Outline a key issue for obedience‚ discuss by using theories/studies from obedience for what happened in Abu Ghraib The Abu Ghraib prison is a notorious prison in Iraq‚ located in Abu Ghraib‚ near Baghdad. US soldiers were told to abuse and humiliate the prisoners by their leaders; this included chaining them up‚ treating them like dogs‚ and sometimes sexually harassing them. In April 2004 the abuses at Abu Ghraib were exposed with photos and videos showing US soldiers abusing naked Iraqis. On the
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Report on Dell Marketing Dell Marketing Introduction Dell Inc is a multinational information technology corporation based in Texas‚ United States of America. It develops and sells computers and related products and services. It is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ and bearing the name of its founder Michael Dell‚ it employs more than 96‚000 people across the world. Dell has grown by inorganic and organic means since its inception. Some of the notable mergers and
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Dell Case Study The case study gives an outlook at Dell’s management and operation procedures which are used to operate and structure the company efficiently. The key points are: • Dell’s business plan was to sell good quality hardware at a low cost directly to the customer‚ allowing them to have a tailored Desktop that met their personal requirements; this was done by allowing customers to choose options from a list of components and specification which were then assembled to order
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1 a) What are dell’s FSA’s? Initially one of Dell’s FSAs was its direct sales model. Also they had manufacturing plants all over the world to ensure low labor costs and a highly productive workforce. b) What are the macro-level requirements for the direct sales model to be successful? c) What are the major advantages of the direct model‚ compared with the traditional channel strategy in the computer business? 2) a) How did Del treat its distributors in China during the re-entry into China
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0953-4814.htm Organizational change and development in India A case of strategic organizational change and transformation Jyotsna Bhatnagar Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon‚ India OC and development in India 485 Pawan Budhwar Aston Business School‚ Aston University‚ Birmingham‚ UK‚ and Pallavi Srivastava and Debi S. Saini Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon‚ India Abstract
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Procedures Dell has in Place to Ensure Ethical Behavior Dell Corporation has fostered a culture of integrity where employees thrive as they are proud to work in environment that adheres to the company values both legally and ethically and the laws of the countries where Dell conduct business. The company has established a Global Ethics and Compliance Office along with the “human resources department” and other internal partner organizations to achieve such an ethical environment. The first
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Case Study: Dell‚ Inc. 1. History of the company. In 1983‚ Michael Dell started his own business while in college. The company he started was PC ’s ltd.‚ which was the forerunner to Dell Inc. today. Dell started his business with a simple concept which is made to order computers. The computers were to be direct sales to consumers. Dell maximized his profits by bypassing distributors and retailers. Although he his product was sold by retailers he soon took the product out of the stores and
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Executive Summary Dell Computer Corporation was established in 1984 and today ranks among the world’s largest computer systems companies. Dell pioneered the concepts of selling personal computer systems directly to customers; offering build-to-order computer systems; and providing direct‚ toll-free technical support and next-day‚ on-site service. The company designs and customizes products and services to end-user requirements‚ and offers an extensive selection of peripherals and software. Dell’s
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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What is Strategy? - Michael Porter Author of the article‚ "What is strategy?" reasoning based on the assumption that a company if a company can have a strong position‚ and be able to combine different activities can create sustainable competitive advantage which can lead a firm towards profitability and sustain its position in the market. This article is important for this course because firm ability to make decisions on how‚ when and where to target a customer group‚ use recourses‚ set
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