...9-396-156 REV: FEBRUARY 7, 2005 KATHLEEN MCGINN MICHAEL WHEELER Luna Pen (A) A Puzzling Request Erika Graeper absently twirled the Luna in her fingers. It was not as massive as the Mont Blanc’s Meisterstück or the most expensive Pelikans, but the Luna had a comfortable heft and balance. It was handsome, as well. The pen’s midnight blue barrel was accented by a gold clip, and an elegant crescent moon was inlaid at the top of the cap. Erika smiled to herself, as the Luna tripped memories of both pleasure and small embarrassment. It had been given to her by her grandmother a dozen years ago when she had been about to start university. Erika had promptly used the pen to write a thank you note on crisp white stationery and had solemnly said that it would be a great help in her studies. Once at school, however, she had reverted to ball point pens and mechanical pencils. Since then, the Luna had been tucked, unused, in the back of a desk drawer. The gift certainly would still have been forgotten had not an odd letter happened to come to her desk at DGG the first month she started to work for that company. Judging by the notes that had been scribbled on it, the letter had gone past three other people before being forwarded to her. Her immediate boss, Wilhelm Mann, had scribbled a cryptic instruction that said in its entirety: “Please respond—Luna out of production for years.” Mann was out of the office and was unavailable to provide more information, so Erika...
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...For the exclusive use of K. Larsen, 2016. 9-914-525 DECEMBER 16, 2013 FRANK V. CESPEDES JAMES KINDLEY Clique Pens: The Writing Implements Division of U.S. Home A fierce thunderstorm had just brought brief relief to the sweltering mid-August temperatures in Tampa, Florida, as Elise Ferguson, president of the writing implements division of U.S. Home, Clique Pens, stared at the notepad in front of her. She had jotted some thoughts about just whose needs were more important for Clique to satisfy—its retailers or its consumers? Fortunately, the 2013 back-to-school sales of her core writing implements product lines appeared to be on goal for a 3% increase over 2012. These sales were not without a cost, however, as various discounts, allowances, and other off-invoice deals had pushed gross profit margin down from 42% in 2010 to just over 36% in 2012. (See Exhibit 1.) Another one of Ferguson’s primary goals for Clique was to stop this decline in gross profit margin percentage and grow its overall gross profit by 4%. She hoped to accomplish this by growing revenues and increasing the gross profit margin. At this point, she felt it was unlikely that the latter would happen this year (2013). Ferguson wondered, were all these “giveaways” to retailers necessary? If so, couldn’t the monies be shifted to a form referred to generally as Market Development Funds (MDF), which would in theory allow Clique to have more control over their use in driving sales of its products...
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...He is like a little child who wants to do something his way even though he knows that another option would be the wiser choice. Charley practically sets a potential job into Willy’s lap and Willy refuses it still believing he is at the top of his profession. He still believes that he is at the top of his profession and acting childish when he doesn't get what he wants, “if you say that to me again I’ll rap you one”(Miller Act II)! Willy cannot take criticism of his status in his profession. He cannot take criticism of his delusion of how high he sits in his professional status. Biff is also stubborn like his father. He never gives up being a child. “I took his fountain pen” (Miller Act II). Biff knowingly steals Oliver's pen which means a lot to him and refuses to give it back which shows a connection to Biffs own behavior and his. Willy’s childlike stubbornness hampers him throughout his life and influences his children to follow the same path. Delusions play a big part in the Death of a Salesman. In the play, “Death of a salesman” by Arthur Miller, Willy Loman becomes increasingly miserable as he progresses from a dedicated, loving father, though not without flaws, into a suicidal, delusional man. This would lead willys influence within his family to affect his relationships...
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...in Atlanta opened to the public after relocation and renovation on May 24, 2007. I didn’t get see it until four years after on March 12, 2011 on a middle school field trip. I was 13 in the 7th grade and it was finally my year to go to the famous World of Coca-Cola museum. Only 7th graders got to go on this field trip and I was looking forward to it, since I was in the 4th grade when my brother went, and said “it was so much fun”. This was the first and last field trip that I went on after I missed the opportunity in the 5th grade to go to Barrier Island because my mother couldn’t come with me due to late registration. So, on this trip, my mother was able to attend,which ‘til this day I don’t know if it was the best idea. Compared to the reading The Educational Value of Field Trips by Green, Kisida, and Bowen this trip was very enriching. I was educated on the creation and the background of the Coca-Cola enterprise and had a new outlook on life just from a small bubbly beverage....
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...DETAILS 6. INTRODUCTION The unit introduces the law of contract, with a particular emphasis on the formation and operation of business contracts. Learners are encouraged to explore the content of these agreements and then develop skills relating to the practical application of business contracts, including offer, acceptance, intention, consideration and capacity. Relevant case law examples will be covered. Learners will consider when liability in contract arises, the nature of the obligations on both sides of the contract, and the availability of remedies when a contract is not fulfilled in accordance with its terms. Additionally, the unit will enable learners to understand how the law of tort differs from the law of contract and examine issues of liability in negligence relating to business and how to avoid it. Aim: The aim of this unit is to provide learners with an understanding of aspects of the law of contract and tort and the skill to apply them, particularly in business situations. Key Objectives: 1. What are...
