...10-K integration Project Take- Two Interactive Software, Inc. 10-K report date: 5/23/2012 10-K Report Link: http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/edgar_conv_html%2f2012%2f05%2f23%2f0001047469-12-006226.html#FIS_BUSINESS Article: Fff PESTLE Forces: 1. Political- Page 17- many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it may be common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by United States laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and by local laws, such as laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials. Although we implement policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that all of our employees, contractors and agents, as well as those companies to which we outsource certain of our business operations, including those based in or from countries where practices which violate such laws may be customary, will not take actions in violation of our policies. Any such violation, even if prohibited by our policies, could have a material adverse effect on our business. Because of the growing international operations of Take-Two the risks of not complying to foreign laws and regulations could result in increased costs and decreased sales. Take-Two has policies and procedures that follow laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. But there is no guarantee that all employees or involved parties will follow these laws and regulations. 2. Economic- Page...
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...Dear Madam, I am writing to complain about the “fortnight”’s holiday with your agency (if you call eight days so–I am not so keen on Maths ). My holiday with your company did not correspond to what the advertisement claims. Firstly, the advert states that five activities would be offered every day but in fact we were offered only two per day. Secondly, the advert promises one three-day camping expedition to introduce the joys of group-work. Unfortunately, we couldn’t even pitch the tents! Thirdly, it says that our “day off” would be full of the varied, remarkable and relaxing games cited in the leaflet at the residential centre. Actually, the centre was found full so they put us in a youth hostel, instead, some seven kilometres away with no buses and no taxis. For the relaxing games and the remarkable facilities, we were provided with a broken tennis table and used pack of cards. Besides, your company promises comfortable double rooms and memorable delicious meals for accommodation. To our astonishment, the only comfort we found was very dirty bed –clothes and disgusting meals. In general, our holiday was far from the one you had made us expect and the promises you had made us dream of. As a result of all these non-kept promises, I feel like I have been betrayed because I kept my promise of paying you and you did not. The only thing in your leaflet which is true is when you promise in the very introduction that the holiday with you will be an experience we...
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...Think of the sound of your kids laughing playing and have an all-out good time, doesn’t that just put and instant smile on your face? If you could do this and make memories your children will never forget wouldn’t you like that too? Well, you can, simply by taking your family on a simple family vacation. It can be as elaborate as a week long trip to Disney or as simple as a couple days camping or at a water park and amusement park. Whatever your budget may be there are plenty of ways to make sure you and your family have a wonderful time nobody will forget. I still remember the first time my parents, my brother, and I all packed in to our car and headed on down to Florida for the first time, it was one of the best times we ever had together. We all still talk about that, and even occasionally pull out pictures just to prove who is telling the story right. I remember driving down the coast; it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The water looked so blue and the beaches were so white, my brother and I just couldn’t wait to get out and play on the beach. As I think about these times it helps me to realize I can do the same for my kids someday. This year my son is pretty excited about the camping trip we are taking up to Central Lake, Michigan. Although, sometimes the way he talks about it I’m not sure if he’s more excited about the camper we are borrowing from our friends, or the trip itself. He’s five this year so he is finally old enough to enjoy the lake and remember...
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...The documentary film for this assignment is “The Take”. It filmed by Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein, and took place in Argentina. Argentina was the most prosperous middle-class in Latin America; however, it changed when the Carlos Menem ruled the country in 1990s. Menem implemented many business- friendly policies that according to the rule book of International Monetary Fund (IMF), such as layoff and sold off most of public assets. All these things did not go as what he thought, and it lead to the economic collapse. Firstly, the currency started to drop in Argentina, and then multinational banks escorted a large amount of money out of the country. Next, the Argentina government had frozen all bank accounts in the country. In the results, the savings of ordinary people had locked off, while rich people got their money offshore. The most important thing was this circumstance made Argentina to have largest sovereign debt in the world history, and 50% of the populations were below the poverty line. Sum up, the prosperous and wealthy Argentina were no longer exist. The economic downturn in Argentina affected every Argentinians. At first, people spent on what they earned, because their saving had been frozen in the banks. However, most of the citizens in Argentina were hard to find a job. The reason was factories were the places where most jobs came from, but many of them were bankruptcy. Therefore, people lost the main source of employment opportunities and income. Moreover, people...
