Mergers & Acquisitions: Hostile takeovers and defense strategies against them Bachelor thesis Samim Zarin 880825-5171 Erik Yang 890422-1176 Tutor: Harald Dolles Department of Business & Administration International Business Spring 2011 1 Bachelor’s Thesis in International Business Title: Mergers & Acquisitions - Hostile takeovers and defense strategies against them Author: Erik Yang and Samim Zarin Tutor: Harald Dolles Date: [2011-07] Keywords: Hostile takeover
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determine who was leaking information to the press. The issue of the legality of the use of pretexting by HP was eventually ruled to be a non-issue‚ meaning that it was not illegal. However‚ this does not mean that the use of pretexting by HP was a good business decision. This activity did have negative impact for the many members of the board‚ e.g. many resigned and had their professional reputations tarnished. * Do laws take any action towards the company? Unethical behaviour hurt the company
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ethical issue is that if Professor Ballistico publishes the results‚ it is possible that the Foodcorp will go trouble and the funding to the University will be affected. The University relies on the funding. If the results are not published‚ the responsibility to report the risks of the additives of Professor Ballistico will be undermined. It will violate the ethical conduct of Professor Ballistico and affect the objectives of the study. 2. The first option available to Ballistico is publishing
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Nokia rises to the challenge of the changing mobile phones market. Finland’s best known company has long been a global leader in the mobile phones market. Perhaps improbably‚ from its beginnings as a paper mill in 1865‚ this nowvenerable company whose culture and management remain rooted in Finnish values‚ has become one of the most resilient‚ globalized MNEs in an era dominated by globalization of markets. Indeed‚ the company attributes its staying power in markets largely to Finnish values
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What is business ethics? Would you agree that ultimately business ethics is a complete paradox‚ an absurd contradiction‚ and therefore largely a pointless exercise? Introduction In different periods of time‚ scholars provide different focuses for business ethics: systematic focus at the beginning‚ while organisational focus followed and individual focus at present (Fisher and Lovell‚ 2006). Although focuses of business ethics at different period of time are different‚ the basic principle and
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1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples. Two forms of utilitarianism are act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of individual actions and how those involved will be affected. The right course of action to take is the action that will produce the most overall happiness. An example of act utilitarianism would be whether or not to tell a patient they have
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Birmingham Business School Masters in Business Administration - International Business Module Title: Global Business Ethics Banner Code: 07 21262 Title: Business Ethics : Utopian visions of a more ethical and sustainable world Date: November 2010 Word Count: (3500) Written by: Folashayo E. Onibere Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Business and Ethics – Definition 4 3.0 Business Ethics and Ethical
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Dell Inc’s Business Ethics Gwynedd-Mercy College Abstract Business Ethics is a very important part of having and running a successful business. Your business ethics consist of the behavior that a business adheres to in daily dealings within the world. There are a few key components that are covered under the business ethical umbrella within the Dell Computer Corporation they are as follows: Corporate Social Responsibility‚ Corporate Governance‚ Environmental Responsibility and Corporate Accountability
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Corporate Social Responsibilities Tony Fernandes‚ CEO of Kuala Lumpur-based Air Asia started a low-cost airline at a time when everyone thought he would fail. He placed high emphasis on his workforce and flexible HR strategies. During the past few years‚ Air Asia has become one of the best low-cost airlines in Asia and it has also boosted its CSR efforts. Fernandes’ basic sense of CSR starts with his people: Air Asia was one of the first airlines in Asia to hire female pilots. He says that his staff
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Counselor Ethics and Responsibilities Counselor Ethics and Responsibilities An individual decides to become a counselor‚ the counselor is willing to work with individual who come from all walks of life‚ the counselors responsibility is to treat all clients with respect and equality (Corey‚ Corey‚ Corey‚ & Callanan‚ 2014). Counselors are taught to remove his or her personal values and beliefs so the focus can be place on the client and the need for services for the client. The discussion
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