Socrates Case essays
3,499 Socrates Case Essays: 251 - 275 (showing first 1,000 results)
-
What Was the Legal Issue in This Case? What Did the Court Decide?
1) What was the legal issue in this case? What did the court decide? The legal issue was whether the plaintiff, Cortez who had worked for Wal-Mart for 17 years as an assistant manager was failed to be promoted by Wal-Mart too a general manger position due to his age being over 40. This would be a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and at the time of his resignation,
Rating:Essay Length: 834 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 19, 2011 -
Enron International Case Study
SYNOPSIS In the early 1990s, Enron International entered into an agreement to build two gas fired power plants in India. The plants would help supply electricity in a country whose rapidly growing power needs were far exceeding existing generating capacity. The plants were to be gas fired, receiving a portion of the gas from Indian fields and a portion from a facility Enron was building in Qatar. While the general idea behind the projects had
Rating:Essay Length: 390 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 20, 2011 -
The Good Earth - Wang Lung - a China Farmer Case Study
Summary Wang Lung, a poor farmer in rural China, has recently reached the age for marrying. His father wants to find him a suitable wife and approaches the prosperous Hwang family to ask whether they can spare a slave for Wang Lung. Wang Lung's father insists that the woman be unattractive. He worries that a pretty girl would have attracted the young lords of the house and would therefore have lost her virginity. Wang Lung
Rating:Essay Length: 818 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 20, 2011 -
Imitate Jesus, Socrates and Franklin
History 205 November 22, 2010 Essay Assignment: Imitate Jesus, Socrates...And Franklin Around 1730, while in his late 20s, American publisher and future statesman Benjamin Franklin came up with a "bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection" (Franklin p.148). Franklin's project involved listing thirteen virtues that he felt were important guides for living. His purpose for this project was "to live without committing any fault at any time". He hoped that by practicing these
Rating:Essay Length: 1,798 Words / 8 PagesSubmitted: July 20, 2011 -
McLibel Case Study
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION/ ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE McLibel was a true "David and Goliath" battle. McDonald's filed court action for libel against two environmental activists Helen Steel, a former London gardener and David Morris, a single father and former postman who both belonged to a very small London-based group called "London Greenpeace". London Greenpeace launched the International Day of Action Against McDonald's in 1985 while they produced and handed a 6-sided factsheet called "What's Wrong With McDonald's?
Rating:Essay Length: 2,856 Words / 12 PagesSubmitted: July 21, 2011 -
Ups and Hp Case Study
Introduction Supply chain outsourcing is tightly connected with the concept of a partnership not just another vendor relationship. It involves two companies striving for the same goal in mind - higher business performance. In this case study Hewlett Packard (hereinafter HP) needed to find a supplier that had the logistical capabilities that would provide a varied range of transportation alternatives to deal with a hi-tech company and the short-life cycle that comes with it as
Rating:Essay Length: 462 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 23, 2011 -
Life and Death from Socrates' Perspective
Life and Death from Socrates' Perspective "The unexamined life is not worth living." (Socrates) Aware of the fact that he was actually the wisest man in Athens, Socrates claimed his mission as assisting others to examine themselves, to reflect upon their beliefs, and ultimately, to foster their souls instead of upholding the values of their bodies. However, while performing his "task," Socrates had uncovered the ignorance of many citizens most of whom used to believe
Rating:Essay Length: 997 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 23, 2011 -
Case Analysis - Changes in Communication Style and the Links of Communication Styles
