TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATION
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This 15-page paper is an overview of Tollgrade Communication (based in Pennsylvania) and attempts to argue critically whether or not this particular company is one that is worthwhile to invest in. Topics covered include the company history and structure of the board of directors, the stock prices between October 2001 and October 2002 and other financial areas of concern. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTtolcom.rtf

Environmental Consciousness in Multinational Corporations
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A 14 page paper discussing the shift in corporate environmental thinking in the past 20 years from one of minimum compliance to local regulations to adopting environmental responsibility as a matter of strategy. Multinational corporations in the past have been accused of fleeing to developing nations only to take advantage of weak environmental laws and greater attendant opportunity to operate outside the regulations they would face in nations of greater development. A more realistic view is that businesses most successful in many developing nations are environmentally-intensive ones such as petroleum refining and circuit board construction. Many US-based organizations have come to understand that prevention generally is less costly than cleanup, a concept that many multinational corporations of diverse national origin have adopted as well. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSmneEnv.rtf

Smoke on The Water Cooler - Smoking & The Work Environment
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A 5-page paper that examines the affects of smoking in the workplace on both business and nonsmoking coworkers. Discussed is the Environmental Protection Agency's 1992 report concerning the dangers of 'secondhand smoke' and the trend toward smoke-free working environments that this report instigated as well as both employer and employee concerns regarding nonsmoking policies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: LCSmoke.doc

Enron Corporation
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A 14 page paper that begins with a brief history of Enron prior to the scandal. The paper then goes on to explain what happened, what went wrong, how the company committed fraud. The author comments on the whistle-blower. The key players are identified with the charges against them and the disposition of the cases. The last section discusses the outcomes of this scandal in terms of new regulations and legislation intended to prevent further cases of the same nature. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGenrn04.rtf