In the middle of 2007, August 18th 2007 to be exact, Mattel had to deal with a product crisis. This was the worst crisis Mattel has had in its history. The wake-up call for Mattel came just as it was preparing to announce that the company would recall an estimate of 2 million Chinese-made toys that were tainted with lead paint (Story). Tom Debrowski, Mattel’s executive vice president for worldwide operations said Mattel thought it was dealing with at most “a single failure, from a single vendor who made a big mistake” (Story). But in the middle of the meeting on July 30, 2007 Mattel learned otherwise.
October 23, 2012 Case 3: Mattel’s Misfit Toys BUAD 455 Synopsis Mattel is the United States leading toy manufacturing company. Mattel features toys from Barbie, Fisher-Price, Hot Wheels, etc. On August 1, 2007 Mattel announced their largest toy recall, due to lead paint tainting their product. This caused Mattel’s financial fallout. Critical Factors of Success The high standard of Mattel’s toys and products is a critical factor of success, because it put the company on a petal stool as a role model in the toy industry.
There were some firefighters that had argued that the test results should be thrown out because it showed that the tests were discriminatory. “These individuals threatened a discrimination lawsuit if the City made promotions based on these tests” (Smith & Robertson, 911). Other firefighters said that these tests were neutral and fair. These firefighters also threatened a discrimination lawsuit “if the City, relying on the statistical racial disparity, ignored the test results and denied promotions to the candidates who had performed well” (Smith & Robertson, 911). The result was that the City threw out the examinations all together.
The government needs to be stricter when it comes to product inspections. 2 weeks ago Georgia Peanut company were caught selling salmonella-infested peanut butter to the public. according to the CBS news article on the subject, “Former peanut corporation of America owner, Stewart Parnell was convicted on numerous counts including conspiracy, wire fraud and obstruction of justice related to shipping tainted peanut butter to customers.”. Stewart Parnell knew about the tainted peanuts, but shipped it to customers anyway. The peanuts failed the safety inspection and Parnell made an effort to hide the evidence.
Psychological professionals are often criticized for disregarding the rights of the clients, resulting in distrust, and in many cases their licenses revoked. Dual relations between psychologist and client are the leading cause of termination according to an article by Meyers (2005). This paper will examine the concept of dual relationships. It will present a scenario and analyze the dual relationships that exist. This paper will also discuss in detail the ethical issues and challenges that are presented by the dual relationships.
When Mattel, in July 2007, learned of the problems of lead paint in their product and magnets that could be swallowed by children causing serious health issues, they acted quickly by issuing voluntary recalls one after another starting on August 1, 2007. Over a year after the recalls it was reported that Mattel had recalled a total of 21 million toys from China as a result of the lead paint and magnets. In December 2008, Mattel reached a settlement with 39 states to pay $12 million dollars. The interesting part is that the money is to be used to educate the public about the dangers of lead paint and lead poisoning. In more recent years Mattel is still
You denied this originally and indicated the reverse was true. Additionally: After this incident and during the investigation period, you acted beyond the scope of your authority in making an employee scheduled change that caused the shift to be covered at overtime. You misrepresented numerous facts around the unauthorized action including: Director availability for approval, the purpose of the change and notification to Nursing Staffing. Your account was again at odds with my observations and the feedback of both department and Staffing Office witnesses. Further, I have
Calling it Quits Divorce plays a big role in modern day America, and unfortunately divorce rates have continued to increase over the past decade. Divorce is often perceived as a negative topic for obvious reasons such as causing damage to the family, traumatizing the children in the family and other psychological effects it has on people involved. However, both of the two articles I researched discuss divorce and its negative psychological effects; one of the articles differs in that it focuses on the ecological aspects of divorce instead. Jacob Duchaine wrote “An Argument Against Divorce” making claims against divorce and its negativity using biblical references and the stance that “No one takes anything seriously anymore, even marriage”(1).
Noncompliance is dangerous for the patient and frustrating for the physician. Up to 11% of hospital admissions, 40% of nursing home admissions, and about 125,000 deaths a year are due to noncompliance with prescribed medication regimens, according to the American Pharmacists Association “Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them (APA, 1994)." It should not be different if the patient is indigent and can not pay the bill because as a healthcare professional you should always treat every patient with the same respect disregarding there economic standpoint, race, or color. The way the economy has been the last couple years has had a big impact on why more patients are noncompliant. Patients will not buy or take medications if they can not afford it.
Mattel has revenues of $5.4 billion as of 2009 putting them at the top of this market. However, Mattel is followed by a close second know as Hasbro. Hasbro is the second worldwide producer of toys, and they have revenues of $4.7 billion in 2009. History of Mattel The history of Mattel dates back to the early 1900’s. In 1945 Ruth and Elliot Handler and Harold Matson founded Mattel.