commission and management fee. B is higher than A and C. This is because B requires paying load or commission at 5% to purchase. Besides‚ B has a high percentage management fee. 2. Which alternative should the top management of Stuart & Co. want Philip to recommend to his client? Is the company’s control system designed to ensure that choice? (The case mentions several measures used to reward the branch managers). I think alternative B is what the top management wants because it will bring the
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Joseph Taj Ahn Nyguyen J Yu Fin 423 Haddad Nov 18‚ 2014 Philip Morris Inc.: Seven Up Acquisition (A) This case discusses Philip Morris Inc. intentions to acquire the Seven-up Company in an effort to diversify their consumer goods. The decision has already been made‚ however they must decide on an offer price to buy out the company. This report will discuss PM’s acquisition strategy and its appropriateness‚ along with whether or not 7up fits the criteria of PM’s strategy. The report will further
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"The Irony of McCarthy ’s Use of Title" In the novel All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy‚ the author shows how important the roles of the horses are in the story and how they relate to John Grady‚ the protagonist of the novel. The horse has played an important role in the development of America. It has been a form of transportation‚ easy muscle‚ and companionship. In the Wild West‚ it was an essential resource for a cowboy to do his daily chores. McCarthy describes horses as spiritual
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the knowledge from books. Throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury uses situational irony and foreshadowing to portray the theme of knowledge being an important key to forming a solid‚ strong society and personal happiness. To begin with‚ Ray Bradbury collectively uses situational irony throughout the story to prove that lack of knowledge can cause a society to lose humanity and
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The author uses literary elements such as symbolism‚ allegory‚ and irony to help the reader understand the theme. However the story does lack depth of characterization‚ a compelling story‚ and a point of view that allows the reader to know more of what is going on. The author still gets his point across while using the elements that are shown throughout the story. This short story deserves literary merit because it achieves its central purpose. Which is to inform the reader further on the theme.
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and the women’s suffrage movement in North America. This issue has gained much attention in the world of social sciences‚ and scientists from all branches (of social science) have conducted numerous studies to deepen their understanding of it. Philip Zimbardo is a world-renown social psychologist who has made many significant contributions to his field‚ as well as with the issue of prejudice and discrimination. He was born on March 23‚ 1933 in New York City to Sicilian parents. He was the first
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Sophocles uses irony to construct the plot and unravel the unfortunate truth. Oedipus Rex‚ also known as Oedipus the King‚ was written by one of the ancient Greek tragedians Sophocles during what is called the “Golden Age of Greece”. In this play‚ the main character Oedipus is warned that he will murder his father and marry his mother. He does everything in his power to prevent the fulfilment of the prediction‚ but despite his efforts Oedipus does commit the awful crimes. Sophocles uses the ignorance
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Conflict‚ Irony‚ and Symbolism in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” In the short story "Everyday Use"‚ by Alice Walker‚ tension between characters is evident. When Dee arrives home to visit Mama and Maggie‚ readers can see the differences in personality between the three characters. Dee has changed her name to "Wangero" to get closer to her so-called “culture” and is collecting many objects of her past that she did not want before. On her mother’s savings for her‚ Dee is able to go to college and therefore
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Organization structure 3 III. Value chain 4 IV. Company’s resources 4 V. Strategy 5 VI. Type of organization 6 VII. Cultural aspects 7 VIII. Management of information and use of communication 8 IX. Company’s communication structure 8 X. Company’s product portfolio 10 XI. Company’s business culture 11 XII. Company’s financial position 12 XIII. HRM processes 14 XIV. Sustainability and
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author because of his excellent use of rhetorical devices such as symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and irony. Also his risky personality that provoked him to write this story as play instead of a novel. Writing a play is exceptionally harder to pull off‚ and Arthur Miller did just that. To have this much success with a piece of literature‚ rhetorical devices are a must‚ and a huge one that
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