Reflection Questions: What is consumer sovereignty? What are the limits to this concept? What are some examples of unethical issues related to the marketplace? What are some macro and micro marketing ethical issues? Current Events Report for Mar.26: Do a news media search to find an example of an ethical issue related to globalization.
Plan A. Analyze the Situation 1. What is your general purpose? To notify the consumers of carters of skin irritant from tagless care tags 2. What is your specific purpose? To let the customers of carter know that if their child develops a rash the Product can be returned 3.
In groups of three or four, make a list of possible reasons that the actual ending inventory might not agree with the ending inventory according to a computer system. Jason Tierro, an inventory Jason Tierro, an inventory clerk at Lexmar Company, is responsible for taking a physical count of the goods on hand at the end of the year. He has been performing this duty for several years. This year, Jason was very busy due to a shortage of personnel at the company, so he decided to just estimate the amount of ending inventory instead of doing an accurate count. He reasoned that he could come very close to the true amount because of his past experience working with inventory.
What is meant by the term lapping? How might an employee use lapping to conceal skimming? DQ 6: What are the three types of billing schemes? What type of proactive test is used to detect these schemes? ACC 375 Week 4 Individual Assignment Unethical Behavior Individual: Unethical Behavior
Week 1 - Case Study Barbara and the Poor Estimate 1. Case Overview The case revolves around Barbara who is a project manager. She has been assigned a new project through a competitive bidding process. It appears that the RFP gave a faulty estimate to the company based on a poor assumption. This assumption is based on a faulty premise involving a grade 7 employee and the estimate of time for completion on a project projected to take 12 weeks.
Watkins Co. Case Study I, assuming the role of Pat Eckers, am supposed to present a plan to make L.J. Watkins Company, a manufacturer of large sliding glass doors, run more cost effectively and motivate workers to perform at their top level by next Monday. I am in charge of mentoring and guiding Paul Watkins, who has been appointed below me as production manager. His subordinates currently dislike Paul. My Boss, L.J.
One of the reasons companies outsource workers, and thus help imperialize foreign countries, is for cheap labor. Western corporations can have multiple sources for a given item, in order to allow continued production once one region realizes it is being treated unfairly and strikes. Oddly, it is argued that these companies could survive without any foreign connection—capitalism without imperialism. But, this would lower profits and prevent “advanced capitalism.” The decision to claim that cultures with what is considered modern technology is defined by military power rather than which culture is actually superior. It is this force that essentially created this gap.
As far as being 100% effective goes, the employees may still be able to effectively do their jobs, but she has to take into consideration the fact that by not getting new equipment, the methods in which they do their jobs is outdated. If they wait to make the purchase until prices go down to a level the supervisor finds satisfactory, the employees may no longer be able to work at the “100% efficient” level. I would also explain the concept of Moore’s Law, the prediction that computer performance would double every 18 months, to the supervisor. This would allow her to see how important it is to stay
The information from these three sources provide information on why workers at Acme Support Services department morale has been getting lower and lower. The main topic of discussion is the disconnect between management and workers. The workplace document illustrates this disconnect very well. The interview with Mike Walton relays this point when he speaks of the frustration of management not practicing they would ask of there workers. The copy of the memo concerning management’s desire to have workers take more calls per hour, with a take more calls or else tone in the memo.
They search for the best possible decision based on information available. For example he said; -the timing was wrong. -Pinnacle’s profit is dropping. -getting into service business is mistake. Would you recommend that Pinnacle attempt to acquire Hoilman?