Douglas, C., Martin, J. and Krapels, R. (2006). Communication in the Transition to Self-Directed Work Teams. Journal of Business Communication, 43(4), 295-321. The main goal of this study was to identify the changes in communication style and the links of communication styles to the willingness of team members to participate in team decision-making activities. This study shows that subordinates' perceptions of managers' influence strategies affect the success of change within organizations. Using data collected over
Rating:Essay Length: 778 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 29, 2011 -
The Last Days of Socrates Summary
Socrates was a Greek Athenian philosopher and is often credited as one of the founders of western philosophy. The Last Days of Socrates is a simple, but somewhat hard to read book. It is written by Plato, a student of Socrates. It consist of four dialogues that talk about Socrates activities before his trail and death. In these dialogues you get to know a few other characters and what their views are by the opinions
Rating:Essay Length: 441 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 29, 2011 -
The Socratic Method
The Socratic method (also known as method of elenchus, elenctic method, Socratic irony, or Socratic debate), is a form of inquiry and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.[1] It is a dialectical method, often involving an oppositional discussion in which the defense of one point of view is pitted against the defense of another; one participant may lead another to contradict
Rating:Essay Length: 960 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 29, 2011 -
Tivo Case Study
Tivo Case Study As it launched in 1999, perhaps America wasn't ready for the PVR (personal video recorder), or perhaps people were simply not aware of what had been created. Whatever the case may have been, the company named TiVo needed the success it had been lacking and the recognition it deserved. It was a slow start and a journey of anxiety even the company was backed by massive companies such as AOL-Time Warner, DirecTV
Rating:Essay Length: 336 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 30, 2011 -
Haier Case Study
Haier Case Study Haier (Discussion Question 2): Do you agree with Haier's decision to globalize into developed markets early on? Explain Pros and Cons of the approach. Introduction The Haier Group is a Chinese based company with more than 70,000 employees around the globe and realizes a turnover of 135.7 billion Yuan (2010) a year. Haier has risen to be one of the world's top brands of consumer appliances, and was recognized as "China's most
Rating:Essay Length: 1,406 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: July 30, 2011 -
The Trophy Project - Business Case
No. The first most important this for the Trophy project is no business plan was formulated. Reichart was newly appointed to The Trophy project, before that he had experience as assistant project manager. No business case was present. The Trophy project didn't have any planning principles as lack of planning and control. Instead of maintaining the project line management, Reichart was figuring out how to bring the project back on the schedule as planned.
Rating:Essay Length: 547 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: July 30, 2011 -
What Is Wrong with Our Love? - Father and Son Case Study
What is wrong with our love? Normally when people make mistakes or get misunderstands between each other, they always can forgive each other in the end, may be because of time, and may be because of love, although they have already had big estrangements. However, there are something happen to Victor, Arnold (Victor's father), and Tomas make their relationship cleft, although one certain thing is that those emotional ups and downs are exactly derived from
Rating:Essay Length: 950 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Tivo Case Analysis
Tivo Case Analysis Marketing Management Assignment -Case Analysis #1- TiVo 1. What is TiVo? Tivo is a digital recorder that helps viewers to take control of what they watch. The features of Tivo are recording programs as per viewers' request, suggesting the programs according to viewers' habits, ability to skip commercials, and so on. What factors facilitate its adoption? a. Recording the programs - easy to record, stop, rewind, and schedule recording the shows. b.
