...of stakeholders is perceived as being socially responsible. Time Warner Inc.’s ethical policy is quite elaborate. Firstly, the company has a code of ethics that is meant to guide the conduct of workers. Secondly, the firm has ethical standards meant to guide directors’ conduct. As well, the company has a code of ethics that guides the way internal stakeholders undertake transactions (Time Warner Inc, 2014). Similarly, Mattel has an elaborate ethical policy that defines ethical responsibilities of all internal stakeholders (Mattel, 2011). However, the ethical policies of General Electric and Merck are not comprehensive. The two organizations have brief codes of conduct that do not offer direct definitions of ethical responsibilities of the internal stakeholders (General Electric, 2015; Merck, 2015). A sales representative working for Time Warner Inc or Mattel is likely to behave in the same way since his or her ethical conduct is guided by the firms’ comprehensive and effective ethical policies. However, a sales representative working for Time Warner Inc or Mattel is likely to behave differently from a sales representative working for General Electric or Merck. This is due to the fact that there are no comprehensive and effective ethical policies to guide workers for General Electric and Merck. Although the ethical policies for Time Warner Inc and Mattel effective, the ethical policy for Time Warner Inc is more admirable since it is more comprehensive than the...
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...of stakeholders is perceived as being socially responsible. Time Warner Inc.’s ethical policy is quite elaborate. Firstly, the company has a code of ethics that is meant to guide the conduct of workers. Secondly, the firm has ethical standards meant to guide directors’ conduct. As well, the company has a code of ethics that guides the way internal stakeholders undertake transactions (Time Warner Inc, 2014). Similarly, Mattel has an elaborate ethical policy that defines ethical responsibilities of all internal stakeholders (Mattel, 2011). However, the ethical policies of General Electric and Merck are not comprehensive. The two organizations have brief codes of conduct that do not offer direct definitions of ethical responsibilities of the internal stakeholders (General Electric, 2015; Merck, 2015). A sales representative working for Time Warner Inc or Mattel is likely to behave in the same way since his or her ethical conduct is guided by the firms’ comprehensive and effective ethical policies. However, a sales representative working for Time Warner Inc or Mattel is likely to behave differently from a sales representative working for General Electric or Merck. This is due to the fact that there are no comprehensive and effective ethical policies to guide workers for General Electric and Merck. Although the ethical policies for Time Warner Inc and Mattel effective, the ethical policy for Time Warner Inc is more admirable since it is more comprehensive than the...
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...Time Warner Cable 200 8 A N N U A L R E PO R T Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S. and a major provider of communications and entertainment services to homes and businesses. Our technologically advanced, well-clustered operations serve about 14.6 million customers in 28 states, with our largest operations located primarily in five geographic areas: New York State (including New York City), Texas, Ohio, the Carolinas and Southern California (including Los Angeles). Time Warner Cable is built on a foundation of technological innovation and commitment to the communities we call home. VIDEO • Time Warner Cable offers packages of ff cable channels to fit a wide variety of budgets. With Digital Cable, customers have access to more than 200 channels, On Demand, parental controls and optional DVR service. • Time Warner Cable’s Digital Cable is the “Home of Free HD.” Our highdefinition service delivers the best fi HD channels and HD On Demand. • On Demand gives customers thousands of viewing choices instantly, with new movies, shows and sporting events added every day—many in HD. • Start Over® is an Enhanced TV feature that lets viewers restart a program already in progress, at the push of a button, even if they haven’t programmed their DVR. HIGH-SPEED DATA • Road Runner High-Speed Online delivers a blazing-fast Internet connection with speeds up to three times faster than standard DSL packages. • Security Suite comes with every subscription and delivers...
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...justified as countering the effects of a history of discrimination.”-Tori Sims. In the reading “Affirmative Action: The Price of Preference”, the writer talks about how being a black male affected him. It not only caused him a great difficulty of getting into college, but his children as well. Society negatively affects people so much they just want to escape from it all. The human mind is very much affected by other minds. We tend to think what others think; and create along the lines others have created. Individuality is to break out of this mode; to think differently and manifest what has not existed before. In fact, individuality is to think and create something out of nothing, which may be the process of creation itself. Within time, society is causing people to become more and more like each other. The way they dress, the music people listen to, even the people we look up to. Most children are all brought up the same way. At a young age, your taught how to speak correctly, proper manners, religion, how to behave and obey others and their parents and school knowledge. Once you get older, every kid want the coolest and most popular things out there. Something that is also seen throughout...
