...legal limit. Crucially, the software “knew” when it was being tested, allowing it to switch emissions controls on and off. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW cars being sold in America had devices in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested. The EPA’s findings cover 482,000 cars in the US only, including the VW- manufactured Audi A3, and the VW brands Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat. Who is to blame? It’s not yet clear who is responsible for fitting the cheating software. Martin Winterkorn, the German company’s chief executive, accepted responsibility when he resigned, but denied any wrongdoing on his part. Prosecutors in Germany have opened a criminal probe into Mr. Winterkorn. Mr. Winterkorn is replaced by Matthias Mueller, the boss Porsche. Where did the incident happen and why did Mr. Winterkorn resign? This scandal has happened in the United States of America. Mr. Winterkorn denied having any knowledge of the emissions cheating when he resigned. He has announced that he has not aware of any wrongdoing on his part. He also said that the process of clarification and transparency must continue and it’s the only way to win back trust. He is also convinced that the Volkswagen Group and its team will overcome this grave crisis. When did the scandal happen? The scandal happened when it was revealed that VW diesel...
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...infidelity as unfaithfulness to a sexual partner especially a spouse. Infidelity statistics show cheating is on the rise; over 50% of both men and women have had a sexual relationship with a person other than their spouse during their marriage. There are many different causes and effects of infidelity, mostly negative, but some can be positive. One possible cause is availability and opportunity. There are so many options of cheating—emotional, cyber, and sexual. There are even more ways to hide it, most believe they will not get caught. When the opportunity arises, it is too tempting for most people to pass up. I took a survey in the class to see what fellow classmates believed was the most common cause of cheating. 60% believed that a change in perspective is the leading cause to infidelity. Another cause is technology. Technology makes cheating easier than it ever has been. Numerous people visit online chat rooms and dating sites. Several of those people stay in contact with their online friends, on a daily basis. According to the infidelity statistics nearly 60% of internet users flirt over internet. 40% of them have engaged in sexual conversation. 50% have contacted their online friends. Online porn directly contributes to divorce. There is a direct correlation between online infidelity and sexual affairs. Some people cheat for the thrill of the adrenaline. Knowing cheating is prohibited, they get a rush or high. These people want to avoid boredom in their life...
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...regarding the scandal. The article stated that the officials under the Watergate scandal were cheating, lying and engaging in illegal activities while in high positions of the government. The people believed that the president did not stand up to the crisis and that he had only done the bare requirements for the situation at hand. The people stongly believed that President Nixon should have done something more to eliminate the Watergate scandal as soon as it was leaked. The article had also showed that the people were not happy with President Nixon’s actions by only accepting the resignations of H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, (Genovese, 1999). He had also accepted the resignation of Attorney General Kleindienst and appointed Elliot Richardson and instructed him to handle the crisis. Finally, the President had made the correct decision by dismissing his White House Counsel John Dean. The second article portrays President Nixon as a good, moral leader. It tried to defend the President from being impeached by acknowledging his achievements. The article also showed that he was human and not perfect. The actions of the President by trying to resolve the crisis, led to speculations by the Chicago Tribune's editorial to leave office. They did not believe in President Nixon and felt that he let the nation down on many levels. A readers understanding of the Watergate crisis could be impacted because President Nixon knew of the scandal yet he did nothing to try and remedy...
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...of any property, information or opportunity, regardless of whether the company could take advantage of it. And to make decisions for the benefit of the company, not yourself. The example of the third responsibility is not accepting benefits from third parties. Some organizations offer you additional benefit to reach goals. They may ask you to cheating other members in company to help them to get the chances. You must refuse them. 2. “They must not be allowed to socialise their losses and privatise their gains!!!” Do you agree? Why? Justify from your own experiences or from what you have heard/seen. Yes, I agree with him. No industry has a right for socialising losses and privatising gains. For individual aspect, if the losses are caused by director because of an improper purpose, they have responsibility to the losses. And if they gain profit on account of the power of position, their should not be privatized. For society aspect, in America, bankers are acquisitive. They always criticized the policy of market regulation by government. Bankers said government curbs the financial sector to earn more money. But when the financial crisis struck, they asked the government to...
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...Street but has spread across the US. The basis of the movement focuses on social & economic inequality, greed, corruption and the influence of corporations on the US government, primarily from the financial sectors of businesses. The main slogan of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is we are the 99%, which addresses the growing income inequality and wealth distribution in the US between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. Huffington Post reporter, Paul Taylor said the slogan is "arguably the most successful slogan since 'Hell no, we won't go,'" of Vietnam war era, and that the majority of Democrats, independents and Republicans see the income gap as causing social friction The initial basis of the movement was to protest the global crisis of monetary insolvency, and the increasing disparity of wealth. Without offices, paid staff, or a bank account, Occupy Wall Street quickly spread beyond New York. People gathered in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, San Diego, and hundreds of other cities around the United States and claimed the right of we the people to create a world that works for the 99%. In a matter of weeks, the occupations and protests had spread worldwide, to over 1,500 cities, from Madrid to Cape Town and from Buenos Aires to Hong Kong, involving hundreds of thousands of people. There are numerous moral as well as economic implications of the OWS movement. Some of which include...
