"We Googled You" Case Analysis Facts: Fred is the CEO of Hathaway Jones Fred planned to expand Hathaway Jones into China (Beijing‚ Guangzhou‚ and the flagship in Shanghai) Hathaway Jones has fallen on hard times Hathaway Jones products were expensive and lacked flair Fred’s old roommate is John Brewster John Brewster is Mimi Brewster’s father Mimi was 29 years old (not quite 30) Mimi grew up in China Mimi spoke both Mandarin and a local Chinese dialect Mimi majored in modern Chinese
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We Googled You Executive Summary: This case focuses on the dilemma of Fred Wensten‚ CEO of Hathaway Jones. The company is planning to venture into China and the question is whether to hire Mimi Brewster or not. Mimi has impressed Fred with her strong reasoning skills and is the most suitable and preferred hire for the business expansion. But‚ scepticism arises when her strong credentials are doubted after Virginia Flanders‚ the Vice President of Human Resources‚ finds out through with the help of
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Canterbury Tales: The Monk Corruption under pretence of purity within the Catholic Church has been an ongoing issue dating father back than anyone can remember. During the medieval times‚ the Catholic Church had become widely notorious for hypocrisy‚ abuse of clerical power and the compromise of morality throughout. Geoffrey Chaucer made a fine and somewhat darkly comical example of this through The Monk‚ from the Canterbury Tales. The Monk is enlisting in a pilgrimage maybe for his
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NYRR Short Answers 12. Do you consider yourself an athlete? Why or why not? An athlete is an individual who actively engages in sports‚ which I rarely do. Although I am aware of the benefits of exercise‚ it is not a large component of my lifestyle. The only time I am actively exercising is during my physical education class at school during Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Badminton and volleyball are the only sports I am fairly good at. However‚ I do not have the time or equipment to engage in these
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In The Canterbury Tales Prologue‚ Geoffrey Chaucer relays the people whose stories he will tell. Chaucer sets his Prologue in Old England during the Middle Ages‚ when the Church was corrupt and men thought that they could buy their way into heaven. The characters are all described in detail. The demeanors of the characters‚ their clothing- even their horses are described in preparation for the main stories: The Canterbury Tales. The way Chaucer describes his many individuals as if he is purposely
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The Canterbury Tales Thomas Becket – Thomas Becket was the archbishop and Canterbury in the 1100s. It was his duty and right to coronate the new King of England. When three other bishops tried to coronate a new king of England‚ Becket refused to sign the appropriate paperwork and the other three coroneted the new king‚ Henry‚ without him. When the King found out that Becket had done this‚ he said something that could be loosely interpreted as “Oh‚ that’s annoying” so the King’s guards‚ hearing
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Authors often time use their works as a way to express how they feel about their society’s way of life and the people in it. Geoffrey Chaucer is once such author‚ who wrote The Canterbury Tales to teach his audience morals and to satirize his society. All characters in the Canterbury Tales served a purpose. While Chaucer is fond of the Squire‚ who is full of life and love‚ he represented how the life of Knighthood in Medieval Europe was not as chivalrous as it should have been. This can be determined
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Chaucer’s Use of Irony in The Canterbury Tales In The Canterbury Tales‚ Geoffrey Chaucer compiles a mixture of stories on a pilgrimage into a figurative depiction of the medieval society in which he lived. Chaucer’s stories have a punch and pizzazz‚ which‚ to an average reader‚ seem uncommon to the typical medieval writer‚ making his story more delightful. Certain things account for this pizzazz‚ especially the author’s use of irony. Many of Chaucer’s characters are ironic in the sense that they
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speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. There are three tales that are fantastic demonstrations of irony. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”‚ “The Pardoner’s Tale”‚ and “The Nun Priest’s Tale” are the three. While each one is different‚ each uses irony to teach its characters a lesson. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” does not have as much irony in it as the other two tales do. The most major ironical difference is that of the nature of the knight’s crime. He begins so
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An analysis of the Case “We Googled You” Written Analysis Communication Letter of transmittal 14-Jan-2015 Mr. Fred Westen CEO‚ Hathaway Jones Sub: Action plan for Mimi’s recruitment for China’s operations Dear Fred‚ As per your instructions‚ I have prepared a detailed analysis report on the situation faced by you. I suggest that you should not hire Mimi for the company’s China operations. Instead‚ you should hire Mimi for another position in USA. The following
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