In her New York editorial Terror’s Purse Strings, Dana Thomas speaks on luxury items that are counterfeited and how they correlate to various issues around the world. Demonstrating quantitive evidence with a variety of statistics to raise awareness of the dangerous acts that are so closely related with forged components. Dana Thomas does not shy away from the real problems that are presented when expressing the research that she conducted in order to inform the reader accurately. For Dana Thomas’ debate she went all the way to Guangzhou and accompanied Chinese police officers to a factory that was an active participant in child labor.
Thomas builds her credibility with personal facts and reputable sources. Thomas successfully informs the readers about her argument of buying a fake product. Thomas assumes that the readers, does not know the truth behind buying a counterfeit product.
Keep in mind, we’ve all made mistakes in our lives that we can’t go back and fix. During the period of time when Miller was alleged to have committed fraud, she ran a dance studio in Pittsburgh, and opened up a new studio in California. Miss Miller’s expenses increased significantly due to the higher costs associated with having a studio in California versus the amount of money it takes to run a studio in Pittsburgh. Although her income appeared to be higher, most of the profits were used to offset the increased expenses. She counted on her
111). The main reason why this is one of my favorite aspects of this book is that it encourages “reasonable down-selling” (Spoelestra, 1997, p. 112). I think that too often salespeople try to only upsell customers, and that can end in a bad experience for the customer, or not sale for the organization at all. I believe that if all salespeople abide by this rule, then organizations will be more successful, as customers will actually be purchasing something they actually want and will enjoy, which increases the chance that they will be a repeat
Underhill realizes that he needs to first attract people to the retailer’s store and get the shoppers to come in. Once the shoppers are in the store, the goal is now to get them to buy products, and that was based on the amount of time they spent in the store. Underhill is trying to teach to retailers, “If you can sell someone a pair of pants you must also be able to sell that person a belt, or a pair of socks, or a pair of underpants, or even sell a person a complete outfit” (Gladwell 98). Selling a “complete outfit” is one of the many tools that retailers used from Underhill’s observations to generate revenue. Although Chatswin classifies Underhill as creepy, he is able to use his profession in the name of science other than use it solely for
Businesses practice unfair sales tactics that take advantage of consumers. A. The Federal Trade Commission does not have
Davies story "Fifth Business" is based from his personal experience which he incorporates into his novel by somewhat reliving through Dunstan. The first parallel is that both men both grew up in Canada and although they've lived in other places they always ended up back home where they felt a sense of belonging even with their towns critics. The second parallel is both men had an interest on magic and the stage it fascinated them. The third parallel is both men were novelist successful writers and
Psychotic Greed Throughout history, greed has been a prevalent factor in motivating humans to commit cruel crimes. Horrific events like the Holocaust, the Cultural Revolution, and The Trail of Tears all involved leaders who prioritized power, money, and land over basic human rights. This concept is further displayed in the James M. Cain 1935 classic noir novel Double Indemnity through the actions of the main character Phyllis Nirdlinger. Phyllis values materialistic items and money which causes her to murder ruthlessly.
They are just doing their job, which is to sell a product, but the consequences, usually unintended, are often destructive to individuals, to cultures, and to the planet.” (p. 75). She provides many examples that support
It is due to them not knowing the true value of things. He strengthened this claim multiple times using the examples and scenarios he provided throughout the article. This only helped strengthened his claim more, because, most scenarios implied that if the consumer knew the true value, he or she would make the decision to benefit himself or herself heavily. However, that is not the case. Overall, Thompson does make a convincing argument using these real life scenarios, because a majority of readers would be in a position like that as well.
Pranav Araveti Mr. Swanson US HIST 17A 7 July 2023 How Profit-Driven Ventures Shaped the United States The colonization of North America by the English in the early centuries was driven by many dreams and motivations. While factors such as religious freedom, exploration, and territorial expansion played significant roles, it is undeniable that profit-seeking attempts were crucial to the establishment and development of the early English North American colonies. This essay examines the impact of profit-oriented business ventures on the founding and evolution of the United States, drawing upon the perspectives offered by the American Yawp. By analyzing the goals, challenges, and consequences of these profit-driven colonies, we can gain
In addition, Gonzalez’s account shows the consumer
The Gilded Age is defined as the time between the post-Reconstruction era and World War 1 in which the U.S population and economy grew quickly, however, there was a lot of political corruption and corporate financial misleadings. The reforms of the Progressive Era resolved many of the alleged problems during the Gilded Age such as unethical business practices, tainted food supply and poor and unsafe conditions for factory workers. During the Gilded Age, captains of industries like John D. Rockefeller supposedly used “unethical” business practices. They cooperated with other companies like the Railroad Companies which allowed them to transport their products around the country at a lower price compared to other companies consequently selling
There is also the factor that pressure to act unethically often comes from salespeople having to work both with their companies and customers, the goals of which do not always align. Salespeople might do something unethical to close a sale with a customer, but in the long run, that type of behavior will be detrimental to the salesperson’s career, reputation, and could hurt the
The earlier opinion stated that a business cannot be ethical, but this opinion is not used anymore in the modern business. Today business has belief that they must be responsible for social since they live and operate within a social structure. The key factors that make business ethics is important at the quarter of the 20th century are corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and globalized economy. The culture of an organization, or else we can call it as the philosophy of an organization which is related with ethics have a great relationship with the performance of a business in long and short term. As a business is manage by human being, the people who manage a business
