...The Promised Land This 2012 film directed by Gus Van Sant touches on a controversial current event, an environmental issue that is told in a heartwarming story touching on our country's farmland, corporate greed, and, unfortunately, the unrealistic honesty of the corporation's head salesman. I say unfortunately, since I adore Matt Dillon, who plays the lead role of Steve Butler, the corporate sales rep responsible for sealing the deal on getting the poor hard working farmers to lease portions of their land to the corporation, Global Cross, so that they can drill to extract the natural gas that exists underneath all this land. I enjoyed this movie as it had a heartwarming story line, a bit of romance, beautiful scenery and a twist to the plot, however there is the unrealistic characteristic of the lead salesman that is hard to swallow....
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...Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World Lateesha Grant Legal 500 February 12, 2014 Meredith Brasca PharmaCARE (We CARE about YOUR health®)\is one of the world’s most successful pharmaceutical companies, enjoying a reputation as a caring, ethical and well-run company that produced high-quality products that saved millions of lives and enhanced the quality of life for millions of others. The company offers free and discounted drugs to low-income consumers, has a foundation that sponsors healthcare educational programs and scholarships, and its CEO serves on the PhRMA board. PharmaCARE recently launched a new initiative, We CARE about YOUR world®, pledging its commitment to the environment through recycling, packaging changes and other green initiatives, despite the fact that the company’s lobbying efforts and PAC have successfully defeated environmental laws and regulations, including extension of the Superfund tax, which was created by Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Based in New Jersey, PharmaCARE maintains a large manufacturing facility in the African nation of Colberia, where the company has found several “healers” eager to freely share information about indigenous cures and an abundance of Colberians willing to work for $1.00 a day, harvesting plants by walking five (5) miles into and out of the jungle carrying baskets that, when full, weigh up to fifty (50) pounds. Due to...
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...1: Community Relations Queensland farmers vow to lock out coal seam gas drillers from their properties 1. Issues 1.1 Farmer and community protest The farmers, the community and activists from Dalby to west of Miles and Tara (QLD) protest against coals seam gas (CSG) mining operations and they have locked the gates to their property for the CSG companies Santos, Origin and Shell. The farmers fear the possible negative effects on their farmland and the loss of their organic certification. 1.2 Water pollution and green house gas emission CSG mining has possible negative impacts on the environment such as water and soil pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases. Especially the water that is used in the mining operations contains a high amount of salt and possible toxic chemicals when it reaches the surface. Specialists fear that the underground water supply of the Surat Basin can face possible irreversible damages (ABC, 2012). 1.3 Frustration and distrust The farmers, the community and the activists feel like the CSG companies ride roughshod over them rather than working co-operatively together. This behavior results in distrust and frustration of the affected people towards the companies and their projects. 1.4 Change in government The government provides the licenses for coal seam gas mining operations based on the regulation of the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act (Australian Government, 2011). The change in power in the Queensland...
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...corporations the right to use this land? This was the case in Direct, Texas where Julia Crawford lost her land to TransCanada, the energy company that builds and operates energy infrastructure in North America. TransCanada was able to legally condemn her land and now her thirty-acre cattle pasture is now home to Keystone XL’s southern leg that runs through Oklahoma to the Gulf coast of Texas as broadcasted via National Public Radio (NPR). TransCanada certainly does not believe in Aldo Leopold’s view of The Land Ethic. In Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold writes of the community concept in his Land Ethic. This...
