Voting Case Studies Samples For Students

- Please characterize IDEO’s organization, including its organizational culture and management
a) Management is facilitating innovation at IDEO with voting on ideas. Please describe if that’s true or not and argue for why or why not they do it.
As the company promoted flat organization, management in IDEO was not voting on ideas to push forward. All ideas were presented to all employees during “show-and-tells” in order to get feedback from all colleagues, not just the management team. This helped to reinforce the sense of equality and in IDEO that was a cornerstone of the company ...

The Economy and Work

According to the conservative ministers, the government does not believe that Election Canada has any significant role for boosting and encouraging voting. Further, they have argued that the decreasing turnover in the recent years is representation of the fact that Elections Canada was not having a good deal of success.
In my opinion, there are ulterior motives for passing this law that the Conservative government is not disclosing. They want to win the majority by using illegal robocalls to the voters, which are identified as the non-supporters in the complied list of the confidential part and directed them to ...

Problem 1

Voting
In 2016, in the course of new presidential election, a voter will vote via the Internet. A voter should have either a National Tax Number or national identification number. A voter should have his national identification number together with his thumb impression. The online system will read a thumb impression with the aim of making sure there is no falsification, and one person is able to vote only once.

All members who participate in the presidential elections in 2016 will have to complete their election campaigns before October 13, 2016, five days prior the day when election takes place. It ...

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U.S. Supreme Case of Shelby County v Holder
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Shelby County v Holder is a landmark case involving the Supreme Court ruling declaring the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, particularly sections 5 and 4 (b), as unconstitutional. Section 5 of the said Act requires the local government to get a pre-clearance from the US Attorney General or three judges acting as a panel of the US District Court in Columbia prior to changing the laws on voting to ensure that the new law will not result in the denial of the right to vote ...

On November 7, 2000 the Presidential election took place and it was a competition of candidates for presidency between republicans and democrats as Bill Clinton was vacating the position. Former Pres. George W. Bush was the Republican candidate, and the former Vice President, Al Gore, was the Democratic candidate. Due to the differences of the respective counts from exit polls, which revealed Gore was leading, to actually ballot counts, which declared Bush as the winner on the Florida state, this statutory case became a political controversy.

Background. This election was a known for its controversy as the winning candidate had received fewer ...

Introduction - Director’s duties

Even though the law recognizes corporations as separate and distinct entities from the owners, it nevertheless recognizes that corporations act through people. Such people are referred to as directors and manage the activities of a corporation. In Lennard’s Carrying Co. v. Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd, the court observed that directors are the directing mind and will of the company. Accordingly, directors of a company act for and behalf of the company, and as such owe several duties to the company.
These duties are at common law and also statutorily provided for. In the U.S., there is no single statute ...

History of Labor in the United States

SSC200
Abstract
One of the most important actions an American citizen can take to uphold their role in the social contract of American democracy is to exercise their right to vote. Yet, in the United States today, voter turnout is relatively and historically speaking very low. This paper takes a look at the effects this has on job satisfaction—specifically workplace morale, productivity, and job security—and argues that greater investment in the social contract of democracy on the part of the working classes is likely to yield positive results in each of these areas. American voters, and potential ...

Question 1

According to the corporations act 2001 (cth), section 249H subsection 1 a valid notice of a meeting of a meeting of shareholders should be at least 21 days. The only exception to this rule is when all the members of the company agree beforehand for a shorter notice or when members of the company who have 95% of the voting power or more agree beforehand on the issue of a notice shorter than 21 days. The company issued a notice of seven days, which is less than the legal requirement by 14 days. The annual general meeting of the Sparx Ltd was therefore not valid ...

Federalism as a system of government in the United States of America is one democratic governance. It ensures that power is vested in the people, as opposed to a central government and the political structure that come with it. Federalism has played a great role in the economic development of the Union. It is believed that it is in America that one would find the most stable democracy in the whole world. So below is a case study of three states with distinctive types of federal governments within them.

California State Government

California is among the few states that practice direct democracy in the United States ...

A case brief of Bush v. Gore (2000)
The case of George W. Bush, et al v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al (531 U. S. 98, 121 S. Ct. 525), familiar as Bush v. Gore was a disputable one, and was heard on December 11, 2000. The case determined the results of the presidential election in 2000. By court’s order (7-2), the ballot recount that was conducted in certain counties in Florida, was stopped due to the absence of approved standards. The Court declared (in 5 – 2 vote) that there was no sufficient time for establishment of new ...

Importance of Utilitarian Benefits over Moral Justice

In my own judgment, the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant were not more important than the violations of moral law and justice. Building the Caltex in deed seemed to present more benefits for the discriminated groups in the country. Caltex insisted that its expansion in South Africa actually benefitted the economic conditions of blacks because it followed the Sullivan Principles of 1977 (Ashford University). These principles were a set of six guidelines which served as a policy which the companies would follow to promote equal treatment between their black, colored, and white employees. In addition, statistics indicated that ...

