1. Describe the situation of the Lehman brothers from an ethics perspective. What’s your opinion of what happened here? Lehman’ executives exploiting loopholes in the accounting standards to manipulate their balance sheet in order to mislead the investing public is the ethical issue that contributed to the company’s collapse. Lehman was able to clear vast amounts of unprofitable assets off of its balance sheet instead of selling them at a loss by using Repo 105. There was evidence that the chief
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1. What problems can you see in the way project managers were assigned in the past? In the past there was not given enough emphasis on project management. a. Project managers were only involved insufficiently because they were only involved after the sales department had signed the contract. b. Anyone can be assigned as a project leader. Therefore‚ not everybody of the company has proper knowledge or enough experience‚ which leads to wrong decisions. c. Also trainees could perform as project
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Metals Physical Properties of Metals versus Non-metals Properties | Electrical conductivity | Heat conductivity | Melting and Boiling points | Malleability & ductility | Lustre | Metals | Good | Good | High | High | Shiny | Non-metals | Poor | Poor | Low | Low (Brittle) | Dull | Chemical Properties of Metals versus Non-Metals Properties | Metals | Non- metals | Reaction with oxygen | Form basic or amphoteric oxides | Form acidic or neutral oxides | Ionisation | Lose electrons
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Apache Metals‚ Inc What problems can you see in the way project managers were assigned in the past? In the past‚ there are many problems in the employment of the project manager. Before any step you take the company must be well thought out before making any decision. In the past they did not have sufficient experience in decision-making and the non-existence of the staff. The main reason in the past was that they do not have the experience and they were taking the wrong decisions. Lack of
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1. Why is the BlackBerry controversy prominent in Asia‚ particularly in the Middle East‚ and not anywhere else in the world? The blackberry controversy is prominent in Asia‚ particularly in the Middle East‚ and not anywhere else in the world because of the instability of the region‚ government corruption‚ and restricted freedoms. The governments in the Middle East are under threat and need all of the information on potential terrorist plots so they can get to protect their sovereignty. In order
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Case Analysis- AstroTurf Lobbying AstroTurf Lobbying is a political organization or campaign that appears to be made up of grassroots activists. These organizations or campaigns are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agendas. The organizations are introduced with names that are made to disguise the group’s true intentions. There are many problems with AstroTurf Lobbying. AstroTurf Lobbying is an emerging issue that needs to be taken care of quickly
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were defective equipment or parts. Claiming the products failed to work as promised and advertised‚ Transamerica filed suit which initially included a claim based on implied warranty. Issue What are the appropriate statute of limitations in this case and what specific warranties and disclaimers exist‚ if any‚ following the conversation between Brown and Spenser? Did the two parties
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Young Entrepreneurs � PAGE �12� Case Study Chapter 6 QUESTIONS: Comment on the fixed salary system that Andrew adopted from his former employer. Why was this system not effective for motivating the plant workers? Do you think that scrapping the fixed salary system and replacing it with the piece rate system was a good idea? What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of the piece rate system? Why was Andrew unsuccessful in his efforts to improve product quality? Do you think that a system
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to take on something ‘bigger and bolder’?? World Bank (2001) with its Urban Transport Strategy Review alleged that the public transport has a very poor image and reputation. It is associated with very low earnings and exploited crews. In the case of the Philippines‚ we see how ‘boundaries’ set by transport operators leads to the despicable behaviour of drivers‚ thus contributing to the negative image of the sector. Moreover‚ urban congestion‚ adverse environmental impacts resulting from the
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Answers 1.) The PHOSPHOLIPIDS form a lipid bilayer‚ which acts as a semipermeable membrane. A semipermeable membrane can transit some compounds but not others. “Some things can pass‚ others cannot!” shows this. 2.) The aquaporin’s allow the H2O molecules to go through the phospholipid bilayer. Aquaporin’s are a transmembrane protein that acts as a channel that allows H2O to pass through. H2O can also enter the cell by diffusion through the membrane but is not as sufficient. 3.) The transmembrane
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