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作者: 小蘑菇开始打怪 时间: 2014-7-24 22:55
标题: 【Native Speaker每日综合训练—39系列】【39-13】 经管
内容：小蘑菇开始打怪 编辑：小蘑菇开始打怪
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写在前面：
最近的几个经济（？）事件汇总一下~然后顺便终于可以小小地广告一下真爱。。
Speaker：马航事件，话说又一架飞机失事，R.I.P.的同时，非常担心，最近飞机真的安全嘛。。
Speed：1.真爱棒棒哒之一：真爱的咨询业务日渐扩大了好棒！2.KFC等一系列中枪的快餐的食品安全丑闻3.真爱棒棒哒之二：people first的口号不只是说说而已~男员工也可以有“产假”。容易请假的公司才是好公司！
Obstacle：大概日企就是这种风格吧。。控制欲太强也许不适合扩张哦，711是第四食堂真是棒棒哒。
所以，今天的主题就是，棒棒哒。。
顺便，后会无期今天上映，无耻给岳父广个告，快去给小野下聘礼吧~
Part I: Speaker
After Two Disasters, Can Malaysia Airlines Still Attract Passengers?
Source: NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/07/23/334062483/after-two-disasters-can-malaysia-airlines-still-attract-passengers
[Rephrase 1, 03:52]
作者: 小蘑菇开始打怪 时间: 2014-7-24 22:55
Part II: Speed
EY and The Parthenon Group agree to combine, building on EY's strategic advisory capabilities
July 21, 2014 12:01 AM
[Time 2]
NEW YORK, July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Parthenon Group, a global strategy consultancy with 300 professionals in offices in Boston, London, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore, has signed an agreement to combine its operations worldwide with EY, subject to the satisfaction of agreed conditions. Parthenon is ranked among the top 10 management consultancies worldwide.1 Upon closing, the transaction will bring together EY's world-class brand, global reach, market-leading growth and track record of innovation with Parthenon's significant strategy capabilities across the Global 1000, private equity and education markets.
"Combining EY's and Parthenon's strengths, we will be better positioned in the marketplace to serve as strategic advisors working with companies to develop investment strategies across the capital lifecycle," said Pip McCrostie, EY Global Vice Chair, Transaction Advisory Services. "The combination is a great match on many levels. Just one example: Parthenon has first class credentials in the education sector and EY is already committed to making a positive difference in this area around the world."
The combined business will be part of EY's Transaction Advisory Services, operating under the Parthenon brand and the leadership of Parthenon's Chairman and Managing Partner Bill Achtmeyer. It will advise clients on when and where to invest their capital and assess the viability of strategic objectives around growth opportunities and portfolio management. It will also complement other strategy service offerings from different parts of the EY organization, and will play a key role in delivering exceptional client service across all sectors and geographies.
Achtmeyer added: "Parthenon is dedicated to helping our clients develop winning strategies, as is EY. Together we can offer corporations, private equity firms, and not-for-profit institutions superior end-to-end consulting services from ideation to implementation. Furthermore, our heritages are steeped in being entrepreneurial. I firmly believe this combination equates to one plus one equals ten."
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Mark Weinberger, EY Global CEO and Chairman, concluded: "Adding the high quality talent of the Parthenon Group to EY's rapidly growing strategy consulting capabilities will be a powerful proposition in the market. Parthenon's substantial capabilities will help our clients make better capital allocation decisions and grow sustainably. This in turn will help us fulfill our purpose of building a better working world. "
Clearsight Advisors has been acting as the exclusive financial advisor to The Parthenon Group in connection with this proposed transaction.
About The Parthenon Group
The Parthenon Group is a leading advisory firm focused on strategy consulting, with offices in Boston, London, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Singapore. Since its inception in 1991, the firm has embraced a unique approach to strategic advisory services built on long-term client relationships, a willingness to share risk, an entrepreneurial spirit, and customized insights. This unique approach has established the firm as the strategic advisor of choice for chief executives and business leaders of Global 1000 corporations, high-potential growth companies, private equity firms, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations.
About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.
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Source: Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ey-parthenon-group-agree-combine-040100251.html;_ylt=AwrTWfx0CNFTL1MA3_.TmYlQ
Not yum!
Jul 23rd 2014, 23:41 by V.V.V. | SHANGHAI
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[Time 4]
JUST a few months ago a meat-processing plant in Shanghai’s Jiading district won a food safety award. Shanghai Husi Food, one of several such facilities in China owned by OSI Group, an American firm that sells meat products to the world’s leading fast-food chains, was named an “Advanced Unit (A-Class) of Safe Food Production” by local authorities.
Not quite. A hidden-camera exposé, done by local reporters, appears to show workers at the plant relabelling expired meat as fresh and handling food with bare hands. It appeared that the floor of the processing plant was covered with rubbish and sewage, and meat was scooped up off the floor and thrown into mixers. Rotting meat was apparently mixed together with fresh meat and packaged for sale. In this and other ways, the A-Class plant made a mockery of “safe food production.”
The shockwaves rippled through deep fryers across the land. It turns out that OSI is an important supplier to such fast-food chains as McDonald’s and Yum Brands, which controls KFC and Pizza Hut. Both firms immediately halted sale of meat processed by OSI. Starbucks, an American coffee purveyor, pulled from its shelves chicken paninis that contained questionable meat. At least nine big chains, including two Chinese firms and the Japanese arms of several multinationals, are affected.
This is but the latest in a never-ending series of food-safety scandals in China. As usual, the firm at the heart of the controversy claims it is pure as the driven snow. Officials at OSI’s headquarters say they are shocked by the allegations, and insist that if they are true they are anomalies. The damage to the firm’s reputation (which, to be fair, had previously been good) may be hard to repair.
Five officials from the company’s Shanghai operations, including the head of the firm and its quality manager, were detained this week by police. China’s Food and Drug Administration is now investigating the company’s operations in five other provinces. Most damningly, an official declared that the illegal activities “are not the behaviour of a certain individual, but an organised arrangement.”
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Source: Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/07/food-safety
Why Ernst & Young Believes So Strongly In Paid Paternity Leave
By Richard FeloniJuly 1, 2014 12:34 PM
[Time 5]
Research shows the large majority of dads think all companies should provide paid paternity leave.
Karyn Twaronite, Ernst & Young America's inclusiveness officer, recently found herself chatting at a company cocktail party with a group that included three soon-to-be dads in their early 30s.
Since it's part of her job, she asked if they were going to take paternity leave. "Of course," they all said — a response that she wouldn't likely have gotten 10 years ago.