Introduction

Wine Lovers Enterprise is a private family business that deals with the production of wine packaging materials such as bottles, synthetic corks, and labels. The company is located in the Finger Lakes area of New York. The company has had a profitable streak so far and has maintained a fair share of the market in a competitive environment. The business climate is changing and there is an urgent need to implement changes in Wine Lovers Enterprise. The company is facing stiff competition from cheap china imports in the wine industry. Other players in the industry have adopted modern ways of doing business such ...

Introduction:

The global economy’s output has definitely expanded at an unprecedented rate for the past 25 years. In spite of this, the benefits of this growth have only been experienced by the developing world to a limited degree. This cannot be ascribed to any failure of underdeveloped countries as a group to share in the global economic expansion. In fact, their per capita incomes have been rising steadily over the past quarter century than in previous times. The failure lies in the distribution patterns of earlier growth which alienated the poorest groups from the sphere of economic growth and material developments.
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Introduction

The U.S. government is created in such a way that the power to make decision is not unilateral. As such no single person can become omnipotent. Consequently, the system of government is divided into three branches which are: the judiciary, legislature and the executive. Every branch is endowed with specific functions. This is properly illustrated in endeavors where ideas are transformed into law.

The Executive

Basically denotes the president, the cabinet as well as the federal agencies and commissions. Usually, the creation of the law begins with the agenda setting. This is commonly done by the president in the state of the ...

Various Issues Relating to the Corporations Act and their Effects on Directors and their Duties

The directors are required by the Corporations Act 2001 not to do anything that requires disclosure to investors. If they fail to do so they are held liable by Sec 45 of the Corporations Act that stipulates the governance of a small proprietary company. According to Peter the constitution of Kandy K restricts the directors to facilitating a loan of not more than one million dollars unless the members pass the resolution in a general meeting as was the case in Howard v Patent Ivory Manufacturing Co (1888) where the decision by the directors to borrow over the stipulated limit was nullified. ...

The establishment of a legal entity that is detached from the individual entities of the individuals for the purposes of conducting business as a group is known as incorporation.1 It is a simple and voluntary act which is ideal for small enterprises that is an alternative to forming a company that is limited by guarantee or a co-operative. With the incorporation of a company come certain advantages and responsibilities as defined by the Australian Law. The individuals who chose to form an incorporated association are not entitled to use the profits accrued in the process of conducting the business for personal gain.
There are ...

The firm does not have debt. Therefore, the firm value is the outstanding number of shares multiplied by market share price.
Value of Wrigley’s = 232.44 million *56.37 = 13.103 billion dollars

We assume that Wrigley uses the debt that has been raised to pay dividends to shareholders

Value of Wrigley’s = Market value of Equity + Debt Value
Value of Wrigley’s = 13.103 billion + 3 billion = 16.103 billion dollars
The proposed coupon rate is 13 percent. After the re-capitalization, the total debt ratio will be 73 percent. Therefore, the Bond will be rated between grade BB and grade B. The effective debt yield for a grade B debt security is 14.67 percent while that if grade ...

Foundation Course-

- Article: Creating Shared Value
The shared value concept encompasses policies and practices to enhance a firm’s competition as well as social and economical decision in the area of operations. The government pressurizes firms and makes shared value hard to achieve. Porter and Kramer (2011, p.63) asserts that the government has to collaborate with the businesses to achieve success in the society. The shared value concept focuses to connect the society and economic progress. A society must regulate the market to influence the government policy decisions. Shared value concept recognizes societal needs created by the firms’ internal costs. ...

- The stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet gives an analysis of the several classes of shares held by shareholders and the company as at the end of that financial period, December 31, 2007. It gives details of the number of the various types of stock that are held and further goes on to give an analysis of the shares that have been issued and those that are outstanding. The statement of stockholders’ equity (exhibit 4) is almost similar to the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet, the only difference being that it is more detailed. It ...

Financial Contracting

Introduction

According to Hart, (2001), financial contracting refers to the theory where there is a compromise between the investor and the entrepreneur in matters relating to running the business. An entrepreneur can obtain capital from various sources that are: personal savings, angel, venture, private, banks, and credit unions. In this paper, the source of capital is venture capital financing which is whereby an investor provides capital to a start up entrepreneur that has no operating history. However, Ellingsen & Kristiansen, (2010), proved that financial contracts might prove disadvantageous to one party hence the need to select a specific type of financial contract that ...

Yale University Investments Office: February 2011

David Swensen definition of efficient markets hypothesis: A financial market is (informationally) efficient when market prices reflect all available information about value. From the case study it can be said that Swensen believed in market timing in markets for stocks, bonds, private equity, real estates, oil and gas. Features of private equity markets that make market timing difficult are valuation, performance, regulation and the ongoing volatility and uncertainty in global markets. Based on the case analysis David Swensen would pick on option two that is a fund managed by energy industry experts with engineering undergraduate degrees from prominent state ...

