successful corporate executive of one of the world’s prestige airlines can put on a multimillion dollar currency speculation‚ and win—and still get lambasted by his critics. It’s enough to make a capitalist cry. - Intermarket‚ 1985 It was February 14‚ 1986‚ and Herr Heinz Ruhnau‚ Chairman of Lufthansa (Germany) was summoned to meet with Lufthansa’s board. The board’s task was to determine if Herr Ruhnau’s term of office should be terminated. Herr Ruhnau had already been summoned by Germany’s transportation
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Reina Louise R. Felonia PhilGov BSIT 2.1C Sir Jian Dayuta Mother of Philippine Democracy María Corazón Sumulong "Cory" Cojuangco Aquino was born on January 25‚ 1933‚ in Paniqui‚ Tarlac‚ María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco was the fourth child of José Cojuangco‚ Sr. and Demetria Sumulong. Her siblings were Pedro‚ Josephine‚ Teresita‚ Jose‚ Jr. and Maria Paz. Both Aquino’s parents came from prominent clans. Her father was a prominent Tarlac businessman and politician‚ and her great-grandfather
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behaviors related with the intention to cause harm. Contrary to popular belief‚ there is no reliable correlation between videogames and aggression. Claims are the backbone to a study; they are both the starting point and the goal. Cooper and Mackie (1986) sought to discover if a highly violent game would affect 4th and 5th grade kids differently than a nonviolent game or a paper-and-pencil game. Tamborini et all (2000) predicted that aggressive thoughts and behaviors would be highest amongst those
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to act prudently‚ minimising risk and thus preferring a less control arrangement of foreign subsidiaries. A binomial logistic model is developed with reference to manufacturing foreign direct investments undertaken by Italian firms in the period 1986–1993. 1. Introduction One of the most important decisions faced by a company intending to undertake a foreign direct investment (FDI) concerns the ownership structure of the foreign subsidiary. A number of alternatives are possible‚ ranging
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NUCOR MEMORANDUM To: F. Kenneth Iverson and Management Team of Nucor Corporation CC: AGSM Faculty Teams Subject: Investment Decision Date: 04/22/2009 From: 1713898 The Situation In 1986‚ flat sheet segment contained 52% of US total steel market1. Nucor Corporation‚ which is a steel minimill well-known for its leadership‚ efficient operation and well-structured compensation‚ is showing the interest in the flat sheet segment. At the same time‚ there are many new thin-slab casting technologies to
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Languages and human social interaction in the medium of languages‚ to a large extent lead to the development of unique authenticity. According to Thiongo (1986: pp 26)‚ living languages grow like living things and English is far from a dead language. All European countries examples American‚ Canadian‚ West Indian add their own uniqueness and culture to the English language. African cultures are also shown in English today by reflecting their own ideas‚ thinking and philosophy. Our forefathers believes
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(1973). What are Human Rights? New York. Taplinger De George‚ T.R De George‚ T. R. (1986) Business Ethics‚ 2nd ed. New York. Macmillan. Donaldson‚ T. (1989). The Ethics of International Business. New York. Oxford University Gabriel‚ P.P Hoffman‚ W.M. & Frederick‚ R. E. (1995) Business Ethics: Reading and Cases in Corporate Morality.3rd Ed. New York. Mc-Graw-Hill‚ Inc. Hoffman‚ W.F‚ Lange‚ A.E‚ & Fedo‚ D.A. (1986) Ethics and the Multinational Enterprise. New York University Press of America Hobbes
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Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Why Do Audits Fail? Evidence from Lincoln Savings and Loan Author(s): Merle Erickson‚ Brian W. Mayhew‚ William L. Felix‚ Jr. Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of Accounting Research‚ Vol. 38‚ No. 1 (Spring‚ 2000)‚ pp. 165-194 Published by: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of Accounting Research Center‚ Booth School of Business‚ University of Chicago Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2672927 . Accessed: 30/01/2012
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Chernobyl: By Cain Fogarty. The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that happened on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (at the time it was officially the Ukrainian SSR)‚ which was under the direct authority of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire released large levels of radioactive particles into the atmosphere‚ which spread over most of the western USSR and Europe. The Chernobyl disaster is widely considered to have
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Coca-Cola Enterprises‚ established in 1986‚ is a young company by the standards of the Coca-Cola system. Yet each of its franchises has a strong heritage in the traditions of Coca-Cola that is the foundation for this Company. The Coca-Cola Company traces it’s beginning to 1886‚ when an Atlanta pharmacist‚ Dr. John Pemberton ‚ began to produce Coca-Cola syrup for sale in fountain drinks. However the bottling business began in 1899 when two Chattanooga businessmen‚ Benjamin F. Thomas and Joseph B.
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