"It's no longer an issue of 'if' men are going to take paternity leave," Twaronite tells Business Insider of EY's corporate culture, "but of 'how long.'"
Paid paternity leave has been a hot topic lately, especially after President Obama advocated for flexible workplaces and paid family leave programs at the White House Summit on Working Families last week.
Research shows that the majority of fathers believe all companies should offer some form of paid leave for them to spend time with their newborns, but only a small percentage of American companies — 14% according to the Families and Work Institute — currently offer paid paternity leave.
That might change. With more Gen Xers and millennials starting their families and expecting more flexibility from employers, Twaronite says she's seen a cultural shift in the past decade or so.
Ernst & Young introduced its paternity leave policy 12 years ago. The accounting giant offers two weeks of paid leave to all new fathers, and up to six weeks for fathers acting as the primary caregiver. While tech companies like Facebook and Yahoo have attracted attention in the past few years for offering extremely generous paid paternity leaves —four months and two months, respectively — EY started offering the benefit long before there was a public demand for it.
"There were some who thought it was silly and that there would be no participation," Twaronite says. It started as a perk that many men were happy to take, but today it is seen as an essential benefit, she says.
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[Time 6]
EY doesn't offer paternity leave simply for the sake of being progressive. It firmly believes that it helps with employee retention, saving money on rehires and increasing engagement, Twaronite explains. Between 500 and 600 EY employees take advantage of paternity leave each year.
A recent report called " The New Dad ," which is t he fifth annual study of working fathers by Boston College's Center for Work & Family (CWF) and is sponsored by EY, shows an increasing trend in professional men wanting paid paternity leave.
The CWF surveyed 1,029 fathers at 286 companies. While it's important to note that 58% of respondents came from the CWF's network of companies, meaning most were highly educated professionals at companies with progressive benefits , the report shows that most men will take paid paternity leave if it is offered and will take the maximum amount of time offered.
Eighty-six percent of fathers said they would take time off if they received at least 70% of their salary, and 91% said they would have taken more time with their families if paid leave had been available when their children were born.
A full 99% of those surveyed said companies should offer paid paternity leave, at an average of two to four weeks. Additionally, 95% said workplace flexibility was essential to managing their work-life balance.
Twaronite says that the trend of more Gen X and millennial employees replacing Boomers is largely responsible for the recent embrace of paternity leave. These younger generations are more aware of studies showing the psychological importance of bonding with infants and don't want to be absent fathers.
An EY study from last year found that both generations rated workplace flexibility as more important than other benefits. This finding is consistent with the CWF's report, which found that both generations took more time off in paid paternity leave than Baby Boomer fathers.
"Our only asset is our people," Twaronite says of EY. "W e don't manufacture a product."
She says that internal surveys have shown an increase in employee retention over the past decade, and believes it's fair to draw the conclusion that offering more flexible benefits like paid paternity leave for dads has significantly contributed to it. "We want our employees to work with us longer, so we try to stay ahead of trends."
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Source: Yahoo Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-ernst-young-believes-strongly-163214428.html;_ylt=AwrTWf2nD9FTxQ4Aa56TmYlQ
作者: 小蘑菇开始打怪 时间: 2014-7-24 22:55
Part III: Obstacle
Franchisees Take 7-Eleven to Court for Alleged Racial Discrimination
JULY 24, 2014
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The world's largest convenience-store franchisor is facing a Big Gulp-sized lawsuit from within.
A group of 7-Eleven franchisees in California filed a lawsuit in federal court on July 11 claiming the company violated their rights as franchisees and individuals under federal and state laws. They argue 7-Eleven discriminates against South Asian immigrant franchisees and unjustly forced a number of former store owners to terminate their franchise agreements as part of a profit scheme.
"In one of the most tragic business stories in recent years, a foreign corporation has been allowed to transform the American Dream into an American Nightmare for countless individuals and families," the plaintiffs state in the complaint.
7-Eleven, which is headquartered in Dallas, has been owned by Japan-based Seven & I Holdings since 2005.
The plaintiffs include the Franchise Owner's Association of Greater Los Angeles (FOAGLA) -- an association that represents over 1,200 members -- and five individual 7-Eleven franchisees in California. They are not seeking any monetary gain, but a court declaration that 7-Eleven has violated state and federal laws in relation to its treatment of franchisees.
7-Eleven has thus far emphatically denied any truth in the complaints.
Churning franchisor or fraudulent franchisees?
A central argument in the complaint is that 7-Eleven is engaging in "churning." Churning is a ploy in which franchisors terminate franchise agreements in order to resell locations and get a fresh influx in franchise fees. The plaintiffs further believe that South Asian franchisees have been churning targets through harassment, false accusations and disenfranchisement.
"I think [churning] is becoming a more common claim," says Raymond Areaux, a franchise lawyer at Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux. Areaux says that the influx in churning complaints stems from ex-franchisees' convictions that franchisors are attempting to turn a profit without concern for franchisees. "The other side is, representing franchisors, they are very concerned with their brand and they want to make sure their reputation and their brand is kept in the way that they view it." Areaux does not represent any of the parties involved in the 7-Eleven case.
At the center of the churning complaints is a family of former 7-Eleven franchisees. In December 2013, Dilip and Saroj Patel surrendered their store to 7-Eleven following a complaint by the company that they had violated their franchise agreement. The Patels argue that they were unfairly pressured to sign over their shop, with aggressive interrogation techniques and threats of lawsuit.
While 7-Eleven refrained from speaking with Entrepreneur.com about specific cases, a spokesperson stated that any franchisees who terminate their franchise agreements with the company have been fully investigated and found to have broken their agreement or federal laws. According to the recently filed complaint, 7-Eleven accused the Patels of coupon fraud. As 7-Eleven corporate and franchisees split the profit from sales in stores, coupon fraud is a way for franchisees to add money to their own bank account without having to give a cut of the profit to 7-Eleven.
"The unfortunate fact is a few franchisees have been caught violating the law or the franchise agreement," says a 7-Eleven spokesperson. "7-Eleven is determined to protect our guests, employees and other franchisees by ending the relationship with franchisees that violate the law or the franchise agreement, where appropriate."
For FOAGLA and other franchisees' accusation of churning to hold up in court, the jury must not only find that the Patels were wrongly defranchised, but also that they and other franchisees have been systematically targeted by 7-Eleven as a wider churning effort.
"The core aspect of the claim is that in recent times, in recent years, 7-Eleven has become far more litigious in targeting, defaulting and later terminating franchisees who have been seeing as violating policies or procedures of 7-Eleven, or violating labor laws," says Louis Tambaro, the lead lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case. "In other words, 7-Eleven has, in recent times, ramped up their efforts, which we believe are disproportionately targeting franchisees of a certain ethnic descent."
