Essays on Memo

Business Memo

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Introduction

In light of the scandal regarding Stephen Glass’ fabricated article - 27 articles out of 41 articles - this memo is to provide a clear explanation as to what happened along with recommendations as to what needs to be done going forward. Given that the paper’s reputation is clearly at stake, thanks to an apology that had to be made, this incident where we dupe our readers into reading fiction, as we can all agree, should never happen again at the New Republic.

Message

The journalist’s life is not an easy one. We have to churn out ...

OPERATIONS SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLAN

General Considerations This Operations Safety Management Plan (OSMP) will apply to all staff as well as departments within the facility. Matters concerning security will be handled by members of the department of security who will be based in the facility. The members of the security have been adequately trained to perform tasks usually handled by security. However, the members of the security work on the presumption that they will not be armed anytime they are at work and that they are not authorized to engage in police activities. In a case where there is a need for police assistance, ...

Communication Techniques

Abstract Communication is considered as an effective means to support the flow of information within and across the departments in an organization. The prevalence of globalization has intrigued the organizations to operate in different geographical regions due to which it has become critical for the organizations to maintain the adequate flow of information to support the work processes. Communication is also considered as a building block of the organization because it supports the managerial functions related to the planning, organizing and leading in an effective manner. The current paper enlightens the scholarly literature in which the techniques of communication ...

Introduction

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was launched in April 2015. She notified the public on her campaign website by stating that “I’m running for president”. She proclaimed herself a champion and stated that “Everyday Americans need a champion”. The mission statement provided by Clinton’s campaign is “We are a team, and this is about Americans”. Heading her campaign as chair is John Podesta, a former Whitehouse Chief of Staff. Campaign manager, Robby Mook, has been a long time Democratic player. Chief strategist and pollster is Joel Benenson who will have support from two other pollsters, John Anzalone ...

Proposal for Criminal Justice and Policing Reform for the Charles Koch Foundation

Proposal for Criminal Justice and Policing Reform for the Charles Koch Foundation

Introduction

The world as we know it cannot exist without justice and policing bodies. This is because we are all genetically flawed to do some bad things at one time or the other, in varying intensity. Our crimes may range from over speeding, theft to some as may be as bad as causing serious harm to other people or even death. This is why since time in memorial the world has always had a justice and policing system, varying upon different locations. However, as much as these systems ...

Introduction

Labor relations involve an ongoing relationship between an employer and a union member or groups of employees. Typically, labor relations involve interactions between the management of a company and unions who represent groups of employees. This is a memo to XYZ Company which is facing a union organizing campaign. The memo will be in two parts. The first part will focus on the fundamental elements of unionized workplaces. The second part will discuss how to deal with union-organizing campaigns and what management must and must not do.

Section A: Difference between Union-Free Environment and Unionized Environment

Many employers view unionization as a threat. This is because the simplistic ...

Thailand faces the huge problem of waste disposal with less than 25% of annual waste being properly managed. Thailand government has actively encouraged energy-from-waste production by enhancing public awareness, and sharing knowledge related to waste management with municipalities and concerned authorities. (Jiaranaikhajorn 3). As an incentive, it has allowed Bt3.50/kWh for power produced from incineration a tax and other tax benefits. TPI Polene Power Co., Ltd. (“TPI Polene Power”) operates the Refuse Derived Fuel plant (“RDF plant”) in Saraburi Province of Thailand where its cement plants are situated. The production of RDF from solid waste allows its efficient utilization ...

Introduction

Quality improvement has to be a conscious process in any given organization. The reason for this argument is the fact that continuous quality improvement enables the organization to improve its productivity and service delivery. This is the case even in David HealthCare Center, a community center dedicated to the provision of expert services to its clients. The following report is a quality improvement plan for Davis HealthCare Center whereby the focus is on the development of staff members and the improvement of teams. As a health care organization, Davis HealthCare Center plays a critical role in maintaining good health ...

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Introduction

U.S. schools are known for low performance on international tests which measure 15-year-old students’ literacy in science, math, and reading. According to the 2007 report, the United States ranked 29th in science among 57 countries participating in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Gonzalez and Kuenzi, 2012, p. 9; McFarlane, 2013, p. 39). The problems with school attainment were linked with students’ reduced interest in science and instructional approaches to science teaching (McFarlane, 2013, p. 39). In this regard the gaps highlighted administrators’ ineffective practices and teachers’ quality problem, which was ...