Microsoft Notes

Securities issued on 2013
Yield = (1000 * 0.875%)/ 998.35 = 0.876%

Yield in 2015

Yield = (1000 * 1.625%)/ 995.61 = 1.632%

Yield in 2020

Yield = (1000 * 3.0%)/ 991.36 = 3.026%

Yield in 2040

Yield = (1000 * 4.50%)/ 989.11 = 4.55%

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

Yield in 2012
Yield = (1000 * 3.750%)/ 995.87 = 3.766%
Yield in 2015
Yield = (1000 * 4.250%)/ 988.77 = 4.298%

Norfolk Southern’s ``century’’ Bond

Issue to the public
Yield = (1000*0.06)/1008.33 = 5.95%

Issue to U.S

Yield = (1000*0.06)/998.33 = 6.01%

IBM floating rate notes

Yield = (1000*0.1)/999.0 = 10.01%
Bonds are instruments of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holder of such debt securities. They are debt instruments under which the company issuing the bonds owes the owners the obligation and contingent ...

Leading PPF Response

As Stephen Oswald and his team assume the presidency of PPF Corporation, there are various key challenges facing him. One of the key challenges facing Oswald and his team is stopping the decline that is being witnessed at PPF in terms of sales, cash flow, and earnings. Considering that this decline in sales, cash flow, and earnings has been mainly caused by factors that are beyond the control of the organization, it is very challenging for Oswald. This decline has been fuelled by the September 11, 2001 incident, a downturn in the overall business cycle, and market share challenges ...

Analyzing case of firing problems in Beach Electrical System Company

Abstract
Employees are having restricted rules to follow in any kind of the company. And what will happen if they will disobey them? And do employees have rights to be protected against unrighteous managers? This paper is giving answer and explaining my personal opinion on what is going on in the case with Mary Schwartz, who had many problems with managers in her own company.

What role, if any, should Mary's past work record play in this case? Explain.

The working experience of Mary on this position in this company is actually high. Without counting that Mary Schwartz was working for the company for 9 years, we should notice that here working performance ...

Impetus for Amalgamated Clothing and Textile workers’ Union (ACTWU).

The core function of workers and labor unions is to protect employee rights and privileges. In the same spirit, the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) organizers felt that SGA could capitalize on the hard economic time and stiff market competition to exploit the company’s employees (Nkomo, Fottler, and McAfee, 2012). The Union officials felt that with rising competition in the industry, SGA could resolve to significantly lowering employee remuneration and perks as well as considerably cutting down on the bonuses and other employee benefits so as to manage the operational expenditure of the company.
The core ...

The primary issue at hand is that of corporate personhood – ever since Citizens United v. SEC in 2010, corporate entities are allowed to spend money to exercise their free speech, ostensibly guaranteed to them by the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. However, the dilemma lies in whether or not corporations are people. Is it fair, right or accurate to allow a corporation (essentially a collection of individuals with a great amount of capital and spending power) the exact same rights as an individual American citizen? Do corporations have the right to act as moral agents, and use ...

- Is recruiting nurses from abroad a good idea for U.S hospitals facing worker shortages?
While recruiting from other nations might help fulfil the dearth of nurses faced by U.S hospitals currently, such recruitment can have unintended effects of local unemployment in the country itself unless they are matched by funding and training of domestic nurses to match requirements in the future. This increases domestic discontent, fall in the image of the organisation and have effects on visa regulation as has been seen after 9/11.
However till domestic workforce can meet the demand, the U.S hospitals will have ...

Did Qatar bribe FIFA officials to obtain the 2022 World Cup bid?
The process of bidding for the 2022 and the 2018 FIFA world cup involved making a decision on the venues for the staging of the 2022 and 2018 World Cup events. The bidding process commenced on March year 2009. A total of eleven bids from thirteen nations was received by the executive committee of FIFA. One of the bids was rejected and another one withdrawn. During the bidding process, bids for the 2022 came from Qatar, Japan, United States, South Korea and Australia. The process of bidding ...

Introduction

A woman in Palestine has a major role in her society, which is being part of the formation of the family. The formation of the family has different units, nuclear, transitional, or hamula or the extended family. Hamula or the extended family is the most common family formation in the Palestinian community. The tradition and teachings of the Quran have significant influences for the rights of women in Palestine. Hanan Riyan Bakri, a counselor of Women’s Social and Legal Center based in East Jerusalem traveled throughout the Occupied Territories to lecture Palestinian women about their rights . Generally, parents who are ...

Labor unions are the legally accepted representatives of the workers in most organizations in the United States. Currently, the activities of labor unions are centered on the collective bargaining over working conditions, wages and benefits for the members and also representing members in cases of disputes with the management for violations in provisions of contracts. Other larger unions engage in the electioneering and in lobbying activities and the federal and state levels. In the year 2010, the proportion of workers that belonged to unions in the United States was 11%. In the private sector, union membership has fallen to ...