Tambaro is no stranger to these sorts of complaints; his firm, Marks & Klein, has filed similar lawsuits on behalf of franchisees from 7-Eleven,Pizza Hut and Edible Arrangements.
In this case, 7-Eleven argues the plaintiffs will not be able to find evidence of any systematic move to force franchisees to sign over their businesses.
"The company has a very high retention rate for franchisees," says a 7-Eleven spokesperson. "In 2013, 7-Eleven, Inc. had a less than 4 percent franchisee turnover rate nationwide, less than 3 percent in California."
7-Eleven has more than 53,500 stores across the globe. Of the more than 7,800 stores operating in the U.S., about 6,200 are franchised.
A question of control
In addition to accusations of churning, FOAGLA claims that 7-Eleven overstepped its boundaries as franchisor, an accusation that could force the franchisor to overhaul its franchise model.
The overstepping is twofold. First, franchisees claim 7-Eleven violated franchisees' privacy, to the point of stalking. Second, franchisees argue that 7-Eleven's excessive control rendered them employees, not franchisees, of the company.
FOAGLA claims that in addition to in-store cameras, certain franchisees were followed outside of work by 7-Eleven. Franchisees suggest 7-Eleven was searching for reasons to terminate franchise agreements, such as incorrectly splitting the profits with 7-Eleven or employment of undocumented immigrants (the federal government arrested 7-Eleven franchisees in 2013 for "employing" unpaid, undocumented immigrants). 7-Eleven denies the allegations, which would potentially violate state and federal stalking laws.
Franchisees also claim that 7-Eleven's excessive control is embedded into the company's franchise model, leading them to be treated as employees as opposed to business owners.
"That is a claim that is not uncommon," says Areaux. One of the most influential instances was in 2010, when a group of janitorial franchisees successfully argued that their franchisor, Coverall, had improperly classified them as independent franchisees, denying them employment benefits such as minimum wage, overtime pay and eligibility for unemployment and workers' compensation. Coverall had to pay up $3 million and change its franchising structure.
Tambaro, whose firm is currently representing other 7-Eleven franchisees in New York and New Jersey in similar cases, calls the franchisor/employee dispute a "hot issue in franchising." He believes that if the court rules in favor of franchisees, the lawsuit could force 7-Eleven to overhaul its franchise model, affecting how 7-Eleven franchisees are paid, as well as their benefits and tax considerations.
7-Eleven and South Asian franchisees' long history
At the heart of FOAGLA's case against 7-Eleven is the claim that the franchise's values have crumbled over the last decade. While franchising once offered opportunity for South Asian franchisees, plaintiffs claim the company now tries to force them out of the system and reduce their ability to succeed as entrepreneurs.
Both FOAGLA and 7-Eleven acknowledge the role that South Asian and other immigrant franchisees played in helping build up the company over the 20th century.
"7-Eleven found that the South Indian cultural traits of hard work, family unity, respect for authority, and community-mindedness made South Asians ideal owner/operators for 7-Eleven stores," reads the complaint. "The same franchisee cultural attributes that were highly prized by 7-Eleven management would later be regarded as weaknesses to be exploited for profit by the current management."
The plaintiffs argue that when 7-Eleven was acquired by Seven & I Holdings nine years ago, the company changed its approach from a symbiotic relationship to an antagonistic and profit-driven connection. The complaint claims that Seven & I Holdings "staffed many of the top management position of the company with West Point graduates… with a cold, predatory and militaristic approach to business."
The company denies that it has changed its relationship with franchisees, and that its commitment to diversity is stronger than ever. Officially, the closest thing to a "militaristic approach to business" the company offers are incentives for veteran franchisees.
"7-Eleven is proud of its very diverse, independent franchisee population," says a company spokesperson. "In fact, USA Today named 7-Eleven one of the Top 50 Franchises for Minorities in 2013, and has received recognition as one of the top franchisee opportunities by Professional Woman’s Magazine, Hispanic Network Magazine and BLACK EOE Journal."
The apparently opposite views -- that 7-Eleven is a powerful vehicle for its franchisees' success and that 7-Eleven's racist policies are forcing out franchisees to turn a profit -- will play out over the next several months in court. Tambaro predicts the case will be a long haul, with both sides being forced to address a complex and extensive array of evidence.
"When franchisees are successful, theoretically franchisors are successful," says Tambaro. "Unfortunately, at certain times, their interests become diametrically opposed."
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Source: Entrepreneur
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235895
作者: 小蘑菇开始打怪 时间: 2014-7-24 23:05
speaker:
competitive from asian area
low price and economical
a long time to remerge
time2:
parthenon group combine with EY
match on many levels
time3:
great advantages in the market
building a better working world
leading advisory firm
global leader among accounting firm
time4:
food safety problem again
investing the operation
organized arrangement
time5:
how long to take paternity leave
hot topic lately
little companies agree to offer paid leave
situation may change
time6:
reason for EY to offer paternity leave
workplace flexibility
only asset is our people
time7:
terminate franchise agreement
engaging in churning
more common claim
coupon fraud to get more profit
overstepped its boundaries
excessive control
作者: 菜农人民 时间: 2014-7-24 23:07
speaker:
The two disasters will call the alaysia Airlines's restructing plan which are bankrupt or privatization. Some one declared the benefits of privatization
Time2 3:01
Time3 2:55
Time4 2:19
Time5 2:37
Time6 3:11
作者: 疏离无罪 时间: 2014-7-24 23:24
占~~~~~~~~~
Speaker: The future of Malaysia Airlines. A restructure of Malaysia Airlines.It is losing money now.Privatization of Malaysia Airlines will be a good choice.And Malaysia Airlines is facing many cpompetitors,too.Malaysia Airlines could survive by depending on domestic customers.
01:48
EY and The Parthenon Group will combine their operations in many fields around the world,which can provice better and wider-ranged services to their customers.
01:11
The combination will strengthen their strategy consulting capabilities.
01:59
The OSI provided rotting meat to many fast-food chains.And this is not the behaviour of a certain individual, but an organised arrangement.
01:39
Research shows that the majority of fathers believe all companies should offer some form of paid leave,but a few companies have.EY and other tech companies have this policy and think it is deserved.
01:57
EY thinks that the paid leave can help with employee retention, saving money on rehires and increasing engagement.And EY study showed that both generations rated workplace flexibility as more important than other benefits.