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...[30 MARKS] 1. You are going to read about an organised holiday in Malaysia. For questions 1-15, choose from the options (A-E). Some of the options may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0) [14 marks] To which days the following refer to? 0 You can see the tea making process. There’s a view over the neighbouring country to enjoy. 1 The train will take you up to a wonderful view. 2 You can camp if you want to. 3 Start the day with some fruit. 4 Home cooking is on offer. 5 The walks are wonderful, but not easy. 6 You can really appreciate wildlife. 7 Take an evening walk through traffic-free streets. D 8 You can escape from the heat. 9 10 It’s small enough for you to see it all in one day. 11 Take your time to get used to the climate. 12 You can learn something about the background of Malaysia. 13 If you’re short of time, just take a short walk. 14 General English 2 Sample Paper 1 1 MALAYSIAN Experience A DAY 1-3 KUALA LUMPUR If you are staying in Chinatown then getting around is easy- just walk. The National Museum is a good introduction to Malay history, art and culture. Save some energy for a late night stroll around one of the busy night markets. Jalan Petaling is full of market traders who sell everything. The road is shut off to traffic at night and tables and...
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...man walking into the restaurant. Look, he starts to collect the leftover, includes the food which the two woman wasted. Seems like he is so happy when he is distributing the leftover into the plastic bag and rubbish dump. SCENE: NARRATION: After a long night, he finally finishes his work. Let’s follow him and discover what he will deal with the leftover. Now, here is the village. Look, there are so many children run towards him. They smiles happily when they saw him. They then quickly help him to take the rubbish dump and open it. They are enjoying to eat those leftover and I could also feel their happiness and satisfaction. The leftover inside the plastic bag is mostly bones and they use it to feed the animals. SCENE: NARRATION: Let’s follow again to the man, he goes back home and passes the food to his family. The woman was pregnant, and other children are sitting beside. The woman distributes the leftover to her children. Feel that she is a great mother as she only take care of the young ones. She just stand aside, quietly looking at her children eating. At same time, the father also teaches them the dining etiquette before the children start to have their dinner. They learn from their father that we need to appreciate every meal we have and pray for the good we had. SCENE:...
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...when a person is unhappy with their meal. You are paying for it of course. However fast food is mostly frozen. This allows places to simply heat up or finish cooking food and have it served in no time. You do get what you paid for and sometimes fast food is inexpensive. Fine dining on the other hand isn't. Typically in a fine dining restaurant the food is of higher quality, fresh, and the wait time is longer. Both have good customer service just on different levels. In fast food you enter the building, order, seat yourself then get your ticket called out. If you are in a hurry there's even drive throughs. On the contrary to fast dining when you enter a higher end establishment you get seated and handed a menu. There is a waiter there to take down your drink. Waiters do good jobs in making sure it stays filled. You place your order at the table. The meal is brought out to you and you get frequent checkups on how you everything is going. Most places do a good job on the interior work and have an appealing look to them. Though I do think the atmospheres are different. An atmosphere in a fast food restaurant is sometimes loud and open, as opposed to a...
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...Henri Boulangerie: Creating and Using a Master Budget BACKGROUND PART I: CREATING THE BUDGET MEETINGS WITH DIVISIONAL MANAGERS Henri Boulangerie is a medium-sized regional bakery that specializes in providing orders to grocery and convenience stores. Because of the popularity of its brand, it has also opened a small café for walk-in business. In order to maintain its high quality standard, Henri produces only three products: breakfast muffins, fresh bread, and chocolate chip cookies. Although business has been good in the past few years, a lucky contact with a large chain has recently allowed it to expand its brand out of the local region. Growth has been high since the new contract went into effect. Andy Griff, the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder, has arranged a meeting with a venture capital firm next week. Hopefully the meeting will result in the sale of some of Henri’s stock and an opportunity to establish a significant line of credit with the venture capital firm. These extra funds, if Andy can secure them, should provide sufficient money to meet Henri’s growth targets for the next few years. The venture capital firm’s assessment team has asked Andy to provide a quarterly master budget for the year that just began, complete with pro forma financial statements, at the meeting. They have expressed special interest in Henri’s earnings per share (EPS), cash flow from operations, and profit margins, indicating that good numbers in these...
