...In the last few years, hunting rhinos becomes more serious. People use rhino horns for their purposes in both physical and spiritual life. This demand has created organized international poaching criminal groups for profit, also effected to number of rhino in the world. One of numerous reasons for poaching rhinos is superstitious usage of their horns. In East Asia, rhino horns are used to produce traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. In Viet Nam, people see it as an esoteric medicine which can cure fevers, maintain beauty, and treat terminal illnesses. However, scientists shown that the main component of rhino horns is keratin, the same as in human nails. It means Vietnamese spend thousands of dollars for pharmacological equivalent to buy their fingernails. Moreover, in some Middle East countries, rhino horns are used to make hafts or amulets, representing for social status of locals. It had a devastating effect on population of rhino. Poachers can earn huge amounts of money if they huckster to the other countries through the network of transnational trafficking without the controlling of the authorities. The cost of one kilogram horn powder is $66.000 - more expensive than gold. Therefore, illegal hunters find all the possible artifices to get their purposes. They utilize diversified technologies such as silenced sedatives, night sight scopes, specialized equipments and experience freelances. Tom Milliken, director of the wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic's...
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...vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? VISION SANParks: South African National Parks connecting to society. Kruger national park: “to protect the nation’s fast-dwindling wildlife areas” Objectives: * Population control * Broadening of the range for populations * Spreading the risk of managing wildlife * Making the populations more resilient and viable * Fund raising for specific conversation and land expansion programs According to SANParks’/ Kruger national park this was in line with their vision although a lot of other parties didn’t think the same. SANPark says it has to sell rhinos because it was critical to its conservation efforts to maintain the sale of animals to private entities. It also helped reach their objectives. “selling rhinos was for the greater good” 2. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? Suppliers: • SANParks • Kwa Zulu Natal Wildlife • North West Province • The private sector Average selling price: 30300 USD 3. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? When a safari company buys an animal this is mostly in a cow/calf combination, and these are not hunted. When a hunting company bought rhinos, they usually buy bulls for hunting purpose. overall white rhinos were selled the most because of the tendency to fight with black rhinos(riskier investment)...
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...Why do you think it is so hard for people to trust others (in particular, leaders)? Under the best circumstances, how long does it take for people to trust new leaders? What are the variables that you have seen from your own experience that may make this time shorter or longer? Trust is something that is earned and not easily given. Trust given to Christian Leaders is especially hard to receive due to the fact that there have been many false teachers that have swindled others through money and power. There are numerous televised preachers in the past 30 years that have been arrested for scams or other crimes. Things like this have produced skeptics within the Church towards leaders. In addition, the average pastor only stays at a church for five years. This can also cause trust issues among church leadership because of lack of commitment. On the flip side, a lot of pastors leave because there is no confidence in his leadership. According to Malphurs, it takes at least 5 years to build trust from a church. I would have to concur with this assessment. Trust has to be earned and it is only earned through time. You have to give others a reason to trust you. Being in a leadership position does not automatically demand trust. As stated earlier, many churches are filled with leadership skeptics because of past disappointments with their leadership. Because of this, trust takes more time and effort. It is not easy and requires patience from the leader. I would have...
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...Case Discussion: Rhino Capture in Kruger National Park Assignment Questions: 1. What is SANParks / Kruger National Park’s objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? * Kruger National Parks objective: Population control, broadening of the range for populations, spreading the risk of managing wildlife, making the populations more resilient and viable, and fund-raising for specific conservation and land-expansion programs. I think that selling is within their objective, population control, fund-raising for specific conservation and land expansion. 2. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? * The suppliers of rhino are South Africa National Parks (SANParks), the rhinos are worth between 30,000 and 35,000. 3. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? 4. How does a sale to a hunting and safari company affect the economy? 5. What are the driving forces behind poaching? Asia and India * The driving forces behind poaching include: rhinos horn, Asians believe that rhinos horns are very beneficial aphrodisiac and Indians desire rhino horn daggers. 6. How would you reduce poaching? * I would impose a jail sentence of 10-15 years in prison and fine of $500,000(US). 7. How would you reduce poaching if a rhino’s horn could be cut and re-grown in six years? * I would allow for the rhino’s horn to trade...
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...II. Define the Problem Case 27: Rhino Capture in Kruger National Park brings about many ethical questions and concerns one of the world’s greatest animals, the rhino. Kruger National Park (established in 1898) was a part of South African National Parks (SANParks). According to the case text, by the turn of the century white rhinos were said to not exist at Kruger National Park anymore. However in 1961, white rhinos were re-introduced to the park. In 2009, there were said to be 10,000 white rhinos and 500 black rhinos located within the park. Because of the significant number of rhinos located within the park, management from within decided to being selling some of the rhinos at auction; however, selling the rhinos was under one condition: “its removal could not negatively impact the populations from which it came.” White rhinos tended to sell faster than black ones because since they were less rare and were less aggressive. Some of the biggest issues presented in this case were: Kruger National Park did not know to whom they were selling the rhinos, poaching on Kruger National Park land for the rhinos horn (leaving rhinos dead or tranquilized and in pain to the point they could be killed by other animals,) and the loss of funding that Kruger Park was undergoing. In the Asian population, it was said that to rhino horns worked to retain their cultural beliefs and also that the horn of a rhino could cure cancer as it is said to be “a very beneficial aphrodisiac”, which in fact...