10:36
A group of 7-Eleven franchiseessued the company for discriminates against South Asian immigrant franchisees.They are not seeking any monetary gain, but a court declaration that 7-Eleven has violated state and federal laws in relation to its treatment of franchisees.Though the company denied any accsuation.
A central argument in the complaint is that 7-Eleven is engaging in churning.At franchisee's side,they thought that franchisors are attempting to turn a profit without concern for franchisees.At another side,the company is concerned with their brand and they want to make sure their reputation and their brand is kept in the way that they view it.And some franchisees were broke the law and the agreement such as coupon fraud behavior.
Unfortunately,in this case,the plaintiffs will not be able to find evidence of any systematic move to force franchisees to sign over their businesses.
In addition to accusations of churning,the company is also charged for its behavior of overstepping its boundaries as franchisor in two aspects: violating franchisees' privacy and excessive controling rendered them employees.This kind of charge is common.
Moreover plaintiffs claim the company tries to force them out of the system and reduce their ability to succeed as entrepreneurs.But the company denied this and is proud of its diversity in fanchisees.
In most time,franchisors can benefit from franchisees' success.But in certain time,their request will be opposite.
作者: hhd0530 时间: 2014-7-24 23:48
咦，占位先，雅思攒人品
掌管 6 00:11:05.21 00:22:15.32
掌管 5 00:02:27.02 00:11:10.11
掌管 4 00:02:02.23 00:08:43.08
掌管 3 00:02:23.09 00:06:40.85
掌管 2 00:02:12.57 00:04:17.75
掌管 1 00:02:05.18 00:02:05.18
time 2
EY combined with Parthenon, 1+1=10
time 3
adding the Parthenon strategy consulting to EY will be a great position to the market
time 4
Fuxi, one of the food coporation in SH, has food problem of its meat
many food resturant companies has been involved because they acquire meat from Fuxi
this is not the only one food scandal in CH
the five leaders of Fuxi has been detained by the police since last week
time 5
nowadays, many fathers have their rights to take paid paternity leave, which is impossible 10 years ago
it happened partly because of Obama's encourage
many of fathers want to have that leave while only few companies allow
the leave bring benefits
time 6
research showed that men are increasingly wanting to have a paternity leave
they would like to have a paternity for their newborns if the leave is payed
allowing such a paid leave will help company to keep their worker longer in jobs
Ostacle
7-11 are said to violate state and federal law to the treatment of franchises
while 7-11 argues that it is protecting them
it may have dicrimination again south Asian franchises
the long history between 7-11 and franchises
作者: hawk！！！ 时间: 2014-7-25 00:14
占位！明天下午坐！
谢谢lZ！！！
Speaker:
Recent two disasters' influence on Malaysian Airlines. Some information about the airlines.
Time2: 1'33"
EY and The Parthenon Group are about to combine. Some info about the Group. what benefits will bring to the two after combination. 1 plus 1 equlas to 10.
Time3: 40"
Concluded the benefits by the CEO of EY. info about the two companies.
Time4: 2'04"
Shanghai Husi food, an company owned by OSI group was involved in some food safety scandal. Several big company used its product. Now the company was under investigation now.
Time5: 1'28"
According to some research, companies should provide paid paternity leave, while very few companies do so. EY is one of those companies, and this article aimes to find out why.
Time6: 1'50"
Paternal leave helps EY to save money and to keep employees staying.
Obstacle: 7'02"
7-seven has been accused by franchises with 3 reasons: churning, over-control, and inappropriate management (logic the detailed of the accusation, people's experience and 7-seven's response).
作者: KKCarpeDiem 时间: 2014-7-25 01:20
T2：3'11
T3：2'46
T4：3'03
T5：2'46
T6：4'34
作者: ZOEYZHANG114 时间: 2014-7-25 06:22
1) ey is useful
2) food security is important
paternity leave is essential benefit for employees
3) the conflicts between franchisors and franchisees exist in 7-11
作者: ffffionabear 时间: 2014-7-25 07:36
占座~~蘑菇桑真是萌萌哒
————感谢！！！嘿~你的作业~不，是你的作业~(￣_,￣ ) ~~~#作业天天见~~#~~~进击的阅读小分队~~~\(^o^)/~——————————————————
[speaker]
After the double disasters,some are worried about the future of Malaysia airline.The spokesman said Malaysia airline wasn't the fault in these accidents.Because the chaos of the ownership,the manager of airline were losing figure the right choice,and the rule of world is broken,so many bad business decisions appear.In the future reformation,they should avoid this trap.
[speed]
2'13
The Parthenon Group has signed an agreement with EY to share theirs professional resources to offer better strategies advice.
1'37
The Parthenon Group is a leading advisory firm focused on strategy consulting will offer great benefit to EY,as a market leader in financial advisory.
1'37
The never-ending series of food-safty scansals in China now have a new story about Shanghai Husi Food,which provide expired meat to the world's leading fast-food.
2'18
Here is a culture shift---as more Gen Xers and millennials become employees and employers,founding their own familys,they expect a more flexibility workplace,so majority of them believe there should be a paid paternity leave to fathers.
1'10
Giving the "New Dad" paid paternity leave will probably make them more progressive and do better in work-life balance.Especially for companies depending on people,not manufacturing.
[obstacle]
8'05
main idea:7-Eleven was sued by its franchisees for that their rights as franchisees and individuals are violated.What's more,7-Eleven was doubted that discriminaring the South Asian franchises when it comes to its profit scheme.
arguments:
1.churming franchisor or fraudulent franchisees:churming franchisor become more common because the franchisor want to take control of their brand and reputation.
2.excessive control:7-11 violated franchisees' privacy by stalking,and rendered them as employees.
3.the value of franchise
作者: sky星星在唱歌 时间: 2014-7-25 08:21
2'20
EY and Parthenon Group agreed to combine,it's a win-win stratergy.
2'23
EY's rapid developement with P'sustainable capacity will attain the goal of making better working world.
P is such a good company of high protential.EY is a part of a famous British insurance company but running individually.
2'29
shanghai's husi food is rated A-class by OSI,however,recently it exposed that the company has a bad working environment full of rubbish on floor.KFC,Macdonaud,PizzaHut etc.served by husi has been affected on reputation.officials of OSI has been arrested by police.
2'10'
With more young fathers working,paternity leave play a important role to new fathers.it isn't a issue today,instead the issue is how long.Companies also benifit from it and EY is likely to add it to policy.
2'16
EY used to think the young want a progressive propect so that they need no vacation.but various survey says more young people would like to take it.Employees are the only asset,so companies will provide more flexible benift like peternity vacation.
