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In United Brands case, mentioned earlier the CJEU stated that “charging a price which is excessive because it has no reasonable relation to the economic value of the product supplied would be an abuse” . Moreover, in the Microsoft case General Court stated that “reasonable remuneration charged should only reflect the “intrinsic” value of the technologies rather than the “strategic” value stemming from the IPR holder’s market power” . As the result, an approach in United Brands to determine…

Modern Day Slavery When the term “slavery” is talked about in the 21st century thoughts of a historical abomination that has long passed where individuals were captured, exported and exploited for labor and were restricted in their choice and movement come to mind. Slavery provokes the thought of forced importation of African Americans into colonial America for money-making ventures like cotton, sugar and coffee; yet the reality of things is that Modern Day Slavery exists, and on a much much…

Amazon.com is an American electronic commerce company which is the world’s largest online retailer. The company which began as an online book store has since diversified its products to include selling DVD’s, CDs’, software, video games, furniture, food, toys, jewellery and electronics. Looking at the company’s business model, it proves that the company is not a traditional retailer. Retail is only a part of the company and although Amazons products are sold at a standard mark-up, the company…

Annotated Bibliography on the Cultural Environment and Issues of Sustainability In the act of building a business organization that foster growth, organization leaders are encouraged to consider the cultural environment of their business industry. This seems to be important for addressing the issue of sustainability. Business organization leaders need to constantly think how their organization physical location can influence the work cultural environment for the employees. The following are…

author - only as an actor, and there are no records of his writing drafts or any evidence that he was even literate at all. However, in his time, Shakespeare wasn’t thought of as a genius. No one saved his manuscripts or a lock of his hair to sell on eBay. It wasn’t the culture back then, and it certainly didn’t help that Shakespeare was simply a middle-class playwright. After all, paper was reused and no one wrote letters or kept diaries - especially not the lower classes. Furthermore,…

Best Buy is a global leader in consumer electronics and appliances. It has approximately 4000 locations, and well over 1000,000 employees. Even though they share in the electronic retail industry, the company has slowing been declining. They are competing with many online stores who offers lower prices, and may need to re-position their strategy. Best Buy is attempting to focus on cost leadership as a competitive advantage. The issue is that customers often use they physical store to…

Rex Nutting’s “2 Trillion Reasons Why Immigrants Make America Great” is arguing that Immigration is a good thing for America and makes America a more Prosperous nation. Nutting examines Donald Trump’s “hateful rhetoric” and disproves it with various studies and reports. The writer also examines the economic growth in the US within the last 10 years by examining immigrant’s contribution to the GDP, GDP per capita, unemployment rates, wages, and education. Nutting examines both sides of the story…

As I ran to get the beckoning phone, the shining, smooth floor let me glide along while still holding my grip. I paid little attention to the Kiddush cup sitting on the black, heavy granite countertop. Passing the cup, an anomalous force decided to eliminate my predetermined path to the phone. The floor agrees with this force and released me from its sturdy grip. I felt my hand hit an object on the counter. I saw the ceiling turn from a steady picture to a constant, blurry picture. My body felt…

Hans peers across the room at Kim, who has her Poker face on. Shooting him a glare. “Anyway, pal, you’re off the hook, the assignment has been terminated. Tamara tried to pass the info when she went to the lady’s room. She couldn’t even wait to get you home alone tonight.” “If you say so,” Robbie replied, by the way, Rachel’s is not your type. “What type is that, if I you don’t mind me inquiring?” “Guys who can’t buy her a three-million-dollar house on a beach.” “What’ makes you fall into that…

Due to the natural disasters that have occurred during the last decade, the concern for the natural environment has spawned the so-called green movement. As consumers started to seek for eco-friendly products, the retailers had to respond to this trend by developing recyclable or biodegradable packaging, recycled materials and components, better pollution controls, and more energy efficient operations (Armstrong et al., 2009) For example, McDonalds company has warmed to "greener" practices,…