laboratory. Where they are hardly fed, often forced to live in filth, and sometimes have their vocal cords removed to keep them quiet (CAAT). We are systematically cutting down the last forest that provides their shelter to farm cattle; we dump toxic chemicals and sewage into the waters in which they live; we wear and display the tusks of the last few of their species in our homes, and we pour cosmetic products into their eyes and body parts to determine the harmful effects they might cause on humans,
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EXXON MOBIL: ENERGY GIANT CASE STUDY: EXXON MOBIL Amie Bratcher Columbia College Business 510 Professor Manzoor Chowdhury, Ph.D December 2013 Executive Summary ExxonMobil is an American multinational oil and gas corporation that is headquartered in Irving, Texas. On November 30, 1999, Exxon and Mobil merged to become ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil is the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprise in the world (www.exxonmobil.com). The main activities of ExxonMobil are
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Bilal Al- Qureshi, Said Business School, University of Oxford 2010 American Chemical Corporation HBS Case Number: 9-290-102 Executive Summary The American Chemical Corporation (AMC) is a large, diversified chemical producer. In 1979, AMC was forced to issue a tender to sell a Sodium Chlorate plant, near Collinsville, Alabama. Dixon, a specialty chemicals company, was willing to purchase the aforementioned plant for $12m with the option to invest a further $2.25m on laminate technology. The subsequent
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754 • Case 24 • ABC Chemical Company Goes Global The ongoing economic recession in Japan will continue to erode consumer purchasing power and confidence; luxury goods will suffer as consumers move toward cheaper products. This is already becoming evident: consumption of cognac and premium whisky is declining in Japan. Since TWO DOGS was launched in 1998, there has been massive growth in the sales volume of cheaper products, such as ‘‘Can Chu-Hi’’ and ‘‘Hyoketsu Chu-Hi’’. These locally made Japanese
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growing rapidly. With the market becoming increasingly mature and rational, corporations not only pay attention to profit and business opportunities, but also the obligation and responsibility to employees, environment and customers. Therefore, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become more and more popular among enterprises and markets. Thus, it is important to study the way CSR initiative depicts what corporations have to do in order to shoulder the responsibility for their employees, environment
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1. Should the Board of Directors of Dixon Corporation approve the purchase of the Collinsville plant from American Chemical? The plant location and sodium dioxide product is a good fit for Dixon. Dixon could use its existing infrastructure for Collinsville’s products and it fits well with Dixon’s overall strategy. However Dixon’s future success does not hinge on this deal. This deal financially is dependent on two things: the capital structure of the company and the viability / installation
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ABC Chemical Company Goes Global* Driven by competitive pressures, and the attractiveness of the industry’s fastest growing market in the world, a U.S.-based chemical manufacturer, ABC Chemical Company (name changed to maintain confidentiality) considered expansion into Asia, specifically, China. William Smith is the International Marketing manager for ABC Chemical Company. William has been tasked with expanding ABC’s manufacturing and distribution to the Asia Pacific region. Many changes
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The Debate Around NAFTA’s Chapter 11: The Case of MMT and Canada Introduction The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement liberalizing trade and investment between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. From the moment it took effect on January 1, 1994, the agreement has sparked controversy and fiery debate from groups across the political spectrum regarding its benefits and costs.[i] Much of this debate revolves around Chapter 11, the section of the agreement that deals
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Crude With international corporations now spanning the globe in every direction, we see in cases like the one in Crude, directed by Joe Berlinger, the story of a large group of people effected by the negligent actions of big-money businesses whom have one only one real concern; profit. When the good, moral action is only defined by profits, a lack of accountability is directly related to your number of shareholders and stock price, the health and safety of those physically involved is disregarded
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wide open spaces, with happy cattle and poultry, and hardworking farmers. A few decades ago this image would be true, nowadays this is no longer the case. In Schlosser’s book Fast Food Nation he lifts the veil from what is really happening behind fast food corporations such as McDonalds and the meat franchises which supply them their meat. American citizens need to be more informed on what is going on behind closed doors, and the USDA need to be more closely monitored. Ranchers who typically had
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