9'05
7-eleven is sued for racial discrimination on south Asian franchisees.it is caused by termination of francising cntractions between them.7-eleven denied it as a discriminition but a strategic to make more profit from new francisees.the accuser claimed that 7-eleven inferior their privacy and has a excessive control over them.some other frichisees oppose the statement.the result of it lead to whether a significant stucture change will occur.
作者: CatherineTSIM 时间: 2014-7-25 08:27
TIME 2—1’40’’
The combination of EY and P is fantastic for the developing of both companies
TIME 3—1’15’’
people's statement on this combination
the background information of EY and P
P:consulting company EY: assurance, tax, transaction service
TIME 4—2’04’’
the expired meet of a supplier who supply to M's, KFC, and PH has serious problem
TIME 5—1’57’’
The company now ask to offer paternity leave to the newborns' father but only few(14%) company do.
TIME 6—1’45’’
The company who offer the paternity leave account for hoping to increase longer retention of their employees
Obstacle—6’43’’（泪）
The war between the franchisee and franchiser
7-11 was claim to violate the right of franchisee under the federal law
7-11 oppose the argument and argue that 7-11 is protecting the franchisee
The long history of 7-11 and South Asian franchisee
作者: CatherineTSIM 时间: 2014-7-25 08:33
PS蘑菇君今天的内容给我这个不爱看报纸的孩子增长了新闻知识哈哈棒棒滴！
作者: HolliHuang 时间: 2014-7-25 09:43
Time 2:EY and parthenon will combine and will bring gread advangate for both of side
Time 3- 2'33:brief introduction of EY and parthenon,after they combine each of company is a separate leagl entity
Time 4- 2'48Lfood safty problem of fast food company or even organization issue
Time 5- 2'14:currently, more dad will take paternity leave compare to 10 years ago
Time 6- 2'52:paternity lease is not only a progress but also a good benift for their employee. the company think the flexible benifit will improve employee's satisfatction.
Obstacle- 9'01:7-11 is facing a law suit in california about...?and introdue 7-11 business in other place...bla bla好多细节没看懂，哭哭
作者: psychoarya 时间: 2014-7-25 09:44
[speaker]
After going through two tragic accidents, Malaysia Airline is on the edge of broke.it will whether be privatized and the buyer.
[speed]
2:35
Parthenon has been corporated into EY. The action combines their strengths. And they will offer thier clients better service.
2:25
The strength of Parthenon. The introduction of EY.
2:20
Recently, it is reported that a Chinese food company sold expired chicken to fast-food chains such as McDonald's and KFC. and some Japanese companies are affected. The headquarters said that they knew nothinga about the relabeling. it is impossible for them to recover their reputation.
2:19
paternity:父亲的身份 paternity leave：陪产假
EY is offer its female employees paid paternity leave. The reason is that Obama supports a flexible workplace and paid family leave programs. Tech companies such as facebook and Yahoo all offer thier employees such benefits.
2:31
retention:保留，滞留，扣留
The reason why EY offers paid paternity leave is that they want to increase the retention rate and decrease rehiring costs. 99% female employees say they would like to receive paternity leave.
[obstacle]
litigious:好打官司的，好争论的
churning：is an illegal and unethical practice that violates SEC rules and securities laws. Churning may often result in substantial losses in the client's account, and even if profitable, may generate a tax liability for the client.
9:06
7-ELEVEN is facing a lot of cases because of its churning.
It is reported that a lot of people are stalked by 7-ELEVEN employees.
A lot of franchisors all face the same problem as 7-ELEVEN.
作者: lulalei 时间: 2014-7-25 10:28
[Time 2] [303 words] 1’49
Parthennon group has signed an agreement to combine its operation with E&Y. The two firms believe they will better service their customers after the combination. It is a win-win situation.
[Time 3] [298 words] 1’39
Brief introduction of the two firms
[Time 4] [346 words] 2’27
OSI, a foreign A-class Safe Food production company, has found using rotting meat in its production process in China. The company is the suppliers of major foreign fast food chains, such as McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza hut.
[Time 5] [329 words] 2’10
More and more men think companies should provide paid paternity leave. It is no longer a question whether men will take paternity leave, but how long. E&Y has provided its staff with paternity leave since 12 years ago.
[Time 6] [386 words] 1’59
CWF survey shows that young generations are more concern about work flexibility such as paternity leave for work life balance. To keep a long term relationship with its employees, E&Y offers paternity leave.
[Time 7] [1431 words] 9’52
A group of South Asia immigrant franchisees sue 7-Eleven for violating their rights as franchisees and individuals under federal and state laws. Franchisees complained that 7-Eleven engaged in “churning” in order to resell locations and get a fresh franchise fees and overstepped its boundaries as franchisor, while 7-Eleven accused the franchisee of coupon fraud, which is cutting profits to 7-Eleven. The case is predicted to be a long haul with both sides being forced to address a complex and extensive array of evidence.
作者: Yvonne52585 时间: 2014-7-25 10:33
coming~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
作者: charming9386 时间: 2014-7-25 10:35
我决定以后晚上来做阅读小分队。。。。继续攻克CR 好艰难啊啊啊啊啊啊 逻辑不通
Speed
01:32 [303words]
Main idea: the combination between EY and P**
Attitude: positive
Structure:
1) News
---EY and P** combined and they can absorb the benefits from each other.
EY has educational resources and P** has professional consultancy.
2) All kinds of experts express their ideas about this combination
3) Argument
---one plus one equals ten.强强联合之感
01:25 [298words]
Main idea: the introduction about EY and P**
Attitude: positive
Structure:
1) The view from EY
The CEO from EY believed that the combination is beneficial to EY.
2) the introduction
P:has strength in investment and evaluation of potential risk
and has businness from several pars of world, such as Boston ...
EY:
focus on having on a better world and run business including consultancy...
talked about global organation
01:48 [346 words]
Main idea: The scandals about safety of food
Attitude: negtive
Structure:
1) background
Shanghai won an award about satety of food several months ago(Ironically)
2) the follwing events
In shanghai,the camera exposed the illegal meat possess about food chain
,including the meat of MC KFC ...even StarBuck
The head of OSI was detained by police.
3) Argument
---It is not a question about individual,but a group.
01:44 [329 words]
Main idea: EY belieces paternity leave
Attitude: positive
Structure:
1) background
most of new dad think all companies provide paternity leave.
2) main idea
Of course,unlike women,men who are becoming dads may not have paternity leave
The paternity leave arouse the public concern because of Obama ...
Now,many companies have paternity leave in order to attract talent people
3) argument
EY think that the paternity leave is a kind of culture and has the benefit.
01:58 [386 words]
Structure:
1) Main idea
EY think that the paternity leave has the benefit to "the new dad".
