...HCA642 Healthcare Policy, Law, and Ethics Issue The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Missouri are seeking a preliminary injunction under section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. Section 53(b), which “authorizes the Commission to seek preliminary and permanent injunctions to remedy any provision of law enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. Under the first proviso of Section 13(b), whenever the Commission has ‘reason to believe’ that any party ‘is violating, or is about to violate’ a provision of law enforced by the Commission, the Commission may ask the district court to enjoin the allegedly unlawful conduct, pending completion of an FTC administrative proceeding to determine whether the conduct is unlawful. Further, under the second proviso of Section 13(b), ‘in proper cases’, the Commission may seek, and the court may grant, a permanent injunction” (www.ftc.gov). This particular injunction is meant to refrain the enjoining of the merger of two commercial hospitals in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Lucy Lee Hospital wishes to purchase Doctors Regional Medical Center (DRMC). In this case, the plaintiffs, FTC and State of Missouri, argue that the proposed merger would considerably lessen the competition between other acute care hospitals in the Poplar Bluff area (https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case). The question stands: is the proposed merger between Lucy Lee Hospital and DRMC a violation of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. Section...
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...Market Structure Content Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...page 2 Market Structures ……………….………….………………….……………………. page 2 Antitrust case...………………………….………………….……………………...… page 4 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….........page 5 References…………………………………………………………………….…....... page 6 Market Structure Introduction The purpose of this paper is to discuss and exam the two major types of market structures and how they affect the companies and their production along with the affect that consumers have on the companies and how the market is driven. We will discuss the affect that monopolies and oligopolies have on consumers as well and the part that the Government can play in how these companies are able to operate. Market Structure When studying an antitrust investigation I felt it necessary to first explain some things about market structure. The two types of market structure I will discuss are monopolies and oligopolies. A monopoly market structure is when a single company is the sole producer of a product and they can set the price for which it is sold. Usually there are no close alternatives to this product or service making it the only one available to the consumer and competition is not a problem for these companies due to the barriers that can prevent other competition from trying to enter that market. These barriers consist of economies of sale, legal barriers and patents, control over necessary...
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...doing the right thing more generally – following the law, acting honorably and treating each other with respect. The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put “Don’t be evil” into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct. We set the bar that high for practical as well as aspirational reasons: Our commitment to the highest standards helps us hire great people, build great products, and attract loyal users. Trust and mutual respect among employees and users are the foundation of our success, and they are something we need to earn every day. So please do read the Code, and follow both its spirit and letter, always bearing in mind that each of us has a personal responsibility to incorporate, and to encourage other Googlers to incorporate, the principles of the Code into our work. And if you have a question or ever think that one of your fellow Googlers or the company as a whole may be falling short of our commitment, don’t be silent. We want – and need – to hear from you. Who Must Follow Our Code? We expect all of our employees and Board members to know and follow the Code. Failure to do so can result in disciplinary action, including termination of employment. Moreover, while the Code is specifically written for Google employees and Board members, we expect Google contractors, consultants and others who may be temporarily...
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...Trust Issues The purpose of this paper is to examine the recent antitrust investigations of the super search engine Google. Competition law seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies (Taylor, 2006). Competition law is known as antitrust in the United States but is referred to by other terms such as anti-monopoly. It is important to sustain antitrust laws to promote and maintain fair competition in markets and to decrease barriers to entry into the market for other companies. Google is a world renown search engine that was being investigated for multiple antitrust accusations across the globe and this paper will discuss further the benefits and losses of a monopoly in today's market. Antitrust refers to any question of the involvement of a company or firm in any act that may seem its intent is to achieve a monopoly of specific enterprise ultimately giving the company or firm all market power. With an increase in internet usage with smart phones and tablets, consumers are searching for a powerful search engine that produces the quickest and most relevant results. Google has been under investigation for using the highest paying advertiser to appear first in their search engine. The accusation at the heart of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) investigation is that Google is hindering specialized search providers by returning so-called "universal" search results, which directly answer the question posed rather than referring...
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...GOOGLE IN CHINA – A Case Analysis Situation The case talks about the severe backlash and international criticism that Google faced when it launched its search engine in China. At its launch, the company had decided to censor search results to gain the Chinese government’s approval and acceptance. This was however not in alignment with the company’s motto of “Don’t be evil”. Google so far, being very successful from its foundation in 1998, had always followed the mission of providing all relevant information and data to the users as per the user’s search criteria. It was the right of the people to have access to all the information that Google could deliver. But to tap the thriving Chinese economy and to garner a bigger share in the Chinese market, when the company launched its new website and search engine, Google came to an agreement with the government to filter the search and purge the results as per the government regulation. The management thought if they don’t agree, the Chinese government would filter from their end, making the process slow and unyielding. At least this way, people would have some fast access to the world information and also the company will churn out money. Stakeholder Analysis The stakeholders for this case would be the company itself; it’s employees, businesses that provide advertisement in Google and finally the end users. The filtration of the search results would affect directly the end users, as they would...