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...Service Company Analysis - Time Warner Cable Table of Contents Background Page 3 Nature of Services Provided Page 4 Service Culture Page 4 Competition and Strategy Pages 4 and 5 Service Blueprint Pages 5 and 6 Social Media Page 7 Level Capacity Pages 7 and 8 Sustainability Strategy Page 8 SWOT Pages 9 and 10 Recommendations Pages 10 and 11 Bibliography Page 12 Background The beginning of Time Warner Cable (TWC) can be traced back to 1968 when American Television and Communications (ATC) was founded. Later, between 1973 and 1978, Time Inc. acquired 100% of ATC and Warner Communications formed Warner Cable. In 1989, the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Cable was announced, later becoming what we know today as Time Warner Cable. As noted on the company’s website 1, Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. They currently operate in 29 states and have over 51,000 employees. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and...
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...Time Warner/Viacom Jose A. Cruz BUSA 202 Principles of Marketing Eric Rios March 1, 2012 In December 31, 28 Viacom, owners of the Nickelodeon television announce they were taking off the air 19 channels that Viacom owns including two of viewers favorite program as Dora the Explorer and Sponge Bob SquarePans. For this Warner began to receive many calls from spectators complaining and threatened that they will switch cable companies’ providers. Time Warner is the second largest cable provider in the United State with approximately 13.3 million subscribers. Viacom is one of the largest providers of cable TV channel programming. The channel arrangement between Viacom and Time Warner is one of dual distribution in that they both offer the same product to consumers. Viacom owns the channels that people were viewing and Time Warner was supplying the consumers with those channels on another cable provider. The intermediaries are the stations that they offer the service and the people doing the negotiations to keep the channels at Time Warner and get Viacom a little more money. The channel conflict is that of a vertical conflict, since Time Warner is below Viacom in this and Viacom has sway over what happens to them. However in this case, Time Warner was able to regain the upper hand by reaching out to its consumers, hoping they made up for what the company itself could not threaten. Therefore, Viacom wanted more money to supply the channels that had millions of viewers, and...
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...Time Inc. Entry into the Entertainment Industry Equipo 4 Cecilia Quijano Karla Rodriguez Cristina Mayorga Suggested Questions 1.- How attractive is the merger of Time with Warner? a) What are the value enhancement opportunities? b) Is the proposed exchange ratio of 0.465 per Warner share attractive? Is Time Paying the right price for Warner? c) Does the merger make sense strategically? La fusión de time con Warner ofrecía una amplia gama de posibilidades de mejora para ambas empresas. Time tendría una mayor capacidad financiera y conseguiría entrar a mercados en los que anteriormente no participaba; mientras que Warner podía expandir su capacidad y su presencia internacional. Comparando el valor de las empresas antes y después del anuncio de fusión, se obtiene que la sinergia tiene un valor de alrededor de $331. El intercambio propuesto de .465 por acción de Warner nos da como resultado que la nueva empresa tiene 139.9 acciones de las cuales Times es dueño del 41% y Warner del 59% restante. Esto tiene como resultado que el día anterior al anuncio de fusión (3 de marzo) la empresa fusionada tiene un valor de $15,266.59. Esto es $866.95 por encima del valor de ambas empresas si decidieran no fusionarse. También apreciamos que un día después del anuncio (4 de marzo) el valor es de $15,039.25, con una sinergia de $308.78. Otro dato relevante para nuestra valuación es que después de la fusión (6 de Junio) la empresa ya fusionada tiene un valor de $17,627.40 y...
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...Education, Inc. Units of Lecture 3 Position, Distance, and Displacement, Average Speed and Velocity, Acceleration Motion with Constant Acceleration Freely Falling Objects Motion in Two Dimensions Relative Velocity Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Position, Distance, and Displacement Before describing motion, you must set up a coordinate system – define an origin and a positive direction. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Position, Distance, and Displacement The distance is the total length of travel; (Example - if you drive from your house to the grocery store and back, you have covered a distance of 8.6 mi). Displacement is the change in position. (Example - If you drive from your house to the grocery store and then to your friend’s house, your displacement is 2.1 mi and the distance you have traveled is 10.7 mi). Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Distance is the length of Displacement is the the actual path taken by an object. straight-line separation of two points in a specified direction. Distance, s is a scalar Displacement, D is a quantity (no direction) Contains magnitude only and consists of a number and a unit. Example: (20 m, 40 mi/h) vector quantity Contains magnitude AND direction, a number, unit & angle. Example: (12 m, 300; 8 km/h) Consider travel from point A to point B in diagram below: Consider travel from point A to point B in diagram below: s = 20 m ...