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...| It Takes Courage | Unit 1 Assignment 1 | | Nadine Scusselle | 9/27/2013 | | “Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.” ~~~Ralph Waldo Emerson Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines courage as, “the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous.” Courage is the motivator that allows a person to step outside of a comfort zone and persist forward with an idea. Courage provides the enthusiasm to grab onto the idea and see that idea through to completion. A person is capable of being persistent and enthusiastic about an idea or a concept; but without courage, setbacks or negativity can cause the persistence and enthusiasm to wane. In the video “Manal al-Sharif: A Saudi woman who dared to drive,” from http://www.ted.com/talks/manal_al_sharif_a_saudi_woman_who_dared_to_drive.html, there is a story of courage. In American society, it has been almost a century since the end of the Women’s Right Movement. While women may still face issues within the society, they have the ability to face those issues without the ridicules once imposed prior to the movement. In Manal al-Sharif’s video, the story portrays a whole different societal view. In Memphis, TN there is a law that is still on the books to date. This law states that whenever a woman is driving a vehicle, a man...
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...this was a big change for me. I had a lot of bad things go on, things that no child should have to go through. So in result of that I was taken out of public school and was homeschooled. I never really had a teacher. I was home by myself and had no one to teach me. In result, I never got to graduate and get a diploma. I had gone to school to be a dog groomer, and became a certified groomer and ran my own grooming shop. So I had never worried about getting my G.E.D. As for writing I never really had to write I always talked face to face with my clients. I had never written an essay before I started college in the September of 2010. I never liked writing because I was not experienced in doing so. Honestly I was scared of having to take Communications. Now I am starting to enjoy writing still not the best at it, but I am getting a lot better compared to what I was. The essay This I Believe I really enjoyed it was my favorite one. Overall I have made a major improvement in my writing capabilities. I have tried the different techniques of brainstorming. I have tried free writing and I didn’t like this technique, because it had no order to it. I like thing having an order. Then I tried the web, I only used it once but I did not care for it much either. But the one that seemed to work the best for me was listing. I liked it because you could list them and group your ideas. Then when I started on my essay things go a lot smoother. One of the most helpful things my...
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...Matt’s family, there is a slowly decreasing recently. At this point, the Supermarket has called Matt and offered him a good opportunity to be the general manager of the Centerville Supermarket, according to this company is going to open their markets here I this town. Obviously, it can bring a great benefit to his family, but the some local businesses will be fading and some people may lose their job. 1. Matt and his family The Supermarket company wants to open their business in Centerville and offer Matt Hollis a great position in this coming plan. He and his family will get financial benefits, and his children need a large number money to achieve their academic goals, so this offer would be just in time for his family. However, if he takes this opportunity his family business which had been handed over from his great grandparents will be fading or end up in his hands. According to this situation, the opening of the Centerville Supermarket will give his family many financial and career benefits, besides that, Matt’s decision is also very important, so the power of him and his family in this case are financial and voting. 2. The Community of Centerville There are two kinds interests of this stakeholder. First of all, the people will get their shopping easier than before and also in a better quality, because the Supermarket company is better at goods delivery and products storing than those local small ones. Second, as the potential fading of the local business, some kinds...
