Monthly Archives: September 2012

With the somewhat embarrassing move to Memphis, the Grizzlies have left Vancouver without a franchise in the NBA. The Grizzlies played in Vancouver for a total of five seasons, with a consistent low win:loss ratio and poor attendance, but it seems that the growing city is … Continue reading →

Apple has released the long awaited iPhone 5. The phone, which spurred thousands across North America to form queues outside Apple Outlets, has shown incremental changes over the previous 4s. To compare Apple with its competitors, one may turn to Samsung, who has … Continue reading →

American rapper, Dr Dre, has creatively pushed the limits of marketing with the help of extensively exposed Olympians. The entrepreneur and founder of the popular “Dre Beats” line of headphones has highlighted the vague line between property and sponsorship at … Continue reading →

A case study which I found to relate business and ethics quite well is the poor labour conditions in many shoe factories across Asia. A large company under heavy fire for this issue is Nike. In many of Nike’s factories, … Continue reading →

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