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...Rhino Case George James What is SANParks / Kruger National Park’s objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? Selling rhinos is not their specific vision. The main vision is to create an atmosphere that is safe for visitors to hunt rhinos in a less violent way. Their mission could focus on the experience of the safari as well as the ability to create an atmosphere for the prevention of rhino extinction while maintaining the ability for rhino safaris. 1. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? SanParks Females: $37,000 Males: $52,000 2. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? Safari companies were typically parks that specialized in rhino hunting that controlled safe hunts that were less violent. Hunting companies were much harder to control and often could result in rhinos being killed violently for their horns or just being used for viewing the uses varied. 3. How does a sale to a hunting and safari company affect the economy? Hunting and safari companies contributed over 10% to the GDP for South Africa. 4. What are the driving forces behind poaching? The demand for rhino horns is extremely high and the profit is continuously rising. Going through the correct process for hunting a rhino is much for expensive cutting into the profit for the horns. 5. How would you reduce poaching? The companies...
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...objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? The objective and vision of Kruger National Parks is to create a safe haven for black and white rhinos to avoid extinction as well as keeping the park running for the hundreds of species of South African animals and plant life that is found in Kruger National Park. They also wanted to be able continue to capture game to add to the parks wildlife. SANParks/Kruger National Park’s vision was also to create a breeding enclosure to help stop many soon to be extinct species of animals from dying out. Selling rhino is consistent with their objective and vision. 2. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? The main suppliers of rhino are wildlife parks, provincial, and private sector auctions and the average selling price of a rhino is between $30,000 and $35,000. 3. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? The difference between selling to a safari company and a hunting company is that a safari companies are far less extravagant with their customers than hunting companies. 4. How does a sale to a hunting and safari company affect the economy? Selling to hunting and safari companies is extremely beneficial to the South African economy. Hunting and safari companies brought in an estimated $6.9 billion in revenues from tourist attractions in 2009. The rhino capture business is very profitable...
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...provide that will be viewed above the industry standard? What things within the industry competition can be removed? Are there any factors that could be reduced below industry standards in order to create value? What can be created in this industry that no one else has offered before (Blue Ocean Strategy, 2015)? Coming up with solutions and answers to each of these questions can move a product farther into the blue ocean where competition has no effect on your product or service. These questions can also help companies understand where their product lies within the market and realize just how similar or different their product actually is (Blue Ocean Strategy, 2015). A product that entered the blue ocean a few years ago was the Yamaha Rhino. This is a utility terrain vehicle (UTV). Passengers sit side by side and the vehicle is much like a jeep just less expensive. Before this vehicle was introduced into the...
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...Intro: The objective of this report is to describe Rhino Records social mission. I will submit a business report that will address Rhino Records social mission, how the Social and Environmental Responsibility Team (SERT) puts the mission into effect, how Rhino Records encourages their employees to partake in community service, and how their social mission is communicated to customers. Info: Rhino Records was founded in 1978 by Richard Foos. This company is the catalogue development and marketing division of the Warner’s Music Group. You could say Rhino Records was born out of love. When they first opened up as a storefront record shop in Santa Monica, they had no business plan whatsoever and not even a bank loan. All they wanted was to make a difference wherever they could. Since then, they have still stuck with that motto, and they...
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...The exploitation of animals for the benefit of human well being has always been an area of controversy in the eyes of the greater human population. This film focuses its attention primarily on the illegal poaching and selling of the ivory of elephants and horns of rhinos in South Africa and Kenya that leads to the purchasing of these products in Vietnam and China. These are animals that were once abundant in these areas, but in the recent years have been rapidly declining which has, as a result, caused a rapid increase in the price of ivory and rhino horn. The increase in price of rhino horn and ivory creates an increase in demand of this product. This is a huge problem because the increase in demand of ivory and rhino horn will most likely lead to the extinction of these two animals. The aim of this film is to educate people on this issue, so that they will not further the problem by participating in it. The main way that...
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...2014 for the ‘Black & Whites’ has been a familiar tale of frustration, disappointment and ultimately deflation. Rather than anger from the fans, there was more of a sense of "Ah well, same old same old" around the KC. A squad capable of bringing silverware back to the west of the city, possibly deceived as the strongest group since the 2005 Challenge Cup Winners, failed to find the dreaded C word throughout- CONSISTENCY. Adam Pearson knew it was a gamble placing an untried assistant coach in Lee Radford, at the helm of such a well supported club, but it’s impossible to say if AP’s master plan has paid off just a season in. As with Peter Gentle, it’ll be the second season that Radders can hopefully prove his worth. With preparations already underway for next season, hope springs eternal. Not only is Radford stronger and wiser for the ups and downs of this year, but so too are his youthful squad. Finishing outside the play-offs will most definitely not be an option in 2015 given so much more is at stake. Onwards and upwards you might be forgiven to say… It’s fair to say worry set into the minds of the fans even in pre-season. An away draw at partner club Doncaster was followed by defeat at Bradford and a 54-6 demolishing at Featherstone in Richard ‘Superman’ Whiting’s testimonial match. Despite this, Hull FC claimed the season’s early bragging rights winning the pre-season ‘friendly’ derby. Inconsistent results even in January set the tone for the rest of the year, with the palms...
