Essays on EON

“Bribery and corruption in the public sector, is endemic and unavoidable in all societies.”

Introduction In 2012, the biggest stories of corruption were the allegation against Wal-Mart regarding the payment of bribes amounting to US$24 million in its Mexican operations (Barstow, 2012). A year before, in 2011, a survey was carried out by the Transparency International in 30 countries for their views on corruption. “The results found that 27 percent, or more than one in four businesspeople surveyed, think that they had lost business in the last 12 months due to bribery” (Hardoon, 2012). Corruption is a multifaceted event that involves a wide variety of actions taken by individuals. A simple definition of ...

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Obesity and food related poor health have been public health issues in the U.S. for more than fifty years and are now prevalent in all parts of the world. The rates of diabetes, which are almost all related to food, obesity and inactivity, have been estimated to increase by 37% in the U.S, 134% in India and 76% in China (Yach, Stuckler, and Brownell, 2006). As a result of the proven link between poor dietary habits and disease, the public, policymakers and health professionals have openly challenged fast food industry practices. Although obesity and poor diet are caused by many ...

- Introduction EON Tours is a company that aims at venturing into the international tourism industry. Currently this firm has begun its operations both in Turkey and in Spokane, Washington. This is a demonstration that with more resources and proper management the company can serve customers in many other destinations around the world. In order to reach a greater consumer base, it is important that the company invests of advertising the company through a well-defined website. Currently, the company’s website needs to be revamped so that it can be able to meet the diverse needs of customers. Therefore, the overarching theme ...

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The Multinational Enterprise (MNE) that I have selected is the American sports apparel juggernaught, Nike (Nike Inc.). In May 2010, Nike, Inc. Unveiled its growth strategies and initiatives for achieiving sustainable, long-term growth, with a revenue target of US$ 27 billion by the end of 2015. This is the consolidated target of Nike’s business lines that include the Nike brand, Cole Haan, the Jordan brand, Nike Golf, Umbro, Converse and Hurley. From this revenue target, the company believes it can achieve a US$ 12 billion cumulative free cash flow from operations until 2015. Nike is the world principal maker of ...

Implementing Ethics into Leadership: A case of Fredrick w. Smith-Fouder and president of FedEx.

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In the last decade, the world has witnessed high profile ethical failures. The accounting frauds at a company run by Bernard Madoff and the ones that led to the collapse of Enron and several other companies at the turn of the millenium, will not be forgotten soon. In these and other scandlous cases, ethical leadership has come into sharp focus. What however, is rarely seen, are stories about the numerous companies that are managed by ethical leaders. These leaders are people servants who adhere to the ...

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The James Bond film series is, to date, one of the longest-running major film series in world history, with 23 installments released over 50 years; it is also the second highest-grossing film series in the world, behind the Harry Potter series. Produced by EON Productions, the films have become phenomena of popular culture, and their central character of James Bond has been firmly entrenched in the minds of millions of people throughout the world. Much of that is due to the nature of the character itself - a suave, adventurous ladies' man who lives in luxury while dispatching bad guys ...