Introduction

The policy making and its environment issue are central to the governance process especially in the interactional affinity between the ruler and the ruled. Therefore it has attracted the attention of the scholars as well as the practitioners within the scholarship and world of political science, administration, among other policy sciences (Anderson, 2015). However, there has been tremendous maturation in policy making and its environment over the years. The policy makers and the society have been analyzed within different polities in the global political community. This research examines the concept of public policy controversy by incorporating the role of ...

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 3 2. Task A – Description of the Evidences 3

A. Evidence 1 – Essay on Sir Kenneth Robinson Educational Views 4

B. Evidence 2 – Internal Memo about applicants for the position of Assistant Marketing Manager 5 C. Evidence 3 – Making a brief presentation about employment law 5 3. Task B - Reflections about the Process of Self-Assessment 6

Introduction

Merely having professional capabilities is not enough for getting employment, securing a promotion or otherwise rising through the ranks in the company. The critical aspect of being properly rewarded for one’s professional skills and capacities is making persuasive and impressive presentations of such skills to the company managers. This ...

MEMORANDUM

Dear Sir, This memo is written to address the problems faced by the Big Corp. as a result of the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Sub Corp. the memo discuss the different statutory and regulatory matters applicable in this matter. It also recommends the solution on whether the dividends paid by the company should be treated as a return on capital or ordinary dividends. At first, it is important to understand the basic difference between preferred and ordinary stocks. Preferred shareholders have a preferred claim to the earnings and profits of the company. When the company has excessive cash and ...

Introduction

The paper focuses on the project management problems that faced Rony’s project. The project was commissioned by The Custom Ronworking Company. The president of the company, Emelia Carpenters, contracted W.Easly Associates to conduct a post-project appraisal of Rony’s project. The project involved expansion of the company’s production facilities. The expansion included expanding the manufacturing and production residence. The plans were occasioned by a mini boom experienced in the commercial construction field in NSW, Rony’s hometown. A decision was reached to go ahead with the expansion and Spencer Moneyworth, the vice president; Finance and Administrator were ...

Jakubowicz v. Dittemore, 2006 U.S. Dist. [W.D. Mo.]

Prior to the trial date, the parties informed the Court that they wished to present their evidence in writing. Part of the evidence included the depositions of the Director of Facility Operations for DMH, Felix T. Vincenz, and that of the Deputy Director of DMH, Linda Roebuck. They also wanted to present in writing, various terms that the parties had adopted. The Plaintiffs also presented a memo that was dated April 6, 2005, which was marked exhibit A. Schuffman who had addressed the Memo to all DMH employees had sought to ...

Abstract

The different forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR are interesting topics that were discussed in this class. There were five chapters that we consider the most interesting parts of the reading as they provide information that not only increase our awareness about dispute or conflict resolution, but they can serve as guidelines on how to come up with better ideas in providing solutions to various issues. The different chapters of the reading, such as chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 provided insights on cases, which these ADRs can be used. One may think that conflict resolution is ...

Cinema

The art has long become an integral part of the human life. Thanks to him people can express everything they want: beginning from the intimate personal feelings and ending with the patriotic aspirations. In the modern society cinematography is the most popular kind of art, which accompanies a human being from childhood to old age. The cinema is able to entertain people or even made them interested in some phenomenon or event; sometimes the cinematography even forces people to start understanding some phenomenon or event in a different way. The cinematography and the history of mankind are connected by ...

How has Aurora Textile performed over the past four years? Be prepared to provide financial ratios that present a clear picture of Aurora’s financial condition On the basis of financial statement overlook and the outcome of the financial ratios, we found that over the period of 1999-2002, the company’s financial performance was bearish. Moreover, just like the other companies in the industry, even the company had not considered the possible impact and consequently lost its financial standing. Beginning with the revenue figures, the amount has been decreasing consistently and plummeted from $245.90 million to $147.503 million by ...

