barge/vessel). These storage facilities are also called tank farms or terminals • Distribution and Marketing: Petroleum products are distributed from storage locations to the end-user directly or through
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Case Analyses March 12‚ 2012 Burlington Industries‚ Inc. v. Ellerth 524 U.S. 742 (1998) I. FACTS: Kimberly Ellerth quit her job as a sales person at Burlington Industries after working there for 15 months. Her reasoning was that her supervisor‚ Ted Slowik‚ was sexually harassing her. Ellerth did not inform any other supervisors‚ and therefore the company was unaware of Slowik’s actions with Ellerth. Despite her refusals with Slowik’s advances‚ Ellerth did not suffer any tangible retaliation
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