Red October is a new soviet submarine. When the Americans receive photographs of it they want to know why it is so special. Jack Ryan‚ a CIA analyst‚ consults with a friend‚ who says that the submarine might have a new engine that makes it silent so when they attack a city they give no warning. Marko Ramius‚ the sub’s captain‚ kills their political officer and creates new orders. He decides that they will test the engine on New York and do missile drills. Jack Ryan is called to a meeting by his
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Morality in The Hunt for Red October While hundreds‚ even thousands of excellent movies have been made over the years since motion pictures were invented‚ there are some movies that stand out among the best. There are various reasons for these standouts‚ sometimes incredible acting‚ sometimes impeccable story lines‚ but in many cases‚ it is the issues addressed by the movie. Most of the greatest movies contain commentaries or analyses of certain issues‚ be they moral‚ social‚ or otherwise.
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The Hunt for Red October By: Tom Clancy It’s December 1986 and Captain First Rank Marko Ramius‚ son of a Communist Party Secretary and the Soviet Union’s most trusted and revered submarine commander‚ is in charge of a new kind of Soviet nuclear submarine called "Red October." It has a new kind of propulsion system that makes it hard to be detected by radar. Once at sea Ramius heads toward the east coast of the United States and then disappears. Both the Soviet leaders and the Americans are terrified
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Bid Rigging Bid rigging is a major source of corruption in procurement organizations today. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)‚ “bid rigging (pr collusive tendering) occurs when businesses‚ that would otherwise be expected to compete‚ secretly conspire to raise prices or lower the quality of the goods or services for purchasers who wish to acquire products or services through a bidding process” (Danger‚ 2009). Bid rigging can occur is both public and
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Eddie Kramer Ethics – 568 Chapter 5 – Boatright December 4‚ 2012 Hostile Takeovers – A Case Study of InBev and Anheuser-Busch Co. In early June 2008‚ Belgian-based InBev NV launched an unsolicited $46.4 billion bid to acquire Anheuser-Busch Co. On June 26‚ 2008‚ Anheuser’s board formally rejected InBev’s original proposal of $65 a share‚ saying it substantially undervalued the company. In mid-July‚ InBev raised its offer to $70 a share‚ and the Anheuser board voted to accept the deal‚ recognizing
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Hostile takeover Hostile takeover is a takeover of a company‚ which goes against the wishes of the company’s management and board of directors. It is the opposite of friendly takeover A hostile takeover is a type of corporate takeover which is carried out against the wishes of the board of the target company. This unique type of acquisition does not occur nearly as frequently as friendly takeovers‚ in which the two companies work together because the takeover is perceived as beneficial. Hostile
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telecommunications companies in the UK‚ launched a formal hostile bid for Mannesmann‚ one of its largest peer companies based in German. Mannesmann has just acquired another large UK wireless operator‚ Orange. Vodafone first offered Mannesmann €138 billion‚ or €266/share‚ which is way higher than its valuation a few weeks ago. But Mannesmann rejected this tender offer and asked for €350/share. Vodafone has to decide whether it should raise the bid or not and how to respond to the issues brought by the
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While most Americans have never even heard of the Chinese company BYD‚ it is a company with plans to make a big impression on the auto industry. What started off as a young man’s fascination with batteries in 1995 has grown to be one of the leading manufacturers of rechargeable batteries. BYD Company Ltd is headquartered in China’s largest and fastest growing city‚ Shenzhen which sits just north of Hong Kong. The company began in 1995 when twenty-nine year old chemist and government researcher
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Hospital Management & Information System (HMIS) November 2006 The best-value services provider Agenda HMIS Overview Powered by SAP NetWeaver® Featured Case Study Corporate Information Hospital Management & Information System (HMIS) 2 Introduction Through a dedicated healthcare practice group‚ Quintegra has created a revolutionary IT system that facilitates hospitals for delivering effective‚ patient-centric services New realities are placing pressures on the
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Takeover can be of two types: Friendly Takeover and Hostile Takeover. In Friendly Takeover‚ the bidder informs the target of their takeover plans. If the target feels that the takeover will help its shareholders‚ then it generally accepts the takeover offer. A Hostile Takeover is an acquisition in which the company being purchased doesn’t want to be purchased‚ or doesn’t want to be purchased by the particular buyer that is making a bid. Members of management might want to avoid acquisition
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