theory and this was known as the maxims. Before testing the decisions of the product manager with the three maxims, let’s look at the decision from a business and not an ethical point of view. The product manager has chosen the Thai company and it benefits his company financially as his costs go down by 1/3 rd the price, thus making sense from a business point of view. There is another way of looking at this situation, it could be said that this decision of the product manager is providing those families
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s Brighton Business School BA (Hons) Business Studies/Management BA (Hons) Business Studies/Management with Marketing BA (Hons) International Business Year One 2011/12 LW180 LAW FOR BUSINESS ASSIGNMENT Assessment of the Law for Business module is made up of this assignment which carries 30% weighting and the 2 hour examination at the end of the module which carries 70% weighting. The assignment is a team work assignment. Hand-in date: 10 a.m. on Tuesday 13th December 2011.
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(Doing business in South Korea). While Western business people are largely "exempt" from social constraints, they should be prepared to answer "rather probing questions" with regard to age, marital status, educational level and position within the company (Doing business in South Korea). The South Koreans ask such questions in order to establish a "social hierarchy," since business relationships there are largely based on personal ones (Doing business in South Korea). Confucianism is "still
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question. Since the number of coats available are specified at 3, overacceptance is not at issue. A unilateral contract was formed when Marsha was first in line and offered payment for the coat. This case problem was developed from the classic case of Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store, 86 N.W.2d 689 (Minn. 1957). 2. The parties clearly intended to contract and a contract can be evidenced by papers grouped together; it need not all be on one form. “ACCEPTANCE ON REVERSE SIDE” does
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notify TGL of acceptance within 7days. On APR 5TH sell products to another company, later that day they send a letter revoking the original offer, the letter was received on the APR 7TH . Therefore the offer is open until the 7th. On APR 6TH ESP post a letter accepting the original offer, which was received on the APR 8TH. TGL state that there is no agreement to sell but ESP threatens to sue, due to breach of contract. ATG win this case due to the term they put in, demonstrated by the astarix
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he does so at buyer's risk and cost. If parties wish seller to be responsible for the loading of the goods on departure and to bear the risk and all costs of such loading, this must be made clear by adding explicit wording to this effect in the contract of sale. The buyer arranges the pickup of the freight from the supplier's designated ship site, owns the in-transit freight, and is responsible for clearing the goods through Customs. The buyer is responsible for completing all the export documentation
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chair, and file cabinet for the home office at no cost. Bingley accepted the offer and signed into a contract for the ten regional offices that need furniture. With great decision, I believe that Bingley should not take the free home office furniture from this local dealer. “Integrity means doing what is right. By acting with integrity, we reflect positively on the values and reputation of the Company”(The Code,6). In this case, Bingley is not acting with integrity because even though the furniture
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BUS/210 Week 3 Checlpoint Code of Ethics If I was to start my own company it would be The Seiberts Auto Shop. At the shop all employees will follow a code of conduct. To ensure the employees of the shop are complying with the company’s code they have to sign a binding contract between the employee and the employer. The employees will have to maintain and provide accurate and honest business records. The company must be able to rely on an employee’s truthfulness and accurate work to maintain
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trends that Hershey uses to their advantage are knowledge working and teamwork. Hershey uses teamwork to pair up baby boomer, experienced employees with the new “millennial” employees. Baby boomers are knowledge workers that know a lot about how the company runs because they have been there for so long. They are typically focused on leaving a legacy and making the world a better place for their younger generation. Therefor when they are paired with younger colleagues, they are much more enthusiastic
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Case Study Two: The Development of the Psychological Contract Scott Walker had graduated six weeks ago and his concerted efforts to ensure he wasn’t one of those graduates left on the shelf at the end of the summer had paid off. He had attended every careers fair and every employer presentation that had been held at his university, made a nuisance of himself at the careers centre, read every corporate website and all the promotional material he could
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