Question One: Do manufacturers of products for children have special responsibilities to consumers and society? What are these responsibilities and how well has Mattel met them? Provide evidence of Mattel’s strengths and weaknesses in this area. Yes. As Mattel’s products are designed primarily for children‚ it must be sensitive to societal concerns about children’s rights. Strengths Responsibility towards the community * Mattel recognizes international environment‚ different legal systems
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PLASTICO‚ Inc. 1. What problems do you see with Stone’s first sales call? Feeling confident without being very well prepared. Running behind schedule & being caught in traffic. Arriving late & expressing her anger instead of apologizing for it. To build rapport she thought it was a good idea to have a little chat about her college‚ then when she realized it took a lot of time she switched back to business. Starting right away to talk about the details & benefits of her product‚ she
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Introduction SecureNet INC‚ a software enterprise that focuses on the e-commerce security‚ is trying to raise a first round of funding in October 2000. The company has been unsuccessful in attracting funding from venture capitalists‚ and raised a small round seeds from local investors in Virginia. In the following two month‚ SecureNet financed a $250‚000 bridge loan from an Angel investor called Trio LLC. Trio has proposed to offer a $ 1.4 million a Series A funding of convertible preferred stock
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There are three types of Down syndrome‚ and it includes Trisomy 21‚ Mosaicism and translocation. This research paper will describe Down syndrome‚ characteristics‚ and causes. Children with Down syndrome experience hearing loss‚ but no research has been done to investigate the impact it has on speech and language development. I’ve learned that individuals with Down syndrome are people too and deserve to be treated as we like we like to be treated. Throughout the semester‚ we have learned how words
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Toyota Prius. For consumers‚ reliability and running expenses of a product are the determining factors of choice among many options available. According to Blischke and Prabhakar‚ “High reliability is achieved through design efforts‚ choice of materials and other inputs‚ production‚ quality assurance efforts‚ proper maintenance‚ and many related decisions and activities‚ all of which add to the costs of production‚ purchase‚ and product ownership” (xxv). Toyota Prius V‚ the 2011 best rated vehicle by
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stakeholder expectations‚ and voluntary acts flowing from corporate values and business strategies. Corporate citizenship involves actual results and the processes through which they are achieved” (Lawrence p.68). By definition alone‚ I believe Gap Inc. has demonstrated global corporate citizenship. The following paragraphs will address the actions the company has chosen to embrace including identifying the problem concerning human rights violations‚ analyzing the issues through various studies both
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|Declaration | 2 | |2 |Acknowledgement | 3 | |3 |Executive Summary |6-7 | |4 |Plan of the project
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is one of which products tend to be countercyclical. Demand for such products normally remains constant and unaffected by economic distress. The color cosmetics are predicted to see a slowdown in volume demand. A growing trend in the cosmetic industry is the introduction of ‘green’ products. More than one in seven (16%) of global beauty products launched in 2008 were certified organic‚ ethical or natural. There are concerns that the global economic climate will stifle new product development‚ innovation
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The Truth about the Food Industry Food Inc. is an eye opening documentary about the food industry in America. It examines the less known facts about the food industry. Our nation’s food industry is controlled by only a few companies who are in control of their consumers’ health‚ the livelihood of the American farmer‚ and the safety of its works. We have bigger chicken breast and there are no longer any seasons for fruits and vegetables in the supermarkets anymore. This new type of farming has
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Shimano Inc. Case Questions: 1. Does Shimano’s home base fit Porter’s definition of an advantaged location? 2. Did the advantages or disadvantages of its location change over time? If so‚ how did Shimano respond - does it fit Porter’s framework of a global strategy? 3. Would you recommend that Shimano develop additional functions in North America (besides sales and service) as it has in Asia and in Europe? Why or why not? November 16‚ 2011 International Business MBAD 6244 Professor
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