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...Galina Bychkova Professor Russell Hirsh College Writing II August 5, 2015 Family Dinners Are Significant For those interested in improving their family’s interpersonal relationship and overall health, say, “goodbye” to take out food and “hello” to home-cooked family dinners. In this modern age and technologically advanced century, people rarely eat at home with their families. In America, many parents work long hours in which it becomes challenging for them to cook home- meals and eat together with their children. Therefore, many families resort to ordering takeout food. For many American families, it is hard to schedule family dinners for reasons that might be because sometimes parents work overtime, or children have some social activities. However, if members of a family put effort to gather for dinner, studies have shown its possible positive effects for family members. Many family meals give a family a chance to talk about happenings of the day, laugh, make family decisions, and enjoy the food in a tide in manner. Moreover, family dinners can help family members to learn about each other and build better interpersonal relationships. Regular family meals with family have been shown to lower a high-risk teenage behavior, such as sexual activity, drinking alcohol, smoking, marijuana use, eating disorders, violence, and school problems. In addition, family dinners have shown to decrease the risk of child obesity, improve a child’s social skills, and reduce behavioral...
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...restaurant, Wai-Ling Wang, wants to expand his business by either adding a delivery service or opening a new branch a few blocks away from the current establishment. Wai-Ling would like the delivery service to generate about 100 extra customers each day by only to deliver to nearby offices. The opportunity to open a new unit is extremely attractive because of the possible location of the new unit. The new location is in a food court that has a variety of other restaurants, but it needs some Oriental touch. Wai-Ling (Rao, 2004). Challenges Both of these business ventures comes with a variety of challenges. With the delivery service Wai-Ling has to consider the operational issues, how customers place their orders, and also what it will take to deliver this service to your customers. One major challenge in both of these business ventures is how Mongol BBQ plans on marketing their new service. The opportunity for Mongol BBQ to open a second restaurant is great opportunity but it does present some serious challenges. One...
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...Individual Project Proposal Song Tang(stang34@fordham.edu) 1. System Introduction & System Type In today’s age of fast food and take-out, many restaurants have chosen to focus on quick preparation and speedy delivery of orders rather than offering a rich dining experience. Until very recently, all of these delivery orders were placed over the phone, but there are many disadvantages to this system, including the inconvenience of the customer needing to have a physical copy of the menu, lack of a visual confirmation that the order was placed correctly, and the necessity for the restaurant to have an employee answering the phone and taking orders. What I propose is an online ordering system, which is a technique of ordering foods online applicable in any food delivery industry. The main advantage of my system is that it greatly simplifies the ordering process for both the customer and the restaurant. When the customer visits the ordering webpage, they are presented with an interactive and up-to-date menu, complete with all available options and dynamically adjusting prices based on the selected options. After making a selection, the item is then added to their order, which the customer can review the details of at any time before checking out. This provides instant visual confirmation of what was selected and ensures that items in the order are, in fact, what was intended. This system also greatly lightens the load on the restaurant’s end, as the entire process of taking...
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...Principles of Marketing April 22, 2015 Case Paper #8: Besitti’s Restaurant Introduction Rosa Besitti is an accomplished and driven woman who is trying to find her way in the very daunting restaurant industry, while facing many hardships that have caused her to question her business altogether. Her deep wanting for future success in the restaurant industry has inevitably brought her to face a difficult decision in her career. She has to choose between keeping her restaurant under her name and leadership, while continuing to try and make it grow so that she can start bringing in profit to her family, or make Besitti’s a fast-food or family restaurant franchise and give up her own brand and family name. She is aware that if she doesn’t change what she’s doing in some way or another as soon as humanly possible, she will never get to the point in her career where she no longer has to consider making tough and life alternating decisions. Analyze Ms. Rosa Besitti, the owner and manager of Besitti’s Restaurant, is reviewing and analyzing the slow growth of her restaurant and deciding whether she should either continue trying to grow her industry, or switch to joining a common fast-food or family restaurant franchise chain. If she decides to keep Besitti’s Restaurant under her name, the wisest thing to do in order to move forward, Rosa should explore the possibility of creating and performing a S.W.O.T. analysis. A S.W.O.T. analysis is a structured planning method used to evaluate...
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