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...But very few companies have the luxury of casting aside concerns about image. For big, medium and small companies today, the emphasis usually is on long-term survival, and this requires a good public image. So how can a company survive in today’s fast-changing world? Through transparency—in the presentation and defense of its products, and in its day-to-day behavior. This mean sharing, to whatever extent possible, facts about the company—how it is set up, how it operates, what its salaries and bonuses are based on, and how its workers are expected to treat customers and each other. There are many examples of companies doing precisely this, and succeeding. One of the most recent examples is Chipotle, a large restaurant chain in North America and Europe. Since March the company has taken it upon itself—without pressure from interest groups or government—to clearly list all ingredients for its menu items. This includes, notably, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which have stirred so such controversy in health and dietary circles. To date, do other American chain has done such a...
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...believe that marriage is not a fantasy. Marriage never makes everyone keep happy life constantly. Sometimes there are a lot of hard things for keeping marriage life. I picked the three reasons which I wanted to refuse in her argument. I disagree with the number 10: it’s safer to it’s not safer, the number 6 : Did I mention you’ll get much richer? to Did I mention you’ll get much burdened?, and the number 5 : you’ll tame his cheating heart to Infidelity is always a problem. Those bad problems make marriage life be hard for many people. First of all, Maggie mentioned that married people can avoid to become victims of domestic violence than single and divorced people. However, many statistics showed married people especially women has been assaulted as much as non-married women. There are several specific statistics – each year, at least fifteen hundred women are killed by a current or former husband or boy friend. According to FBI data, four women a day are murdered by a male partner. Over 30 percent(some estimate over 50 percent) of all murders of women in America are committed by intimate partners. There is the other estimate – studies of women killed by a husband or boyfriend show that 90 percent of the victims had reported at least one prior incident of abuse. The average number of calls to a scene before a domestic homicide is eight. (Berry, p.7) Those statistics showed that assailants are husband or boyfriend. It’s combined as a male partner, not divided as married and single...
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...Felled a Market The problem to be investigated is the ethical challenges for both lenders and borrowers that were the result of the exponential growth in the subprime loan market. The subprime mortgage market grew from $34 billion to $401 billion between 1994 and 2004 (Jennings, 2012, p. 434). The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, fueled by record mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures, and the subsequent collapse of mortgage-based securities followed by collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), led to the financial crisis in the late 2000s. This paper will explore the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on society and will discuss the roles government, corporations and individuals played. This paper will also offer suggestions on responsible behavior to prevent a recurrence. – Good introduction The History of Subprime Mortgages-- Good -- use one section heading for each question asked in assignments like this that have questions. The deregulation by the Federal Government of the banking industry starting in the 1980s is identified by many experts as responsible for setting in motion the events that resulted in the subprime mortgage crisis. A collision of unintended and intended consequences – regulation, greed, uninformed consumers. Subprime loans have been around for a long time. However, they were never meant for borrowers with less than stellar credit nor as primary loans – good point. ARM, balloon payment and other non-traditional loans were meant for...
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...CHEATING Definition Cheating is defined as the intentional act of breaking the rules, or attempting to achieve personal gain through fraud or deceit.16 To cheat is to deprive of something valuable by the use ofdeceit or fraud, to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice, to practice fraud or trickery, to violate rules dishonestly, or to be sexually unfaithful.11 A cheater (sometimes called acheat) gets something by dishonesty or deception; or by depriving one of his or her rights and usually connotes deliberate perversion of the truth; or by large-scale cheating bymisrepresentation or abuse of confidence.11 Cheating is an act of lying, deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition. Cheating characteristically is employed to create an unfair advantage, usually in one's own interest, and often at the expense of others. Cheating implies the breaking of rules. Cheating is a primordial economic act: getting more for less, often used when referring to marital infidelity.3 Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose.17 Cheating fundamentally includes several elements of both lying and stealing, with specific motivations to gain something of value by illegitimate means. That is why lying and stealing are discussed before cheating. Cheating is lying and/or stealing with the intention for acquiring something for more than merely the "pleasure" of fooling or depriving others. Children Cheating as a concept is not understood by children...
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...COLLEGE OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT An assignment submitted in partial fulfilment of the course: INT4801 (International Business) Assignment 03 Due Date: 09 October 2015 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 QUESTION 1: CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION (WTO) AS A REGULATORY BODY IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS. .................................................. 2 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 AGREED LIBERALIZATION ............................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. RULE OF LAW.............................................................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. QUESTION 2: EXTENSIVELY ANALYSE THE RELEVANCE OF SUBSIDY AS AN INSTRUMENTS OF TRADE RESTRICTION, ESPECIALLY IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR. ................................................................... 9 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................
