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Case Studies: Information Systems

Life provides value for businesses in that it can serve as a low-cost venue in which to host events such as meetings, teleconferen...

Issues in Social Stratification

the upper class is largely defined by the characteristics of having "old wealth," that is, having had above average income for mul...

Wall Street, the film and Psychopathy

the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), which includes measures that assesses an individual in regards to the four defining fea...

NPV and Cost of Capital Questions

there is to be a salvage value at the end of the project, this should be included as cash flow that is received in the last year, ...

Unethical Executives

timeline overview identifies who was involved and what was happening. Andrew Fastow was appointed finance executive in 1997 and sh...

Promoting Ethical Leadership

sort of person who can truly identify with the values the organization wishes to promote, and so on (Brown & Mitchell, 2010). Th...

Consumer Goods and Social Values

basic and fundamental article of clothing; it is likely that all but a few individuals in Western society own at least one shirt. ...

The United States Military-Industrial Complex and its Ethical Violations

various economic benefits which the MIC arrangements have generated in society (Byrne, 2010). However, any claim to ethical adhere...

A BENEFICIAL PRESENCE ON KAVA

In many instances, for-profit corporations are in their business to do more than earn a profit. These organizations want to "do we...

Organizational Practices at Best Buy

2001 (a move that gave them immediate access to a broad upscale customer base), and continuing with the purchase of Future Shop (t...

The Hotel Industry and the Importance of Human Resources

science of human resources is critically important. For this reason, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, an international chain of high qua...

Ethical Standards, Guidelines and Technology

situation, even some where it might seem unusual. This paper considers how companies can use technology to manage ethical standard...

The Use of Positive Culture in an Organization

management, it is a reflection of the way that culture from outside impacts and the way that the employment relationship is manage...

CALTEX, SOUTH AFRICA AND APARTHEID

ask here is whether the Texaco/Standard Oil joint ventures presence is more beneficial to the local population, and what might hap...

Is BP Amoco Ethical?

(Stonehill and Dullum, 1990; 34). When looking at BP the general approach as well as specific issues needs to be considered and lo...

Strategies of Ericsson

The firm targets the higher end of the market, as seen with the smart phone models; Xperia X10 and Vivaz, using the Symbian operat...

MARKETING, CSR AND THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

better hiring practices (Charter et al). Meanwhile, on the business-to-business end, companies are finding that they need to ensur...

Enron, the Contribution of Masculine Culture to its Downfall

the epitome of stereotypical masculinity almost to the point of caricature. Skilling once said that he had thought about it a lot ...

MCDONALD’S AND THE 60-SECOND RULE - A SERVICE FAILURE?

the restaurants rather than making money for them (Bryson, 2008). In some cases, during 2008, McDonalds franchisees in New York St...

WORLDCOM IMPLOSION, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP

in unethical behavior, mostly in the area of accounting (Scharff, 2005). For one thing, the company moved line costs (those...

THE COST AND BENEFIT OF BLOGS

linked to other blogs (Heires, 2005). This is the upside of blogs - employees can share brainstorming, information, and e...

ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE

likely need to take off work early, come in late, or call in sick. Maybe the child is ill or needs to be at a practice or needs to...

URBAN OUTFITTERS - PRICING, SALES AND CULTURE ANALYSIS

to customers that Alexandra Biesada (2008) dubs as "metropolitan hipsters." In other words, younger people, typically unmarried, h...

HUMAN RESOURCES AND SUCCESS IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

proximity to Cisco or Cisco-owned companies (Goldblatt, 1999). In addition to examining a potential acquisition targets books, Cis...

Reallocating Marketing Budgets

found that Internet technology is very often an inexpensive and profitable way to advertise their products and services. Many com...

THE PHILOSPHY OF PUBLIC FINANCE

people like it or not. This is vastly different from a corporate structure. If a corporation tries to raise taxes on a good or ser...

Tyco Case Study

ship empty boxes to Maine while the actual art work was delivered to his home in the city, he could claim his home as a business e...

The Caux Round Table Principle Of Ethics

for the Dallas-based airlines. As a direct result, not only are his passengers happy to fly his airline, but his "passionate, ded...

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND THE WORKPLACE

sexual harassment even still exist? Are the claims of harassment being used for reasons other than actual harassment? Does a man c...

BUDGETS AND IMPORTANCE

would like doing. However, budgeting is more than simply slapping past numbers and future predictions on a spreadsheet and...