International Marketing Professor Smith You Decide Assignment 2 1. Why do you think hypermarkets are more common in some countries than others? Some countries governments support hypermarkets like for example China. Their government support of a retailer like Wal-Mart opening up in their country. This offers a variety of products. So they support the idea in hopes it will build up their economy‚ by increasing rural consumption and employment. However in some other countries government
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6‚ page 358 5 References 6 Assignment 3 – Class 3 # 4‚ page 313 – Merck & Vioxx According to The New York Times article‚ “Merck to Pay $950 Million Over Vioxx” by Duff Wilson‚ the following lawsuits have been settled by Merck: Merck has agreed to pay $950 million and has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge over the marketing and sales of the painkiller Vioxx‚ the company and the Justice Department said Tuesday. Merck agreed to pay a $321 million criminal fine and plead guilty to one misdemeanor
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Memo To: John & Jane Smith From: Date: Re: Memo summarizing various tax issues 1. John Smith ’s tax issues: Issue a) How is the $300‚000 treated for purposes of federal tax income? John Smith’s earned income of $300‚000 will reported as gross income either on Schedule c of the individual return or as gross income on the LLC return. As a result of the variance in the state laws as to whether or not a single person LLC can report on a business return is the reasons why it could be
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The case is about Southside HMO‚ which serves 495‚000 members throughout the eastern region of the United States. It has come to your attention that several members or patients who participate in your plan have filed a complaint that your HMO plan does not provide quality healthcare delivery. Several patients have been denied healthcare services to see specialists to whom they were referred by their primary care providers.so the board of directors has asked to provide a report detailing the strategies
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business entity for any individual(s) will depend on their particular facts and circumstances. You are a valued colleague and friend of this threesome‚ and they have come to you seeking advice as to how to structure their new business. They have the knowledge to figure it out themselves but are looking for the advice of an unbiased third party. Please consider the following tax and nontax considerations as you recommend an entity choice to Penelope‚ Mark‚ and John. Part I: Discuss the various forms
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Raymond Burke’s idea is great. It gives us the safest hit in the new market and keeps our risk low. The con is that we might lose our technological advantage in 2 years. Another con is that we lose most of our control and money if we partner with an existing company. Kathy Lee’s idea brings up a lot of concerns. She wants to keep complete control of the vehicle and only market it to the select few that are already devoted to us. The pros of this are that we keep our tech advantage to ourselves
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needs training on how to handle customers. Our entire staff will have to undergo training on how to handle irate customers. We have to understand that a customer is not upset at you personally they are upset at the situation and you represent the company. The training will cover how to avoid letting the customer get to you and how to hone certain listening skills. We will be
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10/6/2014 Case 3: Merck and River Blindness 1. Why was Merck hesitant about developing a human version of Ivermectin? Merck considered this opportunity as a high risk investment. The cost of developing the drug was estimated at $100 million. Even if it was successful to cure river blindness the victims were too poor to afford the drug. There was no way to distribute it in these rural areas were the victims were located. In addition‚ there was a possibility that people would misuse the drugs‚ which
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Business Associate Contract John Guillory MIS565 Healthcare Security & Privacy Professor Joseph Woodside April 5‚ 2015 Overview of Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule The HIPAA privacy rule is a basic threshold promulgated by the US Department of Health and Human services (HHS) for the protection of health information and it applies to three sets of organizations‚ usually referred to as “covered entities” (US Dept. Health and Human Services). On April 5‚ 2015
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During these troubled times it is important to evaluate all possible economic strategies in order to apply the appropriate remedy which will alleviate our current economic ailments. We need to take the appropriate measures that will deal with specific problems such as the current recession‚ the unemployment rate and to create a stable inflation rate. After thorough consultation with colleges it is my opinion that the appropriate response during this economic downturn is to take an expansionary
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