Essays on Tobacco Industry

The concept of free trade has indeed presented some industries as more appealing to the consumer than others. For instance, the standard practice is that most agricultural food processing and manufacturing industries are liked and loved by the public while the agricultural non-food processing industries such as the tobacco industry have been continuously subjected to criticism and unjustified treatment from the larger public. The tobacco industry, in particular, has been subjected to excessive taxation, stringent operational rules and regulations and publicly portrayed as a health hazard primarily because tobacco smoking and usage is associated with liver cirrhosis and some ...

Introduction

This is an individual business research report that focuses on the Philip Morris International Corporation (PMI). This paper will critically analyze the corporate elements of the company and evaluate the various strategies employed by Philip Morris (PMI). The critical analysis will culminate in the identification of gaps that would be utilized in drawing a set of recommendations for the company.

Corporate History and Background

PMI is an American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. It is known for producing and marketing cigarettes and tobacco around the world. PMI is a conglomerate of four major cigarette and tobacco companies including Sampoerna, PMFTC ...

English

Abstract One of the primary health concerns today includes obesity and higher BMI. Research links obesity directly to fast food consumption and the changing lifestyles. There is a dire need for developing public health regulations and avoid the mistakes made when handling tobacco industry way back in the 1960s. There is the need to devise strict rules and regulations, what with thousands of fast food restaurants serving millions of consumers around the globe and make sure that the customers make a well-informed decision related to food and their health. The essay discusses why the fast food industry should be ...

The class information

Degree program Turabian Style Introduction Smoking is among bad habits which reflect young people’s addictive practice with regards to negative behavior. In this respect adolescents can become smokers of traditional or electronic cigarettes and cigars in addition to smokeless tobacco users. This trend indicates that adult smokers tend to start before they turn eighteen, and statistics proves that “14% of high school students smoke cigarettes, 13% smoke cigars, and 6% use [smokeless tobacco]” . Addiction to traditional and electronic cigarettes derives from availability of tobacco products for sale, peer group influences and most importantly advertising. Advertising impacts American young ...

I-Search 1: Does the ban on smoking in public places reduce tobacco consumption?

This topic could be discussed in a class that discusses effectiveness of public policy in the face of corporate lobbying. Tobacco companies have found ways to subvert public policy, market their products differently and have even created alternate products that are tobacco based but are not prohibited by current laws.

What I Knew

I have known for a while now that tobacco consumption is extremely harmful for health. In the form of cigarettes, tobacco is combined with other potent chemicals which reduce our health drastically . Cigarette smoking is injurious both to the smoker and people around them. After years of lobbying from ...

Part A: A Brawl in Mickey’s Backyard

The primary stakeholders in the SunCal’s plans are the; Employee unions and Disney. The secondary stakeholders will include; the Backers, Affordable housing advocates, the city council the other individuals and groups drawn by the prospect of reducing long commutes and the Save Our Anaheim Resort District group. The unions of employees are representing the Disney employees to ensure that they get affordable rental houses near their place of work. The Affordable Housing advocates are representing the employees; they are the voice of the employees for affordable housing. The other groups and individuals support the idea because it is ...

ITC Ltd.

ITC Ltd.

Introduction

ITC limited is a major organization in the Indian market as it employs more than 29,000 workers in 60 locations throughout the country. As of the year 2011, ITC was the biggest tobacco company in the Indian market, controlling a 75 percent of the market share (Ojha 1). The impact of ITC is both positive and negative on the Indian economy. ITC has been participant in several social responsibility activities, which are part of ITC’s obligation to serve the community from where it makes money. The negatives of ITC are the health related problems caused ...

Abstract

Phillips Morrison International is one of the most iconic brand in the tobacco and cigarette industry. Rated as the most innovative company in the industry,over the years, Phillips Morrison has diverted their focus on emerging markets that account for 80% of the global demand,while the westernized consumers are being introduced to next generation products. However, the focus of the company remains in Asia Pacific region as it looks to target growing population of India, China and other Asia Pacific regions. Even on the financial terms,the company is performing better than its core rival, British American Tobacco ...

The setting of the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser had its setting in Detroit between the year 1880 and 1910. The setting in the book has certain similarities and differences between itself and the city of Detroit during the same period. This essay will compare the city of Detroit and Chicago in the novel during the same period. It will discuss various events which took place between 1880 and 1910 and compare these events with those which are discussed in the novel Sister Carrie. This notion of women joining the workforce instead of being left at home to ...

