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The DETROIT LIONS, INC. & SIMS v. ARGOVITZ case involve three separate parties: the defendant Jerry Argovitz, President of the Houston Gamblers, Inc.; the plaintiff Billy Sims, who was a running back for the Detroit Lions; and the Detroit Lions, a corporation and a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. Jerry Argovitz was acting as Billy Sim’s agent when he was negotiating contracts between the Detroit Lions, Inc. and the Houston Gamblers, Inc. throughout the months of…

Rene Descartes as a famous philosopher, mathematician and scientist in seventieth century has introduced a new method for recognising and distinguishing truth from untruth. Descartes believed that this method could be useful for every body since reason is same for all people. The aim of this essay is to demonstrate Descartes’ method in three parts. In the first part it will explain that what Descartes’ method is. In the second part, it will explain the philosophical meaning of this method. And…

Quality Tools Case Study: Old Sarge Autobus II Fuel Cell Project Question 1: What Quality tools and concepts would your team use to find the root causes for the frequent maintenance? The Old Sarge Strategy Council program was launched to study and reduce, or eliminate the problems faced by customers and bus operators due to frequent maintenance to the fire/explosion suppression system that prevents fuel cells from exploding if struck from the rear by another vehicle. Consequently, the…

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Harley Davidson, which is known as Harley, is an American motorcycle manufacturer. The company was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1903. It is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturer companies to survive the Great Depression. It has survived numerous ownership arrangements and subsidiary arrangements. On the other hand, the company has also suffered from periods of poor economic health and quality of products in global competition to become the world's 5th…

Porter’s FIVE FORCE MODEL Hyundai Motor Corporation faces the significant effects of the external factors in its industry environment, as shown Porter’s five force model. These external factors imply forces on Hyundai and it influences their strategic direction. Even with the issues and challenges identified in this Five Forces analysis, Hyundai remains one of the top players in the global automotive industry. Such success shows the ability of the company to withstand the negative forces in its…

Market Positioning Jeep’s Positioning Statement and Position in Market Q1. Create a positioning statement for the product/service and explain its rationale. The Jeep Grand Cherokee gives the “adventurers, doers and dreamers” more experiences than any other SUV through off-road capabilities, safety and high customer loyalty as awarded by IHS Markit, (Manley, n.d.). During his presentation to investors, Mike Manley, President and CEO of the Jeep Brand, noted that the common consumers are those…

1) Analyze the acquisition of Nokia’s Here maps. What is the carmakers’ (Audi, BMW, and Mercedes) strategic rationale? (40%) The rationale Audi, BMW and Mercedes (A,B&M) strategy by acquiring Here Maps is that they will be able to gain the technology in Dynamic real-time geo-information they need to run self-driving cars and gain an edge in the race against other car makers. In the race for Autonomous driving cars (ACD), car makers need accurate GPS maps with Dynamic real-time geoinformation…

Business ethics refers to a kind of social responsibility of the enterprise in the scope of morality for each level of object.Corporate social responsibility is even more significant in the automobile industry, which has huge interests. Volkswagen(VW), the world's largest automobile maker, has used "cheating" software to detect emissions in the United States as its biggest scandal in its 78-year history, facing tremendous fines and criminal investigations. Relative to gasoline vehicles, diesel…

Introduction Ferrari is a well-known manufacturer of Italian sports car based in Maranello, Italy. It was originally named Scuderia Ferrari and was founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929 (Ferrari, 2014). Ferrari has enjoyed incomparable successes and has been acclaimed for its unceasing contributions in the Formula One racing history. The black prancing horse symbol on the Ferrari logo came from a well-respected World War I pilot named Francesco Baracca who had painted this symbol on his fighter…

In the chapter “Democritus, Sophie is asked “Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?”(Gaarder 44). This question then leads to the philosopher, Democritus, who is known for the atom theory. Alike the structure of legos, he believed all atoms that made up the universe were “eternal, immutable, and indivisible”(Gaarder 45). Furthermore, Democritus believed all atoms were firm and solid and were all different. Since they were all different, he thought they could join together and form all…