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...How would you reduce poaching if a rhino’s horn could be cut and re-grown in 6 years? The horn is cut off while the rhino is chemically immobilized (anaesthetized). The removal of the horn is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure, similar to cutting one’s hair or nails and should not cause the rhino any pain or injury. Once the antagonist is administered, the rhino can be up and back on its feet within a few minutes. The risks associated with dehorning include those associated with anesthesia, cutting the horn off too close to growth point and, drugging and handling a very large animal and effects on behaviour. There are always risks associated with anesthesia. Etorphine\M99, the drug used for immobilizing rhino is procedure is a strictly controlled, high schedule potent opioid. Newer drug combinations and experience have reduced the risks. The current calculated mortality risk for free ranging rhino to < 1%. This procedure should only be carried out by a ‘rhino experienced’ wildlife vet and team using the correct protocols and taking the relevant precautions, should perform the dehorning. Due to the continual growth of the horn, dehorning may need to be repeated every 18 – 24 months. Repeated exposure to anaesthesia may contribute to short and long-term health problem; and increases the mortality risk to between 1-2 %. Contradictory opinions were expressed at the workshop. A specialist veterinary aneasthetist confirmed that risks increase with frequency of and...
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...Course Project Diagnostic Paper On GameStop, Inc. Keller Graduate School Of Management 1. Executive Summary GameStop Corporation is the world’s largest software, and accessories retailers in the world. GameStop, formally known as Babbage’s was a small retailer that started in Dallas, Texas. Babbage’s brought out a small electronic retailer called Software Etc., a deal in which Leonard Riggio, created Babbage’s Etc. LLC. This began a series of mergers. Babbage’s Etc. was sold to a well known company called Barnes & Noble in 1999. Next was a merger with Funcoland, Inc., which was also purchased by Barnes & Noble in June of 2000. Babbage’s Etc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funcoland. Funcoland changed their name to GameStop by the end of 2000. I was a sales associated before the merger with GameStop, and eventually was promoted to General Sales Manager, which lead me to run 4 different stores during this transition, because a few of the old managers were let go during the mergers. I will focus my research on the merger and how it affected the employees of the companies that were taking over by GameStop. 2. Literature Review * My observation of Babbage’s was there were no benefits for full-time employees, no incentives if the employees sold beyond the company’s expectations, long work hours for non-management employees, and low morale. * During the merger into GameStop there was a lot of resistance from employees all over the country...
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...Blue Rhino Slows Down to Get Ahead 1. What is Blue Rhino’s business strategy? How well was the strategy supported by information systems? Blue Rhino’s business strategy is: 1. Increasing its relationships and customers by providing a more efficient and safer way for supplying its customers with propane cylinders. Instead of refilling the same cylinder over and over again, which is a waste of time and dangerous, Blue Rhino offers an approach for exchanging empty ones with ones that are already filled. 2. Increasing the demand for, and awareness of cylinder exchange, to increase its sales. Blue Rhino’s business strategy was not supported by information systems at first. They avoided micromanagement and bureaucracy, working in a decentralized environment. This type of implementation was an integral part in the company’s success. 2. Why did Blue Rhino have to revamp its systems and business processes? Because of Blue Rhino’s vast success, it reached a capitalization above $75 million. Therefore they were forced to meet the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which “requires upper-level executives of companies with market capitalization above $ 75 million to take greater responsibility for the income statements and balance sheets of their business.” However, Blue Rhino was already planning on revamping its processes since they were having difficulty with the control over its inventory, financial operations, and with the human resources department; this act only...
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...ort- Conservation of the Black Rhino. Native to eastern and central Africa, including places such as Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon and Zimbabwe, the black rhinoceros is classified as critically endangered, with one subspecies, the western Black Rhinoceros, declared extinct by the IUCN in 2011. For an extensive period of the twentieth century, the continental black rhinoceros was one of the most numerous of all the species of rhino. The severity of this issue is proven by the figures that have been gathered to show the rapid decline of numbers. During the 1960s, the population of Black Rhinoceros’ was around 70,000, however just 21 years later in 1981, that number decreased by roughly 55,000 to 60,000, leaving between 10,000 and 15,000 rhinos. [1] During the earlier half of the 1990s, the number of Black Rhinoceros was as low as just under 2,500, and by the year 2004, it had been reported that the number stood at a shocking 2,410. These figures clearly outline the seriousness of the decline and provides the reason as to why there are several conservation methods working to help save this beautiful creature. There are four sub-species that are recognised: Southern-central black rhino, currently the most numerous of the species. They are classified as critically endangered. There is also the South-western black rhino which is too classed as critically endangered. The Eastern African black rhino has a smaller but growing population in Tanzania but is currently stronghold in Kenya...
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