Part 1: Prosecutor’s Duty to Report

Although the American criminal law is based on the adversarial system where the prosecutor, representing the state, and the defense, representing the accused, engage in openly confrontational activities in order to persuade a neutral decision-maker of the truth of their story; the Supreme Court has held that under some circumstance, and despite the adversarial nature of the relationship, the prosecution must assist the defense in the preparation of their case. The underlying reason for this counter-intuitive element of the adversarial system, is the traditional belief that the substantial power of the state, as expressed through its law enforcement and ...

Learner's Full Name

Assignment Title The September 11, 2001 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon by the Al Qaida proved to be a watershed moment in the history of America as well as general warfare. In his Address to the Joint Session of the 107th Congress on 20th September , 2001, President Bush blamed the Al Qaida for the attacks and entreated Americans as well as people from all over the world to wage a war against terrorism. He argues that the war against terrorism was unlike any conventional war and that it would be protracted. This war against terror ...

Implementing Cyber-Security: Best Practices at Work

Executive Summary 3

Proposed Solutions 6 Annotated Bibliography 8 Memorandum 11

References 14

Executive Summary The internet brings forth a world of social connectivity, growth and endless innovation opportunities. These have been hastened by the advent of mobile applications and computing. The sudden surge in technology has changed the way we communicate to the way we travel. While some see the beneficial side of technology, others see an opportunity to do harm. These individuals, states or groups present a cyber-threat to anyone who uses the internet. Nothing they are involved in is new; espionage is not new and so is activism ...

Final Reflection

First, I had a compilation challenge in the creation of the final content from the drafts. After gathering and compiling my thoughts into writing, I lacked the determination to check if I had the right content and tone to help in information delivery. I revised both drafts to make sure that the writings were appropriate to my target audience. Also, I had a challenge trimming the words and content to the acceptable amount. To help in solving this problem, I acknowledged my primary goal as to inform rather than intimidate the audience. Therefore, I avoided the use of or ...

For this project, you will need to put into practice elements of effective design and content to create a Real Estate Flier for a Haunted or Historical Location and then write a long memo which explains your choices in design and content.

THE GOALS

This assignment is designed to help you practice Effective memo format and internal structure (header, paragraphing, organization, subheads, etc.) Language style and appropriate level of detailed content for a long memo/informal report Design elements that aid reader understanding and attention Contrast Alignment Repetition Proximity Image choices that are relevant and attract reader attention Color choices that reflect ...

The Fair Sentencing Act

On August 3, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, for the first time in the History of the U.S (Grindle, 2010). This law was a response to the then claims of racial biases of the law in convicting drug dealers. This Act established new quantity thresholds, which were meant to trigger statutory mandatory minimum and maximum penalties for offenses related to cocaine. By so doing, this law amended the Controlled Substance Act and the controlled import and export of substance. This new law saw to it that the quantities of cocaine that ...

Challenges

Lack of in-depth background knowledge on how to compose a persuasive memo. This made it difficult to develop the format of the memo for the very first time. I experienced difficulties to choose the most appropriate tone in relation to the audience I was addressing. Severally, I found myself having used a casual tone in a case where I should have used more official terms in communication. I experienced difficulties developing sharp focus when providing information. In other words, I was unable to effectively address issues straight to the point.

Strategy to Address the Challenges

I conducted a background study on the essentials of ...

Persuasive Memo

Our Ref: EmPower Solar Street Lighting CSR Plan Executive Summary The CSR department commissioned its members to explore insecurity in the Island Park area as an issue that needs urgent attention and recommend a perfect solution. This memo excites emphasis on the idea that in the over the past one year, the crime rates in Island Park have been on a record High. Upon a comprehensive research, the department determined that the primary cause of these rates was poor lighting networks in the city’s hotspots. Further considerations revealed that implementing a street lighting program as part of the ...

Jeong Da Yeon

BS 3180 Executive Summary Amatara Resort and Wellness is among the best class destination spar in Thailand. This five-star hotel is located at Cape Panwa and known to offer an enjoyable moment to its customers. One can get a clear view of Phuket while at this place thus adding to its greatness. Additionally, the guests can enjoy the tranquil breezes of the blue sea of Andaman and a broader view of the sky. Being the only unique resort in Phuket, it offers wonderful programs including spacious well-furnished rooms, a variety of meals especially the organic ones to keep one’ ...