2) research
A research investigated the employees from 2** companies.Most of empolyees
express that they should have the paternity leave.
3) the reasons
beacuse of GEN X and baby boomers
4) argument
EY think that their assets are people,not products.Simutaneouly,if the employees
have the paternity leave ,they will have longer retention.
07:40 [1431 words]
First,I want to say it is too long,I just catch some points .
Attitude: critical
Structure:
1) background
Franchise charged 7-seven with a lawsuit about racial discrimination
The plaintiff think that 7-severn violates the federal law
For example, about payment,cut out profit,...
2) controversial
7-seven,at the same time,thinks that the plaintiff ....
It will be a long haul because they both have abundant evidence
3) Long history about 7-seven
7-seven is successful,but now both sides have diametric interest.
作者: 吐吐yeah 时间: 2014-7-25 11:08
掌管 6 00:08:53.76 00:17:53.44
掌管 5 00:02:16.39 00:08:59.67
掌管 4 00:01:41.40 00:06:43.28
掌管 3 00:01:55.56 00:05:01.87
掌管 2 00:01:27.76 00:03:06.31
掌管 1 00:01:38.55 00:01:38.55
Obstacle:
7-Eleven is facing a lawsuit, which South Asian immigrant franchisees claim the company violated their rights and had racial discrimination. Churning and excessive control are involved in the conflicts.
作者: TaoRs92 时间: 2014-7-25 11:15
thx~~!!
EY's combination.
The advantage and significance.
________________
The introduction of P Group and EY.
________________
OSI's food safety problems.Impact KFC and other fast food chains.
Food safety problems in China.
Investigation is carrying on.Not individual behavior,but organized arrangement.
________________
Paid paternity leave.
The hot topic.Introduction.
Opinions from men/fathers--want to have time to be with their newborns.
Policies from companies--not many offer paid leave.
Trend from companies--EY and some starts to introduce paternity leave policy.
Benefits can be seen.
______________
Surveys and data.
How many want to take the leave.About paid leave salary.How long will they want to take...
Reason of the hot--the importantce to bond with the infants,not absent father.
EY's idea--be in front of the trend.benefits.
_______________
7-Eleven face lawsuit--discrimination against south asian franchisees.
Churning:
the definision--franchisors terminate franchise agreement.
many south asian franchisees are forced to sign over their businesses(become the target of churning in 7-Eleven)
how--franchisors think these franchisees violate the rule and law of franchise agreement or other.
7-Eleven's response--no discrimination.ture violation.high retention rate for franchisees.
one side--franchisees feel discrimination.
the other side--franchisors want to keep the reputation of its brand.
Control:
search for reasons to terminate franchise agreement.
treat as employees,not business owners.
7-Eleven may need to change its franchising structure.
History:
south asian franchisees contributed a lot to the developement of 7-Eleven.
7-Eleven changed its relationship to franchisees,not like before anymore.
7-Eleven's response--still value franchisees.
When franchisors' profit is opposed to franchisees' benefits.
作者: slave918 时间: 2014-7-25 11:57
T2 2:23
a very successful combination of 2 corporations.
T3 2:03
description of the combination and the some information about the 2 corporations.
T4 2:18
a meat company supply expired meat to several fast-food companies.
The manager has been investigated and many people in that company know this.
T5 1:46
many father would like to take paternity leave.
a little companies offer it but the situation would change.
作者: leo688 时间: 2014-7-25 13:26
Part I: Speaker
shut down a few months after MH370
the future of Malaysia
1.7 million $ a day
hardly to recover, at least a year or more time
why did the plane fly through war line? ruler admit
tough competitors in neighbors
the airline thought it could survive in the future, by focusing on domestic routes
[Time 2]
1'30
EY and Parthenon combine
to maintain the leading position
in the field of consulting, investment, education
board the client range
1+1=10
[Time 3]
1'28
the combination for long term win
respective background introduction of Parthenon and EY
[Time 4]
1'19
A-class raw food provider, Husi, ruined the reputation of both supplier and the sellers.
a secret camera recorded reliable the expired food and mixed the rotted meat with fresh ones
many top brand involved in
the authority is investigating in other areas
[Time 5]
1'54
paternity leave is a trend for companies and is desired by employees
some companies pay a long paternity leave
[Time 6]
2'06
EY offers 5-600 paternity leave each year
survey about how people will take paternity
people is critical for the company like EY
Part III: Obstacle
9'05
7-11 law suit case in Cal
terminate the fraudulence franchisers
coupon fraud hinds the profit
aggressive control
company is proud of diversity while having more minority as franchiser
作者: wn0858 时间: 2014-7-25 14:01
2.47
P combine with EY
advantage
2.07
Backgroud
previous: OSI---A class
now: rotting meat
affected firms
investigating&action
people think that paternity leave should be paid nowaday
culture shift: few company paid----E&Y paid for a lot time---gradually facebook paid---more and more companies will paid of it
ad of pa paid
study shows the demand of the pa paid---more want flexible worktime
G' retention is attribute to the pa paid
obstacle..太多了看的头晕。。。
BG
7-11 was sued for terminating the agreement with fra
7-11 : pretection
作者: 油桃F 时间: 2014-7-25 16:27
Speed
[Time 2] 2'35
The Parthenon group will combine with EY worldwide and offer more services.
[Time 3] 2'17
The combination of the Parthenon group can help EY fullfil its purpose of building a better working world.
[Time 4] 2'47
A company once awarded as safety food was exposed to relabel expired meat as fresh and process meat with bare hands.
It's hard for OSI group to repair its fame.
Five officials were detained.
[Time 5] 2'19
EY offers paid paternity leave and started offering this benefit long ago.
Most companies in the United States cannot offer paid paternity leave and it's still an essential benefit.
[Time 6] 2'46
Offering paid paternity leave for dads can help with employee retention.
There is an increasing tendency that more and more people want paid paternity leave.
The younger generations took more time off in paid paternity leave than Baby boomer fathers.
Obstacle
7-Eleven is facing a lawsuit because it unfairly terminates some franchise aggrements.
The plaintiffs are churning franchisor or fraudulent franchisees.
7-Eleven is also accused of overstepped its boundaries and it will change its franchise model if the accuation is true.
作者: Dmyzywy 时间: 2014-7-25 16:46
TIMER 2:[1'58'']
Pa and EY establish a combination, both two companies can earn more and do more with this combination.