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...Corporate Social Responsibility: Shell Introduction An Overview to Shell Shell is a global company dealing in energy and petrochemical products. The company has its operation spread in more than 80 countries and has employed around 90,000 employees. The organisation helps to satisfy the rising energy demand in socially, environmentally and responsible way. During last few years, corporate social responsibility has been gaining more and more prominence and Shell had been one of the first organisations to weave corporate social responsibility into the firm’s business Philosophy. The group undertook a number of projects which all aimed at the sustainable development of those regions where the company carried out its operational activities. Across the globe, the Shell foundation, which was founded with an initial endowment of USD 250 million from Shell, has been actively involved in a number of sustainable development projects. The group’s initiatives were well appraised by World Environment Council. Corporate Social Responsibility Modern business is oblige to satisfy demanding environmental, ethical, commercial, ethical and public standards as specified by the wider society (Crane et. al., 2007; Burchell, 2008). It is an appraised fact these days that economic value enhances through voluntary cooperation between the companies and its stakeholders (Schwartz, 2011; Bacher, 2007). In Nigeria Delta, Shell has been accused of poor stakeholder management (Idowu...
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...Unilever Corporate and Managerial Responsibility Contents Executive summary 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Stakeholder analysis 4 3. CSR at Unilever 6 4. CSR issues – The palm oil and tea production case 9 5. Strengths and weaknesses of the current CSR policy 10 6. Conclusion 11 Executive summary In this paper, the approach of Unilever, a British-Dutch major player in the FMCG sector, towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development (SD) will be discussed. In Unilever’s day to day business CSR and SD are key. This makes it a core business activity within the company at all levels. First, it will be investigated who Unilever’s stakeholders are and how Unilever is managing its relationships with them in order to do business in a corporate responsible and sustainable way. Further, some of Unilever’s sustainability initiatives like for example the Sustainable Living Plan and Unilever’s contribution to certificate systems for palm oil and soy oil will be discussed to illustrate its current CSR and SD policy. Despite these efforts, Unilever also faced quite some critique from political, environmental and human rights angle regarding some less legitimate activities. As an illustration two major cases concerning controversial palm oil and tea production will be discussed. At last, the strengths and weaknesses of the current CSR policy will be critically discussed. As a conclusion it can be stated that during the last...
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...accordingly. Manila Water Company Incorporation is one of the suppliers of water in Metro Manila being such; it is relevant to study, furthermore to analyze the process on how the company renders service to its customers. VISION/PHILOSOPHY * The entire organization is dedicated to observing the highest standards of corporate governance in order to serve the best interests of the investing public. The board of directors, management, employees and shareholders of Manila Water believe that sound and effective leadership is fundamental to the company’s continued success and stability. These principles and practices enable the company to create and sustain increased value for all its shareholders. * To become a leader in the provision of water, wastewater, and other environmental services which will empower people, protect the environment, and enhance sustainable development. CORE VALUES These include Integrity of the person, dignity of work, pride in excellence, concern for others and commitment to national development. * Integrity and Primacy of Persons We are a company of professionals whose unique roles and individual contributions towards corporate goals provide us with concrete opportunities to develop character and purpose in personal lives. * Dignity of Work Our Company engenders in us a sense of pride and satisfaction in the fruits of our talents and efforts, which we place at Manila Water’s service, as part of a dynamic and well-knit team. ...
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...UVA-BC-0177 THE THIRD BATTLE OF BULL RUN: THE DISNEY’S AMERICA THEME PARK (A) When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme. . . . —Jiminy Cricket On September 22, 1994, Michael Eisner, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, one of the most powerful and well-known media conglomerates in the world, stared out the window of his Burbank office, contemplating the current situation surrounding the Disney’s America theme park. Ever since November 8, 1993, when the Wall Street Journal first broke the news that Disney was planning to build a theme park near Washington, DC, ongoing national debate over the location and concept of the $650 million park caused tremendous frustration. Eisner thought back over the events of the past year. How could his great idea have run into such formidable resistance? The Controversy Comes to a Head Eisner’s secretary clipped several newspaper articles covering two parades that took place on September 17 in Washington, DC. Several hundred Disney opponents from over 50 anti-Disney organizations marched past the White House and rallied on the National Mall in protest of the park. On the same day in the streets of Haymarket, Virginia near the proposed park site, Mickey Mouse and 101 local children dressed as Dalmatians appeared in a parade that was filled with pro-Disney sentiment. Eisner was particularly struck by the contrast between the two pictures:...
