1 General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC 1. What are General Mills’ motives for this deal? Estimate the present value of the expected cost savings (synergies). In the spring of 1998 General Mills began studying areas where they could add to the company and advanced a strategy of acquisition-driven growth. General Mills has several motives for pursuing a deal to acquire Pillsbury. Pillsbury was identified as an ideal target due to its ability to complement General Mills’ other
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Team effectiveness is a tool system for people to work together effectively. When a group of people working together they can much better if they were working by themselves. Team effectiveness is use to bring people together who is have a different time. Team effectiveness gives you the abilities to communication with your peer. In fact when team up with people who share the same opinion as you do. If a team member is having a different opinion team effectively is there to help each individual‚ (www
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Did the Cost Outweigh the Benefits? Help wanted! Long hours! Low pay! Unfair labor contracts! How could you turn us down? This might seem crazy but many people wouldn’t turn them down. They needed work and a paycheck. Even though the workers paid very little money and had long hours they still worked because once you’re in it’s hard to get out. So‚ did the cost outweigh the benefits for female Japan silk workers? The cost outweighed the benefits for three reasons: long‚ hard hours‚ low and unfair
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives Amy Chaney ETH/316 October 21‚ 2014 Scott Myers Cross-Cultural Perspectives Even though large corporations are keeping their cost down and reaping the benefits in the manufacturing of women’s clothing in what’s called “Sweatshops” there has been some whistle blowing on the large corporations like Gap‚ Wal-Mart and H&M who want to make a fast profit at the safety and welfare of children. There is a clear-cut line of cross-cultural and ethics perspectives to be examined
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WHAT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN ME Every person in this world is in a constant battle with themselves to find out that one special thing that brings the best out of them or that allows them to utilize their talent to its utmost potential. I’m no different than all of the others as I myself have given a lot of thought on this matter and honestly speaking it was very difficult at first to identify that one thing that allowed me to be at my best. At first I use to think that while playing sports I was
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What historical benefit did D-day have in history? If the allies did not succeed in D-day would Europe still be occupied by Hitler? The failure of D-day could have caused the Allies to lose in World War II. The idea of D-day was in process since March 9‚ 1942 when President Roosevelt said I am becoming interested in the established of a new front this summer on the European continent (Collier 8). With the idea of penetrating a very fortified German front the Allies had their hands full. The invasion
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using the river to catch herring. Prince thought it would be a great place for a grist mill. When the grist mill was built everyone loved it for the corn meal. Back then everyone ate cornmeal or cornbread everyday‚ maybe even twice a day. So to have that so readily available was amazing for the colonists. Fabric was also sent there to be “pre-shrunk” in the water before giving to families to sew. In 1706 the first mill sadly burned down. 45 years later in 1873 they decided to build another one. They didn’t
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Introduction What is organizing? Organizing means arranging the activities in such a way that they systematically contribute to enterprise goals. An organization consists of people whose specialized tasks are coordinated to contribute to the organization’s goals. The usual way of depicting an organization is with an organization chart. It shows the structure of the organization; specifically‚ the title of each manager’s position and‚ by means of connecting lines‚ who is accountable to whom and
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The American Red Cross (ARC) Tyneca M. Allen Dr. Jack Huddleston HRM 522 January 26‚ 2014 Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line). The impact of this event on ARC’s “benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment‚ investor loyalty‚ customer satisfaction‚ and bottom line) in short‚ a stakeholder obligation to fulfill its charter’s expectations and deliver these promises effectively
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Explain both the general principles of Utilitarianism and the distinctive features of Mill’s Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a teleological and consequentialist theory as it focuses on whether an action is good or bad depending on the outcome‚ regardless of what the act may be. For example an act could be a horrible one‚ i.e. murder but if it brings about a good consequence it’s seen as a good act. J. Bentham devised the greatest happiness principle which states that an action is right if it results
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