Smoking has already been identified by numerous publications and journals as one of the top risk factors for the development of heart and cardiopulmonary diseases. This rationale has been used by policy makers to make policies and ordinances that prohibit the act of smoking tobacco products in public places. Unfortunately, some countries are yet to follow suit. Their ordinances and legislations’ laxity against the spread of second hand smoke are evidenced by the fact that smoking in public places are not yet fully enforced. In an academic journal published in the Journal of American Association in 2006, the authors ...

‘Thank you for Smoking’ is a satirical comedy drama movie based on Christopher`s Buckley`s novel of the same name. The movie is centered on the life experiences of Nick Naylor, a talented tobacco lobbyist and Vice President of a lobby group, ‘Academy of Tobacco’. The movie focuses on Nick`s experiences in his bid to defend cigarettes from being branded with a warning sign of a skull and crossbones labels on all packets. This anti-tobacco campaign is strongly levied by a congressman, Senator Finistirre, who introduces this bill to the Senate to legislate the branding of all cigarette packets with the ...

The negative effects of some global economic practices on the planet and society’s health prompted voluntary organizations to establish frameworks that aim at standardizing CSR initiatives (Benn & Bolton, 2011). There is a lack of a worldwide-standardized CSR governance structure and the voluntary organization frameworks attempt to come up with these structures. A challenge that would undermine the goal of voluntary organization networks and similar initiatives is the political interference of corporations in the implementation of policies that would negatively affect their business returns.

Fooks et al. (2011), reports that since the year 2000, the British American Tobacco (BAT) Company ...

English 103

Tobacco has a long history in the America since 600 to 900 A.D. It was used predominantly in medical purposes and the people on that time did not smoke every day (Healthliteracy.worlded.org). Today, smoking has become the major problem in the world since 1950s. According to the cross-section data obtained from 187 countries, nowadays there are more than 967 million of people, who smoke every day compared to 721 million in 1980s (BBC.com). It comprises about 1/10 population in the world and there are more than 480,000 deaths per year that are caused by smoking cigarettes in the United ...

Abstract

The Type A and Type B personality theory defines people with Type A personality as impatient, impulsive, ambitious, and even hostile or aggressive. People with Type B personality are the opposite of people with Type A personality, which makes them relaxed and easy-going. Because Type A behavior patterns are associated with higher stress levels, researchers have been investigating the association between those behaviors and physical health. This paper examines the association between illnesses and Type A behavior patterns. It also addresses the criticism regarding the role of the tobacco industry in funding Type A behavior patterns research and identifies ...

- History of tobacco smoking in America - The presence of tobacco in America dates back to the seventeenth century. Initially, tobacco was grown by poor farmers as a foundation crop. The demand was low and it was cheaper to acquire. However, subsequent wars increased the consumption of chewing tobacco, smoking pipes and cigars. Eventually, the market grew with the availability of slaves. Although slavery had existed long before tobacco was planted, the sudden increase in demand created an unexpected opportunity. The slave labor was incorporated into the tobacco labor force. Moreover, machine produced cigarettes reared its ugly head ...

Question 1: Suncal's primary (market) stakeholders are their shareholders, their employees, vendors and potential home buyers and below market renters. The shareholders benefit from revenues which show up as dividends, The employees benefit from the company’s ability to generate income, and its vendors in turn benefit from a continued source of sales revenue, but also, potential Suncal home buyers, and below market renters. Secondary or non-market stakeholders include The Disney Resort Group. Although The Disney Resort Group “Disney” is not involved in direct monetary exchanges with Suncal, they, as well as residents in the city of Anaheim could ...

Introduction

North Carolina State, with its distinctive mix of industries, from biotech, banking, and information technology to the traditional sectors of tobacco, furniture, hog farming, as well as, textiles and apparel is among the wealthiest states in United States of America. The overall gross state product (GSP) for North Carolina in 2010 was 424.9 billion U.S dollars, making the state the ninth richest state in terms of GDP. In the year 2011, the North Carolina’s labor force was about 4.5 million. The working populace in North Carolina is essentially employed across all the industries. North Carolina is a key producer ...

Smoking is a process through which people inhale or taste tobacco substances mostly rolled up in the form of a cigar. Smoking is one the main channel that people use as part of recreational drug abuse with tobacco being the common form of drug that is used. During the smoking process of tobacco, some toxic substances are released that pose health dangers to the smokers and the people in the surrounding environments. Mostly, smoking affects the respiratory system of the people involved in the act or even the people that are constantly within the smoking environments. Despite the health related problems ...

General introduction: Historical Background about Tobacco

Cigarette consumption started as early as 16th centuries among the pre-Columbian Americas. However, the natives smoked for medicinal and ceremonial purposes only. The cultivation and smoking methods were completely different as compared in the early 1960’s. The people used to smoke the tobacco in pipes. Tobacco consumption started in Europe at the end of 16th century after Christopher Columbus took with him some few tobacco leaves and seeds. However, its used was largely popularized by such individuals like Jean Nicot who champion for the spread of the significance it had to the users. The main idea of Christopher ...