Rating:Essay Length: 1,162 Words / 5 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Colgate-Palmolive Case Study
ColgateColgate-Palmolive's extensive overseas reach is another main strength. Based on the data in the case study, ColgateColgate-Palmolivehas introduced 2 new products worldwide and setup manufacturing facilities in China and Eastern Europe, breaching the new emerging economies inof the 21st century. On top of that, international sales accounted for 64% of total sales andand profits from international operations account for 67% of the total profits for ColgateColgate-Palmolive.-Palmolive ColgateColgate-Palmolive hasa very large an extensive Research and Development
Rating:Essay Length: 268 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Case for Critical Analysis
Case for Critical Analysis: Chapter 14 1. Ms. Gustafson's leadership style was consistent with that of a relationship-oriented leader. Although the case study shows no reason to believe that she was not task oriented (in the whole), her descriptions are more related to creating a positive and well liked work environment. Ms. Gustafson probably commanded/leaded a group of workers (mainly females) that liked one another and had a relative amount of cohesion. There was never
Rating:Essay Length: 510 Words / 3 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Apple Case Stidy
Executive Summary This case analyzes the current situation of Apple Inc. as of 2008. This report also provides recommendations that could facilitate the future growth and profitability of Apple Inc. The following methods will be used to give a detailed analysis of Apple Inc.: Key success factors A SWOT analysis Identification of critical issues Perceptual Maps comparing Apple with competitors Tables of financial data Recommendations to facilitate future success of the company This case report
Rating:Essay Length: 1,324 Words / 6 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Case: Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital
Case: Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (HBS 9-298-101) Suggested Questions 1) How will you estimate the cost of equity of an unlisted company having publicly traded comparable companies? 2) Calculate the cost of capital of Marriott Corporation as a whole. 3) Calculate the cost of capital of the lodging business. 4) Calculate the cost of capital of the restaurant business. 5) Calculate the cost of capital of the contract services business. 6) What is
Rating:Essay Length: 337 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: July 31, 2011 -
Hsbc Case - Carbon Trading
from HSBC Carbon Trading Let us first try to understand some of the terms related with Carbon trading: 1) Emissions Trading: Market based approach to control pollution by giving economic incentives to reduce the emissions. 2) Carbon Trading: A form of emissions trading that targets carbon dioxide. It currently forms the bulk of emissions trading. 3) EU ETS : European Union Emission Trading System An EU wide 'cap and trade' system for trading carbon allowances,
Rating:Essay Length: 355 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011 -
Bridgelux - an Led Manufacturing Company Case Study
Background Bridgelux, a U.S. LED (light-emitting diode) manufacturer, is considering location options for its manufacturing plant to ramp up capacity and production to meet impending customer demand. As with other U.S. based companies, the desire is to retain manufacturing in the United States but from a business and financial perspective the cost benefit of using manufacturing plants in Asia and other countries outweighs the US alternative. Other nations entice high tech-industries "with generous tax breaks,
Rating:Essay Length: 451 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011 -
The Richardson Case
The Richardson case was recommended to be dismissed by Assistant County Prosecutor Adam Dow. In the past month, six people were robbed while they drew money out of an ATM machine. Richardson does have a prior record for robbery, and a victim did point him out in a lineup. However, the victim was very uncertain in doing so, and the quality of the ATM camera is grainy and is difficult to decipher if it really
Rating:Essay Length: 312 Words / 2 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011 -
Arco Chemical Case Write Up
1. ARCO Chemical's rationale for globalizing was primarily due to the fact that they had to follow their automotive customers. Since theses customers have expanded internationally, ARCO Chemical was pulled in the same direction. In addition, since they streamlined their products to respond better to globally political and economic events, this forced ARCO to expand its customer base since they were offering fewer but more competitive products. It the past selling to the auto industry
Rating:Essay Length: 779 Words / 4 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011 -
Writing Technical Cases
Writing Technical Articles The notes below apply to technical papers in computer science and electrical engineering, with emphasis on papers in systems and networks. Read Strunk and White, Elements of Style. Again. Give the paper to somebody else to read. If you can, find two people: one person familiar with the technical matter, another only generally familiar with the area. Papers can be divided roughly into two categories, namely original research papers and survey papers.
Rating:Essay Length: 6,039 Words / 25 PagesSubmitted: August 1, 2011 -
Developmental Psychology - Anorexia Case Study
Developmental Psychology Assessment 2 Assessment 2. Case Study Word Count: 2,189 "Anorexia is a puzzling disease, full of contradictions and paradoxes. These youngsters willingly undergo starvation, even to the point of death". (Bruch 2001, p.3) This paper will present an interview questionnaire with Emily, who has suffered from an eating disorder for many years. The paper will also identify the issue at hand and outline my approach to developing the questionnaire. I will give an
Rating:Essay Length: 2,359 Words / 10 PagesSubmitted: August 2, 2011