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with striped swimming suit. After this, doll sales rose and Mattel released two new Barbie outfits. “In 1963, the outfit "Barbie Baby-Sits" came with a book entitled How to Lose Weight which advised: "Don't eat!". The same book was included in another ensemble called "Slumber Party" in 1965, along with a pink bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs., which would be around 35 lbs. underweight for a woman 5 feet 9 inches tall.” Mattel received criticism for this but said she was created thin so

What Does Barbie Mean to You? The Barbie doll was invented by Ruth Handler, of Mattel in 1959. She was inspired to make a doll after watching her daughter Barbara playing with her paper dolls. The fashion doll was named after Ruth’s daughter and the Ken doll was named after her son two years later. Today the Barbie doll has become one of the best- selling, cultural icon symbols in any young girls’ and women’s’ lives. Barbie can represent a multitude of things depending on who you ask. She can be

incorporated into every level, from supplier to customer. Negotiating a good contract is only a small part of accountability while the most important part is compliance. Each supplier must comply with obligations in the contract they signed. In the case of Mattel, the paint supplier did not comply with the

Red Iguana, a Mexican restaurant, was founded by Ramon and Maria Cardenas in 1985 in Salt Lake City (Schmidt, 2012). It began as a four-table restaurant. The family business flourished bringing in annual revenue of around $300,000 for the simple reason that is was located in the city of working-class residents. It had approximately 130 employees. Besides the restaurant business, it did outside catering and fast-food services. One of the things that pulled large number of customers, other than its

products must be safe for the children, manufacturers should not only create safe toys but they must also be aware of the society concerns on children 's rights and privacy. Body One of the world’s most leading manufacturers of children 's products is Mattel. Mattel’s core products and business environment have strong ethical values. There is a high sensitivity to social concerns about children’s rights and an assurance that children always have the highest level of protection. The duty of the manufacturer

Barbie: Flawless or Fatal Young Girls look up to many people as role models, one role model that plays an immense part in their lives is Barbie. Barbie is defined as being pretty, beautiful, and even perfect. But is she really that wonderful as she seems? Her body shape is completely inaccurate representation of the female body and people get easily influenced by these unrealistic standards. If no one steps up to help young girls realize that Barbie is not perfect then they will have dissatisfaction

if they open their eyes, they could truly understand the purpose of any advertisement displayed in magazines or in commercials. Advertisement executives have always used the female body to sell their products when it is not even related to product. Mattel is trying to do for Barbie what Sports Illustrated has sought to do which is leave behind attitudes of attractive women in bathing suits and compare Barbie to popular women who were once on the issues and were celebrated for their accomplishments

Mattel appears to have recognized the changing environment in its selection of Margaret “Margo” Georgiadis as its new CEO. Georgiadis is no stranger to corporate leadership. Over the course of her career she has held numerous positions at various levels. Her experience includes 15 years as a partner with the consulting firm Mckinsey & Co., Executive Vice President of Card Products, Chief Marketing Officer at Discover Financial Services, Chief Operating Officer at Groupon, and most recently she was

children and it may have potential of fatal accident. They included Polly Pocket dolls and Barbie and Tanner 2. Exceed of lead contain of the paint by US safe limit 0.06% of paint. They included 1.5 million Fisher Price infant toys and 253000 of Mattel “Sarge” die cast car. Such recalls has sharpened the concern whether industry and governments can stop and control Chinese manufacturer from using lead paint. From those cases, we should not only

to validate findings on how cognitive processes further propel the escalation of commitment effect. This paper summarizes the Steinkuhler, Mahlendorf, & Brettel findings. It also provides a more detailed example of how a major product launch from Mattel ended in failure in part because of selective perception.   Escalation of Commitment There are times when executives make decisions without being certain of a particular outcome. They take risk. Unfortunately, taking risk can lead to loss. Loss