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...not finished also need references Table of Contents Introduction 第一章 Company Background of Volkswagen 1.1 Mission Statement of Volkswagen 1.2 Corporate Strategy of Volkswagen 1.3 Organizational Structure of Volkswagen 1.3 History of Volkswagen 第二章 Current State of Affairs of Volkswagen 2.1 Business Situation of Volkswagen 2.1.1 Volkswagen Passenger Cars 2.1.2 Audi 2.1.3 SEAT 2.1.4 SKODA 2.1.5 Porsche 2.1.6 Bentley 2.1.7 Bugatti, Lamborghini 2.1.8 Ducati 2.1.9 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles 2.1.10 SCANIA 2.1.11 MAN 2.2 Financial Analysis of Volkswagen 第三章 Case Study of Volkswagen Emission Scandal 3.1 Case Situation 3.2 Cause of Incident 3.3 Consequences for Volkswagen 第四章 Business Analysis of Volkswagen 4.1 SWOT Analysis 4.2 结论（黑体小二） 注释（黑体小二） 参考文献（黑体小二） 附录（黑体小二） 谢辞（黑体小二） Abstract Environmental protection is becoming more and more important throughout the world. So the automobile industry tries to develop vehicles with good and positive emission output. In my thesis paper I will write about the Volkswagen emission scandal which happened this year in September. The Volkswagen Group is one of the biggest automobile manufacturer in the world. However Volkswagen manipulated the emission output through so called defeat devices. Through this fraud Volkswagen lost trust and faith of customers, employees, suppliers, investors, buyers and many other groups. I will try to analyze and explain the reasons why...
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...Feature Hendrix Prof. Ziegler English 1121-01 Argumentative Research Essay Sixty-six percent of people on (Debate.org) said that reality television should be ban. It brings out the bad stereotypes in people (Kenya). People’s personal life are being taped on a daily basis. It can ruin culture image or a person’s life. Young teens are out of control, and are portrayed as loudmouth who only care about themselves. different stereotypes are shown about gender. There are many stereotypes in reality television. Reality television is promoting dangerous stereotypes in our society, culture, teens, race, and male and female. Reality television have damaged my home and even my sisters are falling into the messages they are sending. Should reality television be ban like some television shows? Government officials have banned some of South Park and family Guy episodes. So why can’t they ban reality television shows or ban some of them to aired? It does not teach anything useful. People become addicted to it very often. Anything excessive is not reality. In reality, people do not slum around the pool all day getting wasted. Reality does not consist of girls having make up on every hour of the day. In reality, people go to work, and spouses don’t sit around the house all day gossiping about their friend’s life or what is happening in another city. People on reality shows need to grow up and get a job. They need to stop relying on others to support them because that is all reality producer...
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...about to aid the elderly and those who became unemployed due to the massive economic crisis. Social Security was originally defined as old age insurance, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and for spouse and dependent children benefits upon death of a worker. Social Security was created to accomplish certain things and has changed dramatically throughout the years. Imagine that you are moving about in normal daily living when it feels almost over night the bottom completely drops out of your life. The stock...
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...Joshua Zemsky Inside Job Extra Credit First of all, I think it is extremely comical that man with a net worth of $65 million (Matt Damon) is going to narrate a film that claims that the smartest men in the world are too greedy and are over-compensated. I do not believe I have ever seen such a closed minded, uneducated propagandas film before. This film was really just a way to bash Wall Street. It was not very viable and many “facts” were skewed. It was made in a very intelligent way though, to make what they were saying seem like they were good facts and statistics. One thing that really stood out when I was watching was when they were talking about the Bush tax cuts and how rich people saved more money from those cuts then poor people. They do not explain percentages though. For example, say person A makes $10 and person B makes $100. If person A saves 10% of that, he is saving $1. If person B saves 5%, less than 10%, he saves $5. So he is saving more total money, but not as much of a percentage of his income. That is a HUGE failure of the movie to identify and state that. Those are not facts that the filmmaker wants to show though, because it will help to disprove his argument. The movie talks about how poor de-regulation is for Wall Street. Why though? Because there have been a few setbacks? Overall, has Wall Street and the financial industry not been extremely prosperous? And has the United States economy as a whole not been extremely prosperous...
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...problems, it seems, and not the campaign’s. (The mantra quickly became fodder for social media mockery anyway.) At times, it felt as if was Mr. Trump’s insults hung over the room, contributing to fits of overcompensation. Chants of “We Want Jeb” preceded his arrival. Someone kept blowing a whistle in revelry. A dearth of chairs preserved a standing-room-only feel, though several older people jockeyed for the available leg relief in the back. One speaker introducing Mr. Bush, Richard Corcoran, a former top aide to Mr. Rubio, likened the former governor to Winston Churchill, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln and Captain America. He appraised Mr. Bush as “a leader who, when he sees that grenade, he will jump on it every time to make America great again” — a possibly inadvertent echo of Mr. Trump’s campaign slogan. Mr. Bush said he was “not sure” about the Captain America comparison, but he did not entirely resist the Lincoln allusion. Noting how many people had been eager to offer him advice recently — “Take off the suit coat. Ditch the glasses. Get rid of the purple striped tie” or “Nail that zinger. Be angrier. Hide your inner wonk” — he imagined what Lincoln might face if he ran today: “Advisers telling him to shave his beard. Cable pundits telling him to lose the top hat. Opposition researchers calling him a five-time loser before the age of 50.” Yet Mr. Bush’s critique of the modern political system veered well beyond cosmetics. In a rebuke of the party’s direction on immigration...
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