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...Google Antitrust Investigation Google is an American corporation specializing in internet search. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were doctoral students at Stanford University in the mid 1990's. The company has been estimated to run more than one million servers in data centers around the world and process over one billion search request each day. The company's perceived monopoly and market dominance let to media coverage accusing the internet giant of not only copyright issues, but censorship and privacy violations as well. However, despite these accusations, Google.com was reportedly the most visited website in 2013 (Savitz & Cooper, 2012). Google's critics claim that it unfairly utilizes its search engine to advance its own services over their competitors. Companies with no ties or google affiliations claim that, “Google engages in anti-competitive behavior across many vertical categories of search that harms consumers by restricting the ability of other companies to compete or put the best products in front of Internet users, who should be allowed to pick winners and losers online, not Google” (Savitz & Cooper, 2012). Google has fired back to these allegations by claiming that search users are easily able to locate other service providers and that their website is built for users and not for websites. Ironically, Microsoft was the company who originally launched the initial claims regarding Googles online practices. Many people remember...
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...It also elaborates on the role of the internet as a platform in the anti-SOPA protest , the creation of ‘pirate parties’, and discusses the impact and construction of the net activism movement. In contrast to this article, Astra Taylors ‘How the internet is transforming from a tool of liberation to one of oppression’ on the Huffington Post, deals with how search engines, social media and other networked technologies earn wealth and power by constantly surveying internet activity of an individual. Taylor talks about how internet users are viewed as ‘targeted customers’ and explains how ‘more clicks equal more money’ in the article. The article in the Economist quoted Barry Commoner who said, “The first law of ecology is that everything is connected to everything else”. This quote is especially relevant to the internet which is basically a networking technology connecting people and their interests globally. In the 1960s and 70s, varied issues like cleaning the Hudson river and banning nuclear tests, came together to form a single, powerful environmental awareness movement. With the internet, blogs and other social media give a platform for people to come together. An example is the ‘fandom’ phenonmenon that has taken over the net, with fanclubs protesting issue together like cyber bullying or celebrity controversies. Commoner’s quote is also in tune with Taylors’ article. On our Facebook newsfeed or on the Google search page,...
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...same or similar industries. Apple is a world-wide competitor in the electronic device and digital content delivery industry. This dual role creates a broad environment involving a multitude of suppliers, millions of potential buyers and intense rivalries among competitors. An important element that Apple capitalizes on is the demographics it serves in the competitive environment. Creative marketing and innovative, straight forward interfaces for its products allows Apple to position its software and hardware as the “everybody” product. Differentiation is a major part of the competitive environment Apple operates in so well-known competitors like Motorola’s Android operating system and compatible device line up, recently acquired by Google, Inc.; also strive to appeal to everyone. Technologically, Apple sets the standards that competitors struggle to match through what it offers consumers in the way of access to equipment of various types, multiple forms of digital media for download and accessories for us with Apple products. The pace of innovation coming from Apple...
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...a short google search you can find hundreds of cases of police misconduct, specifically police brutality. The problem is not the police, but the small percent that is resorting to violence as an answer to everything. The solution to this problem is requiring the police to go under special training to teach them that violence is and should be a last resort. According to The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project “of all 1,575 officers involved in reported excessive force complaints, 56.9% were involved in cases of physical use of force which include fist strikes,...
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...7 things to consider before marketing your business to China - part 1 | China Online Marketing China Online Marketing HOME ADVERTISING Search: MARKET REPORT E-COMMERCE MARKETING ONLINE GAME BLOG SEARCH ENGINE SERVICE ABOUT CONTACT REGULATION SOCIAL MEDIA GO! Topics: Select category Select category Subscribe to Posts Subscribe to Comments YOU ARE HERE: HOME / BLOG / BUSINESS CULTURE / 7 THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE MARKETING YOUR BUSINESS TO CHINA – PART 1 eNews & Updates Sign up to receive weekly news, blog & other Site updates about China Online Marketing! 7 things to consider before marketing your business to China – part 1 Posted by Steven Chow on April 26, 2010 · 2 Comments China’s economy is booming, we are now third largest economy in the world, and there is no argument that we will become the world’s largest economy in 10 to 20 years’ time. The 1.3 billion population, double-digit growth rate, 4 trillion economy stimulus plan…… We could feel the trend, as more and more overseas companies approach us to assist them enter the huge Chinese market. They are determined, well-equipped with excellent product or service, they are confident with their business goal in China. However, the lack in understanding of Chinese business culture and business practice could dramatically affect the ROI, the return of their investment. To put it simple, it is extremely important to figure out how the business operate in China before you start to sell in China, isn’t...