TIMER 3:[1'55'']
purpose of combination: build a better working world
brief introduction about PA: advantages
brief introduction about EY: advantages
TIMER 4:[2'11]
food safety problem
for MC and KFC famous fast-food restaurant.
damage a big chain
chinese department have investigated
not a individual activities
TIMER 5:[2'10'']
more dads ask for a paid paternity leave, especially after Obama took a speech.
TIMER 6:[2'26]
EY has took the paid paternity leave for a long time.
the company and XXX do a survey:almost every man thinks PPL is necessary. it's a trend to consider flexibility the same important as benefit.
OBSTACLE:[7'28'']
A lawsuit about the 7-11
some points:churning, privacy, control, 排挤员工。
被日本公司收购后，公司变化很大。
next controversy.
作者: 林练练 时间: 2014-7-25 17:21
2‘10
1’29
2‘18
1’46
1‘55
作者: vivianpdn 时间: 2014-7-25 18:08
2'11
P and EY will combined to establish a top strategic advisatory company in the world.
the author believes that this combination will be one plus one equals ten.
2'16
the detail imformation about P group and EY.
P group:a leading company concentrates in strategic advisory field.
EY: a global leading corp in tax ,transaction and advisory consultant.
2'52
ESI--a large supplier company ,which supplies processing meat to most fast-food-chains,is reported to have food safety problems.
this illegal peoblem is caused not by a individual but by an organized arrangement.
1'57
this is not issue of "if there is a paid paternity leave" but a issue of "how long".
now more and more young people ,especially those 30-year-old men who are going to have a baby,are call for a paid paternity leave.
this claim has been called for 10 years,especially when obama claimed the more flexible working time.
2'35
EY reported paternity leave without progressive.
most researches show that more and more subjects are tend to seek for workplace flexibility such as paid paternity leave ..
if you want your employee to stay with you longer,you should try this trend,because they are not products.
8'34
a law issue about the champansees with south Asia.
some information about the history,culture and relationship between them.
whether churning is a way for champansees to ~~
作者: limin501 时间: 2014-7-25 19:20
Time 2 3’00’’
TY and the Parthenon group agree to combine,building on EY’s strategic advisory capabilities.
Time 3 2’14’’
About the Parthenon group and about EY
Time 4 2’17’’
This is but the latest in a never-ending series of food-safety scandals in china.
Time 5 2’15’’
Research shows the large majority of dads think all companies should provide paid paternity leave
Time 6 2’20’’
Internal surveys have shown an increase in employee retention over the past decade, and believes its fair to draw the conclusion that offering more flexible benefits like paid paternity leave for dads has significantly contributed to it.
作者: Going 时间: 2014-7-25 20:28
Speaker: People are interested in Malaysia’s airline’s future after two big accidents. The company is restructuring. Due to the two accidents, the company lost a lot and hard to recover. There are also many tough competitors in Asia. for the more and more middle class and specific geography of Asia, fight is necessary. Private owned company and take domestic airlines can help to save this company.
Time 2: 2:21
Time 3: 2:05
Time 4: 2:23
Time 5: 1:59
Time 6:2:38
Obstacle: 10’25
Time 2: P and EY are combining together. From P company, these are many benefits.
Time 3: From EY company, there are also many benefits. P and EY are what kind of company.
Time 4: There is scandal happened in OSI about expired meat. This affect many shops imported meat from OSI. Government has investigated OSI and think it is not individual event but organized arrangement.
Time 5: EY has adopted FPL for their employees and get great satisfaction from their employees. All the other companies follow this benefits to their employees.
Time 6: New generation especially love this benefits and company are also very willing to maintain this benefits to retain employees.
Obstacles: franchisees accused 7-eleven for their racial discrimination
作者: 心愿湖畔 时间: 2014-7-25 21:25
02:03
Two leading consulting firms, Parthenon and EY , are going to merge, intending to enhance their competitiveness and offer superior service to clients.
01:47
CEO of EY highly affirms that the combination will contribute to fulfill the mission of EY by adding the substantial capabilities of Parthenon to EY.
The following are company profiles of them.
02:06
A reputable meat company in Shanghai which own by an American group has been found violating the sanitary rules seriously in shocking ways. Almost all of its client, including MC, KFC,Starbacks, are involved in this scandal and forced to pull from their shelves the products that containing questionable meat. The authorities deem this as an organized arrangement and have detained some of key employees of this company.
01:54
There is a culture shift in America that an increasing number of new fathers want a paid paternity leave. Although only 14% of companies offer this, more and more employers go with the tide.
02:27
Practices and studies indicate that offering paternity leave may significantly contribute to employee retention and increasing engagement. For the companies offering it, helping employees is helping themselves.
作者: crystal9291 时间: 2014-7-25 22:12
obstacle
711 franchisees claim that the corporation discriminates against SA and unjustrly terminate franchise agreement.
711 denied the sayings in complaints on the court.
Reasons according to franshisees:
1 churning
profit-oriented
! 711 does have its points to terminate the aggreements
e. coupon fraud
!FOAGLA thinks that 711 is deliberate to kick out the franchisees
e. frequent, disproportion, certain ethic descent
!711 thinks that its low turnover rate is enought to refute what said from the plantiff.
2 overstepping
r1 violate privacy, inner camera
r2 regard franchisees as employees
e.↑
consequence
------------
history
作者: cherry6891 时间: 2014-7-26 10:25
39-13
time2
The Parthenon group, a top 10 consulting company,combined together with EY
After the strength combination of two company,then the new one can better position in strategy consulting for companies to develop investment strategy across the capital life cycle
Time3
Brief introduce the Parthenon and EY
P provides the strategy consulting service with building long lasting relationship with clients
Time4
The scandal of jiafu company, which is a leading provider of fast food
The inner camera showed that they relabeled the expired meat to fresh and deal with meat with bare hands
Time5-6
After Facebook and yahoo applied the paid paternity leave,EY will give the new dad two weeks paid paternity leave which could help to retain employees since new dad wants to built the combination with infant
Obstacle7-11 was sued for the discrimination of south-Asian franchisees across to the state law
Churning franchiser
Excessive control
作者: planetandlucas 时间: 2014-7-27 03:28
Time 2: The artilce discusses about the combination between EY and The Parthenon Group and the new strategy after the emergy of two companies.(2:35)
Time 3: The article introduces the opnion of Mark Weinberger, EY Global CEO and Chairman. Then, the article introduces the Parthenon Group and EY respectively. (2:23)
Time 4: The article introduces the affair of hanghai Husi Food and discusses about the safety of food. (2:24)
Time 5: Paragraphes discusses about the development of paid patrenity leave. (2:10)
Time 6: The article introduces the trend of paternnity leave and EY develops its policy to take advantage of this trend. (2:44)
Obstacle: The article intorduces the lawsuit of 7-Eleven about Alleged Racial Discrimination.First, the artilce introduces the reason and the process of the story. Then, different
viewpoints from diverse sides are explained in the aritle. At last, the artilce introduce the trend of case and the history of 7-eleven. (6:55)
作者: sherry8730 时间: 2014-7-27 21:35
SPEAKER:
M government played a major role in negotiating with pro-Russian rebels to hand over the remains.
shot down-disappeared-from KL to Beijing.