Introduction

Alcohol and tobacco abuse is a prevalent occurrence among college students. The discrepancy that exists between college students and the non-college counterparts on the abuse of the two drugs is huge. College environment among many factors predisposes this tendency (Alters and Schiff 65-70). Peer interaction also contributes to this tendency especially for the freshmen who would like to quickly adapt in to the new environment and find the niche. Peer involvement may influence the everyday life of the freshmen, which if not controlled will lead to indulgence in drug abuse. This paper would like to explore what has been neglected ...

“An educated Petersburg, is a successful Petersburg”

Introduction Petersburg is an independent American city found in the Virginia state of the United States. Its population is overwhelmingly black with an estimated percentage of 79. The city has got a rich industrial history and once supported a booming tobacco industry. Petersburg boasts of several schools in all learning levels.

Overview of the campaign

Generally, Petersburg education standards are adversely reviewed in all quarters. This is a view well rooted in the collective mind of the nation. Recently, a study was conducted on the relationship of education standards and affluence. It was noted that poorer kids do worse than their richer counterparts. The population in ...

Mathematics

Abstract Stopping young people from using tobacco is very important because most of the people who become regular smokers and find other ways to regularly use tobacco start when they are young. Most adult smokers started before the age of 26. Tobacco products are devastating to the human body, causing lowered quality of life and early death. The research concluded that public health messages, especially with television ads were very effective in changing young peoples’ attitudes towards using tobacco from positive to negative. The two must useful campaigns showed graphic images of the impact of tobacco on the ...

For over a century the debate about whether to ban tobacco products or not has been ongoing without any consensus on the matter. Tobacco products are extremely harmful. They cause the death of millions of people annually, while others acquire life terminating diseases. From on the onset, it is the professional and personal opinion of the author of this paper that tobacco products should be banned. This is because of the following reasons. The number one cause of death in the world is tobacco products. As a society we cannot tolerate such a menace. This is because tobacco smoking not only ...

The Hazards of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoking

Smoking and Its Effects: The Hazards of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoking Background The Tobacco Industry Tobacco first came to be known when Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, received tobacco leaves as a gift from American Indians and brought it to Europe in the 1400’s. From that time to the early 1700’s, tobacco became widely popular increasing its value to that of gold and using it even as a medium of trade. The 16th-19th century saw the constant bloom of the Tobacco Industry then only producing and selling cigars. But it was in the early 20th century ...

Executive Summary The tobacco industry is slowly decreasing in developed countries like the United States due to increased limitations on advertising, health warnings, high taxation, anti-smoking campaigns, among other factors. Cigarette companies are losing billions in efforts aimed at reviving the tobacco industry in developed countries as tobacco control efforts from government, health organizations, and other allied organizations intensify. However, there is still an opportunity in the global market as undeveloped and middle class countries the industry is booming. Emerging markets are performing remarkably better than local markets because; most local markets are decreasing forcing companies to ...

ESSAY DEVELOPMENT SECTION 1: ESSAY PLAN

Assessment question

Thesis Statement Long plagued by a negative public image the tobacco industry can apply the Global Business Codex (GBS codex) through corporate social responsibility to revamp its public image.

Main argument 1:

The tobacco industry should comply with the transparency principle (Barraclough & Morrow, 2008)

The transparency principle is one of the eight global business standards that all global companies should adhere to.

Descriptive ethics The transparency principle urges global companies to uphold ethics by being open and truthful especially when dealing with the customers to help them make informed decisions about products.

Tobacco use harms the health ...

Advertisers use various, sophisticated appeals to persuade customers/ consumers to buy and consume the products and services, which they produce. Companies use rhetoric strategies in order to promote strategies of an advert in the consumers’ mind. Such strategies include gender appeals, based on femininity and masculinity notions (Hammond et al. 579). Advertisers like using gender so as to persuade consumers.They do not care explaining the health implications of consuming the product. The research will analyze persuasive appeals used by cigarette companies. The cigarette product in this case is Virginia Slims “purse pack” cigarettes. These cigarettes are quite slim as ...

Beyond any reasonable doubt, cigarette smoking causes more harm than good to both the smoker and the surrounding. However, people continue to smoke. Ask any adult smoker the reason behind smoking and you’ll never get a convincing answer. The truth is that most smokers start when they are young, especially in their teens, and get so much addicted when they become adults. Trying to quit cigarette smoking has become an uphill task to most smokers since the drug is readily available, very cheap, and so much addictive. Research and statistics reveal that smoking highly affects human health and greatly ...