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...Section 1: Tests of Profitability Return on Equity | 2012 | Under Armour | 15.8% | Nike, Inc. | 21.4% | The return on assets ratio measures how effectively a company can earn a return on its investment in assets. In other words, ROA shows how efficiently a company can covert the money used to purchase assets into net income or profits. Based on Nike, Inc.’s ROE of 21.4%, it can be concluded that Nike, Inc. could be more efficient in utilizing its equity base and may have a better return to investors than Under Armour, whose ROE is 15.8%. Return on Assets | 2012 | Under Armour | 11.1% | Nike, Inc. | 14.4% | The return on equity ratio or ROE is a profitability ratio that measures the ability of a firm to generate profits from its shareholders investments in the company. In other words, the return on equity ratio shows how much profit each dollar of common stockholders' equity generates. Based on Nike, Inc.’s ROA of 14.4%, it can be determined that Nike, Inc. is may be more efficient in managing the utilization of its asset base versus Under Armour, whose ROA is 11.1%. The higher the ratio the better profit gain the company produces. Financial Leverage Percentage | 2012 | Under Armour | 4.7% | Nike, Inc. | 7% | The financial leverage percentage measures the advantage or disadvantage that occurs when a company’s return on equity differs from its return on assets. Under Armour’s financial leverage ratio (4.7%) is lower because it utilizes less...
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...Marketing and Promotion: A study of marketing andpromotion successes and failures at Apple Inc. | Content Why I chose to examine Apple Inc.'s marketing and promotions strategies…..P.3 Background………………………………………………………………….……..P.4 Initial Product Marketing & Promotion: Apple I, II and III………………...…P.4 Primary New Product Launch: “Classic Macintosh” and Family……….……..P.5 Further Success in Novel Products, Marketing and Promotions: iPod….……..P.5 Expanding to Mobile Devices: Marketing and Promoting the iPhone………....P.6 Fortified Marketing and Promotions: Operating Systems and Capabilities…..P.7 Other Marketing and Promotion Strategies……………………………….......P.7-8 - Back to School Promotion - School Bulk Purchasing - Trade-In Program Conclusions………………………………………………………………………....P.8 Reference…………………………………………………………………...………P.9 Why I chose to examine Apple Inc.'s marketing and promotions strategies. I specifically chose Apple Inc. for the marketing and promotions assignment not only because Apple Inc. is well-recognized for the quality and marketing of its products on a global scale, but also for its history. Whereas a number companies which have excelled through aggressive and strategic marketing strategies, Apple Inc.’s history reveals multiple decades of rebranding and reorientation, which led to its position and success today. From Apple Inc.’s first home computers, the Apple I, II, and III, to their latest iPhone series, Apple has established...
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...SYSTEMS, INC, INC. DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT This DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 1st day of August 2008 by and between Big Bank and Systems, Inc. In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. DATA PROCESSING SERVICES. Systems Inc. agrees to render to Big Bank the data processing services described on Exhibit "A" (the "Services") for the term of this Agreement, and Big Bank agrees to purchase the Services. This Agreement describes the general nature of the Services and the terms under which the Systems Inc. is to provide or make the Services available to the Big Bank. In the event of any conflict between the language of this Agreement and any brochures, verbal representations, or other materials describing the Services, the language of this Agreement shall control. 2. CONVERSION OF BIG BANK'S INFORMATION. ---------------------------------------------a. Within a reasonable time following execution of this Agreement, Systems Inc. will undertake the programming required to convert Big Bank's information files into a format compatible with Systems Inc.’s systems.. Big Bank agrees to cooperate with Systems Inc. in this endeavor and to provide all information and assistance required for Systems Inc. to successfully convert Big Bank's information files to a form compatible with Systems Inc.'s systems and equipment so that Systems Inc. can provide the Services...