There are many questions now about the airline's future.
the airline does not have a lot of options.
unfortunate thing is M Airlines doesn't have the balance sheet to sustain anything
questions about why flight MH17 flew over a war zone.
because aviation authorities approved the route.
If the airline is privatized, that may be a good thing because state ownership of the airline has led to crony capitalism.
the airline's management was awarded on affirmative action policies that benefit ethnic Malays.
has to avoid this trap.
M Airlines is up against some tough competitors in the neighborhood.
Asia have good economy growth for the past decade.
flying is the only option you have.
SPEED:
Time2: 2:11
The good news of combination between the Parthenon Group and EY
Time3:1:49
The benefits for two enterprises
The Parthenon Group is a leading advisory firm focused on strategy consulting
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.
Time4: 2:01
Show the food safety problem in company which supply materials to MD.
Time5 2:03
the majority of fathers believe all companies should offer some form of paid leave for them to spend time with their newborns, but only a small percentage of American companies.
Time6 2:37
most men will take paid paternity leave if it is offered and will take the maximum amount of time offered.
draw the conclusion that offering more flexible benefits like paid paternity leave for dads has significantly contributed to it.
OBSTACLE: 8:30
They argue 7-Eleven discriminates against South Asian immigrant franchisees and unjustly forced a number of former store owners to terminate their franchise agreements as part of a profit scheme.
7-Eleven is engaging in "churning."
7-Eleven has become far more litigious in targeting, defaulting and later terminating franchisees .
The overstepping is twofold.
played in helping build up the company over the 20th century.
作者: chenxiaojing 时间: 2014-7-27 22:38
Thanks for sharing!
02:37-303
business combination of EY and Parthenon to broden the operation
01:59-298
do good to both/introduction of both
02:26-346
meat supply scandal
02:01-329
02:27-386
the trend of paid paternity leave and EY has carried it out long and firmly
13:00-1431
the lawsuit of 7/11 in American against holding company as franchior
作者: jokerking 时间: 2014-7-28 07:27
spd : 1.59 the combination of EY and Parthenon is a huge beneficial for both company.
2.01 information of EY and Parthenon.
2.24 food-safety scandle ripples through deep fryers across the land.
2.01 paid paternity leave became popular on america, many father were happy to take.
2.30 paid leave helps with employee retention, saving money on rehires and increasing engagement. statistic shows offer paid paternity leave is a wisdom choice.
Ob : 9.17
作者: ROLEDAD 时间: 2014-7-30 01:09
[speaker]
Malaysia Airlines' annus horribilis make the company hard to sustain the balance sheet and part of the reasons is that Malaysia's rulers gave the airline to their political allies to manage.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Airlines is up against some tough competitors in the neighborhood.
[speed]
Time2: 1'21''
The Parthenon Group combined with EY to build on EY's strategic advisory capabilities, and the combined business will operate under the parthenon brand and the leadership of Parthenon's Chairman and Managing Partner.
Together they can offer corporations, private equity firms, and not-for-profit institutions superior end-to-end consulting services from ideation to implementation.
Time3: 1'55''
The purpose for this combination is for EY's powerful proposition in the market and help its clients make better capital allocation decisions and grow sustainably.
The Parthenon Group is a leading advisory firm focused on strategy consulting for chief executives and business leaders of Global 1000 corporations, high-potential growth companies, private equity firms, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations.
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services
Time4: 2'04''
The exposure of the unsafety food produced by Shanghai Husi Food firm makes the McDonald’s, Yum Brands, and many other fast-food chains trapped in a never-ending series of food-safety scandals. It is said that the illegal activities “are not the behaviour of a certain individual, but an organised arrangement.”
Time5: 1'41''
In the past, the majority of fathers believe all companies should offer some form of paid leave for them to spend time with their newborns, but only a small percentage of American companies — 14% according to the Families and Work Institute — currently offer paid paternity leave.
Time6: 1'52''
EY doesn't offer paternity leave simply for the sake of being progressive and it firmly believes that it helps with employee retention, saving money on rehires and increasing engagement.
[obstacle]
Time7: 10'10''
The world's largest convenience-store franchisor 7-Eleven is facing a Big Gulp-sized lawsuit from within. It argued that 7-Eleven discriminates against South Asian immigrant franchisees and unjustly forced a number of former store owners to terminate their franchise agreements as part of a profit scheme.
A central argument in the complaint is that 7-Eleven is engaging in "churning." However, 7-Eleven accused the Patels of coupon fraud.
In addition to accusations of churning, FOAGLA claims that 7-Eleven overstepped its boundaries as franchisor, an accusation that could force the franchisor to overhaul its franchise model.
7-Eleven is proud of its very diverse, independent franchisee population. However, the opposite views are that 7-Eleven is a powerful vehicle for its franchisees' success and that 7-Eleven's racist policies are forcing out franchisees to turn a profit.
补作业1
作者: guown 时间: 2014-8-2 17:15
Time2 03'11
The Parthenon Group and EY agree to combine, expanding the advisory capabilities and strengthening the other section of EY.
Time3 02'22
The combination can help EY to achieve the goal "build a better working world."
The brief introduction of the Parthenon and of EY about their main service and the corporate or institution they cooperate with.
Time4 03'07
The food supplier of KFC/MC and other snack restaurants found food-safety problem.
Time5+Time6 02'35+03'20
EY paid for the paternity leave and benefit from it.
There are some surveys inside or outside showing the importance of spending time with infants. And EY values the employees ‘balance between the work and family.
Time7:13'58
7-11 is accused by the franchisees:
1.churning:7-11 claims that they halt the agreement with franchisees because of coupon fraud.
2.overstepped its status. regard the franchisees as employees instead owners.
Long history:
Franchisees hold that 7-11 is money-driven and has racist prejudice.
7-11 is proud of its independent and diverse franchise culture.
作者: wensd1111 时间: 2014-8-3 08:39
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作者: 铁板神猴 时间: 2014-8-4 00:11
心愿湖畔 发表于 2014-7-25 21:25 
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正巧帮忙统计数据 心愿湖畔同学居然又回来训练了呢 真不错~
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