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...UVA-BC-0177 THE THIRD BATTLE OF BULL RUN: THE DISNEY’S AMERICA THEME PARK (A) When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme. . . . —Jiminy Cricket On September 22, 1994, Michael Eisner, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, one of the most powerful and well-known media conglomerates in the world, stared out the window of his Burbank office, contemplating the current situation surrounding the Disney’s America theme park. Ever since November 8, 1993, when the Wall Street Journal first broke the news that Disney was planning to build a theme park near Washington, DC, ongoing national debate over the location and concept of the $650 million park caused tremendous frustration. Eisner thought back over the events of the past year. How could his great idea have run into such formidable resistance? The Controversy Comes to a Head Eisner’s secretary clipped several newspaper articles covering two parades that took place on September 17 in Washington, DC. Several hundred Disney opponents from over 50 anti-Disney organizations marched past the White House and rallied on the National Mall in protest of the park. On the same day in the streets of Haymarket, Virginia near the proposed park site, Mickey Mouse and 101 local children dressed as Dalmatians appeared in a parade that was filled with pro-Disney sentiment. Eisner was particularly struck by the contrast between the two...
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...An Internship Report on Customer Satisfaction on Land Owners of Amin Mohammad Group: a Study on Corporate Branch. [pic] Nazmus Shakib Topu ID No: BBA- 060160217 Major in Marketing Department of Business Administration Date of Submission: 03 June, 2010 [pic] An Internship Report on Customer Satisfaction on Land Owners of Amin Mohammad Group: a Study on Corporate Branch. Supervised By: Jannatul Mawa Nupur Senior Lecturer in Marketing Department of Business Administration Northern University Bangladesh Prepared By: Nazmus Shakib Topu ID NO: BBA- 060160217 Major in Marketing Bachelor of Business Administration Northern University Bangladesh Date of Submission: 03 June, 2010 [pic] Student Declaration I, Nazmus Shakib Topu, hereby declare that the presented report of internship titled Customer Satisfaction on Land Owners of Amin Mohammad Group: a Study on Corporate Branch is uniquely prepared by me after completion of three months work in Amin Mohammad Group. My original work is submitted to Northern University Bangladesh, and no part of the report has been submitted for any other degree, or fellowship & the work has not been published in any journal or magazine. ...
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...Brazil – The Belo Monte Dam In 2013, approximately 201 Million people were living in Brazil, making it the biggest country in South America and the fifth biggest country in the world. Of course this population needs a vast amount of energy to handle daily life issues. This demand of energy makes Brazil the 8th largest energy user and the 10th largest energy producer in the world. Oil and other liquid fuels with 47%, followed by hydroelectricity with 35% and natural gas with 8% form the largest shares of Brazil's total energy consumption. Additionally, Brazil is consuming increasing amounts of biomass in both the residential and industrial sectors.[1] Geographically, the Brazilian landscape consists of about 50% rainforest, including a complex system of rivers like the Amazon and the Paraná. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiversed tropical forests in the Americas with the highest biodiversity of plants species on earth. The other part of the countryside is diverse and is characterized by hills, mountains, plains, highlands and scrublands.[2] Due to the country’s large river system and its eight major drainage basins, Brazil wants to expand its hydroelectricity sector. The country already holds the second largest dam, after the Chinese Three Gorges Dam, the Itaipu Binacional dam. Currently the government is building the world’s third largest dam in the Amazon rainforest, the Belo Monte Dam, which is located on the Xingu River in the state of Pará. The...