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...Microsoft Dynamics™ GP Human Resources Sample Reports Copyright Copyright © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the licensee of the software with which this document was provided may make a reasonable number of copies of this document solely for internal use. Trademarks Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. FairCom and c-tree Plus are trademarks of FairCom Corporation and are registered in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered marks - in the United States and/or other countries - of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred...
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...Forces Model 4 SWOT Analysis 4 Strengths 6 Weaknesses 6 Opportunities 7 Threats 7 Market Objectives 8 Product Objective 8 Price Objective 8 Place Objective 8 Promotion Objective 8 Marketing Strategies 8 Product Strategies 9 Price Strategies 9 Place Strategies 9 Promotion Strategies 9 Tactics and Action Plan 9 Product Action Plan 9 Price Action Plan 10 Place Action Plan 10 Promotion Action Plan 10 Monitoring Procedures 10 Introduction G Inc. is an American multinational technology corporation that sells, repairs, and supports computers and other technology. G Inc. was founded by Michael Gell in 1984 with a dream to bring a computer into every American household. In 1986 the 1st Gell computer was sold featuring an Intel 8088 processor, 10MB hard drive, and 6.26 floppy disk drive. Keeping the American household in mind, G Inc. was among the first computers companies to establish “Next-day, at-home product assistance.” Presently G Inc. is # 1 in PC monitor sales, with plans to become the # 1 PC Company in the world. Mission Statement “We enable consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing high quality, innovative electronic solutions.” Product Description and Classification The Gell Enspiron 6647 Laptop was created with today’s customer in mind. Today’s world is fast- paced and ever changing. With features like a 1TB hard drive, touch screen display, and i7 Intel processor this...
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...Dr. Yan Ling ASSIGNMENT 2 FIRM ANALYSIS REPORT: APPLE INC. ------------------------------------------------- GROUP # 4 Sonny Nguyen || Brittany Krammes Larisa Zenokhova || Bryan Berduo Table of Contents Page # SECTION I – INTRODUCTION3 SECTION II – BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGY3 SECTION III – VRIO FRAMEWORK OF RESOURCES & CAPABILITIES4 SECTION IV – VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS6 SECTION V- INTERNAL WEAKNESSES7 SECTION VI –STRATEGIC ACTION RECOMMENDATION 7 A. REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 B. EXHIBITS………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……….11 SECTION I – INTRODUCTION For this analysis, we chose Apple Inc. because of its impact on the smartphone industry in the United States. First, the report will identify the business level strategy that the company has pursued and key factors that attribute to its success. Next, the report will use the VRIO framework to analyze Apple Inc.’s tangible and intangible resources, and capabilities. Then, a value chain analysis is provided to evaluate how Apple Inc. creates value for their customers, followed by a brief explanation of three internal weaknesses. Finally, based on what our group knows about the mobile industry in the United States and Apple Inc., we recommended strategic actions the company should take in order to maintain its position in the industry. SECTION II-BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGY Apple Inc.’s existing business-level strategy within the U.S. branded mobile...
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...Running Head: MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 1 Mirror Worlds versus Apple, Inc. Willful Infringement MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 2 ABSTRACT This paper will discuss the lawsuit filed by Mirror Worlds LLC against Apple, Inc. for infringement of four patents owned by Mirror Worlds. Mirror Worlds’ patents cover intellectual property; namely that of digital and visual media and the consolidation and sorting thereof. The jury’s verdict in this case awarded Mirror Worlds a substantial amount of money for damages caused by the supposed willful infringement of Apple, Inc. In addition, Apple, Inc.’s arguments, namely involving the claim of willful infringement, evolving into a counterclaim against Mirror Worlds will also be discussed. Keywords: intellectual property, patents, infringement, software, documents, counterclaim, willful infringement MIRROR WORLDS VERSUS APPLE, INC. 3 Mirror Worlds versus Apple, Inc. Willful Infringement In February of 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, granted Apple Inc. a design patent on Cover Flow, which covers the design and display of specific documents, but not the functionality. “A patent is a legal right, for a limited term, to exclude others from using, selling or making an invention or discovery.” (Kay, Millonzi and Passannante, 2001). Patent D609715 regards an “animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof. The process or period in which an image transitions to...
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