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...It took a little time to get used to seeing men women and children collapse as you walked by them and to restrain oneself from going to their assistance.” . He recalled seeing woman too weak to even stand and turn over . This is inhumane because you have one camp with 100,000’s of people and at least 500 people dying each because lack of food and water and proper medical care . They couldn't even take a shower without being scared because in the water tanks there would be remains of a child floated . He said shortly after the British Red Cross came a very large quantity of lipstick came even though there was a million other things they could of got but he was glad that was one of the things because they desperately wanted to feel human again . Overall after all the trauma...
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...UNION COLLEGE Sta. Cruz, Laguna A NARRATIVE REPORT IN THE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING CONDUCTED IN COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILIPPINES INC. STA. CRUZ SALES OFFICE Sta. Cruz, Laguna In Partial Fulfillment to the Course Requirements in OFFICE PRACTICUM Submitted to: MRS. F. FORTES PROFFESOR Submitted by: KERALD SALVA Bachelor of Science in Accountancy S.Y. 2010-2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I. INTRODUCTION Importance of on-the –job training Nature of business Name and location of the firm Brief history of the firm Mission Vision II. PRACTICUM PROPER REPORT Narration of experience Organizational chart Division of department Trainer Time frame of training Duties and responsibilities Skills developed and work habits learned Machine and equipment used Problems encountered Action taken Positive and negative observation Recommendation III. APPENDICES Pre-training requirements Application letter Resume Con current training requirement Daily time record Post training Requirement Certificate of completion Evaluation sheet ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The trainee would like to thank all people who have helped and inspired me during my on-the-job training. To the Lord Almighty for the wealth and vitality and for enlightens me to pursue my study. The trainee would like to thank his parents Norma Salva and Rolando Salva for their guidance, concern and understanding and love and care that strongly encourage him in the fulfillment of the desired task. And also to his...
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...I'd concluded that the human race was rude. I knew this because I was among those rude humans. And I was this close to showing how rude I could truly be. My jaw clicked and blew my brown curls away from my eyes as I waited patiently for the woman to place her order. Everyone else in the table had already announced what they wanted. How difficult was it to simply say a few words? Instead, the woman clearly wanted to make a point that Nessie's was the worst restaurant in town. Apparently, she forgot this was the only restaurant in town. "I heard," the woman continued. "They do not even give proper training to the new employees"--I wasn't even a new employee--"They just throw them in. I bet you she will get all of our orders wrong"--okay, true, but why the hell was I holding a paper pad and a pen everywhere if that...
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...Are these goals relevant to global marketing? 2. What is meant by “global localization?” Is Coca-Cola a global product? Explain. 3. Describe some of the global marketing strategies available to companies. Give examples of McDonald that use the different strategies. 4. Describe the difference between ethnocentric, polycentric, regiocentric, and geocentric management orientations. 5. Define leverage and explain the different types of leverage utilized by companies with global operations. 6. What is “global marketing” and how does it differ from “regular marketing?” Giving examples of at least one major corporation explain these differences. SECTION C: CASE STUDY CASE 1-3: Acer Inc (page 57) 1. How did the “global markets-local markets” paradox figure into Shih’s strategy for China? 2. Can Acer become the world’s third largest PC company, behind Dell and Hewlett-Packard? 3. Growth in the U.S. PC market has started to slow down. Despite strong competition from Dell and Hewlett-Packard, Acer’s U.S. market share increased form 1 percent in 2004 to 3.3 percent by the end of 2006. What are Acer’s prospects for gaining further share in the United States? ABDT 3213 – International Marketing Week 3 Tutorial 2: The Global Economic & Trade Environment SECTION A: Discussion Questions 1. Explain the difference between market capitalism, centrally planned capitalism, centrally planned socialism, and market socialism...
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...four sections like Substantive Preparation, Material Preparation, Physical Preparation and Mental Preparation. Substantive preparation refers to learning the material which is the subject matter of the exam. Material preparation refers to the physical items to be taken for the exam. Physical preparation refers to specific care about food, sleep and rest. Mental preparation refers to the attitude and self responsibility, avoidance of tension and stress and being motivated and charged to take up the exam. Substantive Preparation for examinations: 1. What to read?: There is so much to read on any subject like textbooks, study guides, reference books, suggested answers etc. Read all text books and prescribed reading. 2. How to read? How to read addresses issues of methodology of reading and various reading practices. One technique is that of faster reading by not reading word-to-word and not going for re-reading called regression. Faster reading saves a lot of time. Amongst many techniques aimed at better reading, SQ3R is one of the most powerful techniques. This technique is very effectively used by me from 12th standard to Chartered Accountant, IIM MBA and CFA course. This technique is the basic foundation of my academic success leading to consistent rank holding career and I would very strongly recommend to all students. The full form of SQ3R is survey, question, read, recite and review. Let me explain this technique in brief as under: a) Survey: Survey the...