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...Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the Workplace and the World The first category of stakeholders in this case are the executives and managers. Their consideration is that the business strongly relies on partners helping them in the provision of the best value products to their customers. Retailers become increasingly dependent on strong managerial relationships in providing the best quality products within their customers’ optimal price points. The second category of stakeholders are the Medicare, Medicaid, and VA patients. These are the main cutomers of PharmaCARE. They are mainly interested in quality customer service as well as top-range products to address their needs (Jennings, 2010). For this reason, they are attracted to PharmaCARE as it continues to prove nbeaten in its advertisements. Further, the workers form the third grouping of the stakeholders. These category form’s PharmaCARE’s human resource and are very instrumental in the production and daily running of the organization. Their major interest is improved working conditions which, currently, PharmaCARE has shown no concern over. There is a high rate of absenteesm due to frequent sicknesses whichtally down to the break down of the ventilation system. The compounding pharmacies who are also categorized as PharmaCARE’s competitors are the other group. Under this, ethical responsibility to all their customers as well as giving back to the community through charitable donations and...
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...STUDENT CASES to accompany Accounting & Auditing Research: Tools & Strategies, 7e NOTE: In addition to the in-chapter and end-of-chapter exercises which serve as short cases you will find the following short cases arranged by course title that can also be utilized as short cases that require the student to access the authoritative literature to address the issue presented in the case. Solutions to the cases below are available to instructors on the Weirich Accounting & Auditing Research 7e instructor website at www.wiley.com/college/weirich. Other excellent sources of longer and more detailed cases include the Deloitte Trueblood cases (www.deloitte.com/more/DTF/cases_subj.htm), as well as the AICPA cases (www.aicpa.org). Topical Index of Student Cases INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING Case 1: Reporting acquisition and repayment transactions in the Statement of Cash Flows Case 2: Recording a forfeited payment Case 3: Revenue and expense recognition associated extended warranties Case 4: Accounting for “due on demand” note payable Case 5: Purchase of a controlling interest with a greenmail premium Case 6: Revenue recognition in the construction industry Case 7: Accrual and measurement of interest payments Case 8: Recognition of an asset transfer when title has not yet been received Case 9: Capitalization of interest and property taxes on a construction project Case 10: Deferred compensation and life insurance policy recognition Case...
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...STUDENT CASES to accompany Accounting & Auditing Research: Tools & Strategies, 7e NOTE: In addition to the in-chapter and end-of-chapter exercises which serve as short cases you will find the following short cases arranged by course title that can also be utilized as short cases that require the student to access the authoritative literature to address the issue presented in the case. Solutions to the cases below are available to instructors on the Weirich Accounting & Auditing Research 7e instructor website at www.wiley.com/college/weirich. Other excellent sources of longer and more detailed cases include the Deloitte Trueblood cases (www.deloitte.com/more/DTF/cases_subj.htm), as well as the AICPA cases (www.aicpa.org). Topical Index of Student Cases INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING Case 1: Reporting acquisition and repayment transactions in the Statement of Cash Flows Case 2: Recording a forfeited payment Case 3: Revenue and expense recognition associated extended warranties Case 4: Accounting for “due on demand” note payable Case 5: Purchase of a controlling interest with a greenmail premium Case 6: Revenue recognition in the construction industry Case 7: Accrual and measurement of interest payments Case 8: Recognition of an asset transfer when title has not yet been received Case 9: Capitalization of interest and property taxes on a construction project Case 10: Deferred compensation and life insurance policy recognition Case...
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...INTRODUCTION This is a report analysis of Hong Kong Disneyland. This analysis will examine the effect of the national culture of the Hong Kong in relation to the business operation and other several various factors of that affects the business conduct of chosen industry. The industry chosen by the writer is Hong Kong Disneyland (Disney, for brevity). Hong Kong Disneyland was a theme park built and operated by a new-joint venture company, the Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd. (HKITP), as formed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Walt Disney Company. The author uses Disney as the subject of the paper as it is a new in the business industry. It has been conducting business since the year 2005, hence, assessment and analysis about the company is still few. This report will give a brief background about Disney. The analysis portion applying the different methods for strategic analysis in order to examine the remote and close environments of the subject company will follow the background. The paper will use some cultural theories in order to provide a comprehensive background as to the cross cultural awareness of the company with the culture of a state. BACKGROUND Hong Kong Disneyland is built and operated by a new-joint venture company, the Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd (HKITP), as formed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Walt Disney Company. It is the fifth (5th)...
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