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...are realized with this controversy. On a positive perspective, many feel the government accessing the data could be beneficial. Probing may help the government prevent terrorism in the United States. It may also provide the information needed to better forecast the country’s economic future. A disparaging concern is that companies feel the government is violating privacy rights. In addition, possible data leaks may result in a company’s loss of product or services. Ultimately, it must be decided whether the government should be allowed to access this information. With the evidence presented, I recommend the government should not have access to this data. US Privacy Rights Since the beginning, the United States government has established laws to protect its citizens, including rights to privacy. The Fourth Amendment was created to give citizens the right to privacy and unwarranted searches,...
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...as” A market structure characterized by (1) a single seller of a well-defined product for which there are no good substitutes and (2) high barriers to the entry of any other firms into the market for that product”(). Though laws are in place to help big business not control all business but, some companies find ways to get around it. With business leaders like John D. Rockefeller, to Sergey Bring, Larry Page and Jonathan Wall googles founder’s monopolies are still thriving today but, in a different way. Starting back in the late 1800’s...
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...Introduction It all started in the early 1970’s, when two computer enthusiasts Bill Gates and Paul Allen sees personal computer is the key to the future. In 1975 they established their first company, Traf-O-Data, which sold mostly rudimentary computers that recorded and analyzed traffic data. Then after a year later Gates named their partnership as Micro-soft. In June 1980, Microsoft got their first break through, when IBM contracted Microsoft to develop languages for the PC operating system. Gates and Allen bought an existing operating system from Seattle Computer Products for $50,000, renamed it to Microsoft Disk-Operating System, and modified for IBM’s purpose. Before doing the job for IBM, they made an agreement that they can sell MS-DOS to other companies also. After a while, MS-DOS became the industry’s leading OS. After the successful of DOS, they continued to work on DOS to convert it to graphical user interface and it would work on top of DOS, making it user-friendly by working with icons rather than commands. They named their new operating system Windows, which was a huge success and it still being used around the Globe even today. By 2010, with more than 90,000 employees and anticipated year-end revenues of up to $38 billion, Microsoft continued to hold a strong lead in the computer software industry. Social Responsibility a. Since 1999, Microsoft has worked closely with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide people...
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...In a recent survey that was conducted at Blue Valley West, one of the outrageous responses quoted from a student overheard “people in Jag saying that they don't trust Muslims or that the Muslim Student Association is a ‘terrorist training area’” (Google Form). These ideas stem from a misunderstanding of the many different religions within Blue Valley West. The Muslim Student Association is sponsored by Mrs. Garcia, a social studies teacher at Blue Valley West. In a recent interview, Mrs. Garcia said, “the Muslim faith is not understood by others, which is why we have this club to educate others about the Muslim faith” (Garcia). The disrespect that occurs within our school about religion diversity is not acceptable, which is why something must be done to stop the religious discrimination. One of the survey responses also reported that students overheard jokes about several religions, such as sweeping Jew’s ashes from the Holocaust and all Catholics being homophobic (Google Form). The religious stereotypes placed on students of faith at Blue Valley West is not only insensitive, but includes a lack of respect for religious...
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...Harvard based houseSYSTEM’s creator, Aaron J. Greenspan and ConnectU had affected Facebook’s public image in 2004. Privacy issues problems forced Facebook to repetitively apologize to its users and made many amendments to its products. In late 2007, Facebook encountered over capacity in its data centers resulting in a drop in its user visiting Facebook website. With the existence of its competitors, MySpace and Twitter, Facebook found it challenging to expand its operation. It was recommended that Facebook should remain friends with its competitors and engaged in a collaborative alliance in developing technologies for the social network platform. Ensuring adequate privacy user controls is the key to customer satisfaction; therefore regaining trust back from Facebook’s user is crucial in its maintaining good business-customer relationship. 2 II. Statement of the Problem Since the day of its incorporation in 2004 until today, Facebook has faced several issues that affect the relationship with its customers and competitors. These issues can be categorized into intellectual property disputes, privacy controls and advertising ads controversy, network capacity, market...
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