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...image of IKEA as well as maintaining a profit. Three of these alternatives that Barner juggled that were stated within the case included: 1. Sign up to an industry wide response to growing concerns of child labor in India – monitoring manufacturers, importers, and retailers to use the new label of RUGMARK: a label on carpets that states they were made without the use of child labor. 2. Barner started conversing with the Swedish “Save the Children” organization who urged Ikea to respond to this situation in “the best interest of these children,” whatever that change may be. 3. Cut the use of these companies within India to lessen the loss of a profit for the company IKEA. Before investigating these possibilities further, a deeper look into the company IKEA is necessary. HISTORY OF IKEA: At seventeen years old, Ingard Kamprad started a mail order business out of his parents home in Sweden. The name IKEA derives from Ingard’s initials, as well as the E from his family farm, Elmtaryd, and A from his parish Agunnyard. Ingard started small, selling fountain pens, cigarette...
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...Eyewitnesses and the Weapon Focus Effect in children Adults and the Elderly Maria Urtado Florida International University ABSTRACT The “weapon focus effect” (WFE), states that a witness of a crime remembers fewer details about the perpetrator’s appearance when the perpetrator has a gun. To date, there are no studies of older adults and the WFE. The present study measures the WFE in older adults (60-70) compared to young adults (20-40) and children (8-12). The study consisted of 180 participants, randomly selected to watch one of three videos. The three videos were the same, with the exception of an object being manipulated. Conclusions were based on how much detail participants were able to recall about the target. Older adults remembered fewer details about the target’s appearance than children and young adults. The results suggest that older adults would take longer focusing on an object that is out of context, therefore, not focusing on the perpetrator, resulting in fewer details remembered. Eyewitness and the Weapon Focus Effect in children compared to the elderly Many people have been convicted of crimes that they did not commit. Eyewitness testimony is one of the major causes for these wrong convictions. At least 75% of wrongful convictions are the result of inaccurate eyewitness identification (Innocent Project, 2009). Before the public became aware of the large amount of wrongful convictions, psychology researchers...
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...They lived in a time when African Americans went to different schools, drank from different drinking fountains, used different bathrooms and were forced to sit in the back of busses. Then came the monumental decision in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education that concluded that any form of legislation or rule that outlawed any legislation or act that had the intention of inducing certain groups of people to feel like “second-class” citizens (Dorf 1272-1273). The Supreme Court decided that separate schools for black and white school children were unequal. In this case, discrimination based on an immutable characteristic was ruled as unconstitutional despite a strong resistance from several congressmen. This is one recent example of how legislation was needed to invoke positive changes to social equality. My parents experienced an immediate effect on society and thankfully our country will never face that kind of situation again. A similar action must be done to protect the rights of all Americans...
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...Death is a major topic that is explored throughout the book. At a young age Annie became curious about death and questioned her mother about it .When Annie felt as if she did not receive the answers she was looking for, she took it upon herself to explore death on her own. Annie travels to the cemetery and funeral parlors. This not only shows Annie's ambitious character, but how she also helped to ruin her relationship with her mother since she was so curious to know about death. As a child Annie should not have been exposed to the concept of death, because it not only changed her view of the world, but also her view of her mother since her mother tried to keep it away from her. A second topic Kincaid explored in "Annie John” was post colonialism. This topic is present throughout the book in the setting, the characters and their mindset, and the Antiguan culture. Post colonialism plays a large role in the storyline, because it is though this setting that Annie struggles to find her identity as a postcolonial subject. Annie is a postcolonial subject, because she is born in Antigua where she is exposed to the aftermath...
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...whiners, always looking for a free handout and when they don’t get it, they whine and blame others, or the elites, for not giving them what they think they are owed. It’s as if America has become a nanny state. It’s because of this that I recently started looking into another way of thought, one that I feel is not just American, but truly human. I’m not gonna go on some rant on how things should have been but on how we can still make them. I want to make you wonder about another field of thought, of another way to guide your life and it may even improve it. It’s the thought of true Independence and Freedom. Most of all, I want you to start thinking. For quite a few years now I have been reading the works of Lysander Spooner, Murray Rothbard, Benjamin Tucker, and Henry Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the lesser known William Buppert. All of these men have helped to shape my thinking and shape my beliefs (might be a bad thing, but I’m liking the freedom it’s given my mind). It’s given me a power I never truly felt before, the power to live a free life and the power to question. I always felt I lived a rather free life, I mean, we live in a free country right? Freedom to speak, to write, to get a job, to fail? I even felt I fought for these freedoms; I served four years as an Infantryman in the US Army, I swore an oath, I should be free. It was not until a couple years after I got out of the Army that I really started to feel enslaved, betrayed, and disgusted. I knew that there...
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