Introduction

Quoting Marchetti, Ausubel states, “Successful societies are learning systems” (Ausubel, 1995). Organized social learning and the development of our society caused increased technological progress. Since 1400, the number of technological and scientific discoveries has dramatically increased (Appendix A). In the twentieth century, it continued its growth. It was the time of scientific and technological advances that significantly improved our living but at the same time caused environmental problems, as the creation of the internal combustion engine became one of the major reasons of the outpouring of greenhouse gases. In the twenty-first century, we have something to do with them. ...

Executive Summary

Corporate social responsibility is an issue that needs to be upheld by all firms in the market. This ranges from the large to small firms. The essay will therefore look into the corporate responsibility in connection to Volkswagen. The company has been facing issues due to the diesel emission of their vehicles that later translated to a scandal. The company depicted inability to provide the right information regarding its emissions. The essay will also give some of the recommendations that the company undertook and the implications on the various stakeholders and the mission as well as the corporate responsibility ...

Inyang defines leadership as the process of influencing people so that they strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the realization of group goals. In consideration, Amazon’s, the Washington Post’s and Blue Origin’s success and favorable financial statistics do not constitute sufficient evidence to state that Jeff Bezos is in fact a great leader, as it is not his success but rather how he became successful that can shed light on his leadership skills. This paper will analyze Bezos’ leadership style throughout his professional career, personal characteristics, communication with employees, vision and impact on his companies, to comprehend ...

Compose a complete 20-question citizenship exam as if you worked for the Bureau of Naturalization in 1918. In other words, for the purposes of the first part of this project, pretend that you are a native-born white male Protestant middle-class bureaucrat in 1918 who has the power to decide if an immigrant applicant has Americanized sufficiently to become a U.S. citizen. Your exam must capture the cultural values and core knowledge presented in Student’s Textbook (1918). Some but not all of your questions must concern history (i.e., the version of U.S. history presented in the 1918 textbook).

Citizenship Exam

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Introduction

In the world of business, accounting is the spoken language that is used in different parts of the world. As such, there are two different spoken languages in financial accounting. The two sets of language dictate the financial reporting standards that are used. The major economies of the world use either the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or the United States Generally Accepted Principles (US GAAP) (Erchinger & Melcher, 2007). The two standards are regulated by two bodies that are (1) the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) responsible for the GAAP and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the ...

The purpose of the memo is to evaluate the documentation of the Superfund site from the EPA website. The site provides information about the superfund data and about the site location which is south shore of Elliott Bay in Puget Sound on Terminal 5 at Seattle, Washington. The investigation has developed a good remedy to the problem that the site is experiencing. Contamination in the site requires a solution since there are health concerns to the people living within the town. The units of the superfund site include upland unit and marine sediments unit. The site has an area ...

This memo describes how the concept of delayed differentiation can be used to optimize the process of cooking complete “package” meals in a supermarket. The first part of this memo defines what is delayed differentiation. Second part will explain the application of delayed differentiation for creating “package” meals in the supermarket. Next part will focus on advantages and disadvantages of this approach. Delayed differentiation is a hybrid strategy between make-to-order and make-to-stock, where a general product is build to stock, and as the order comes, the general product is differentiated by assigning to it special features or adding special ...

Introduction

Current problem: Greece’s economy was in the brick of falling and other nations had to look for a way to stabilize their economy. Thesis statement: During an economic meltdown, there is no winner or loser since it affects everyone in one way or another. Coming together to save a failing economy is the only way out of a financial meltdown

Background

Greece was heavy in debt and could not borrow more to settle its creditors. The failing economy spiked major concern to its investors (Mattich, Could Greek Deal Be Bad For Eurozone Growth? par 1). Major Point 1: Despite ...

Whether by force of stereotypical perception or the prevalence of such interpretation I the political discourse, people have always perceived racism through the prism of economic and legal mistreatment of black people. However, people can maltreat their own fellow countrymen with skin color other than white by disposing of hazardous toxic waste in immediate proximity to their area of residence. It is disturbing how Americans exploit their own endangering their physical wellbeing. Since coming to surface in the 1980s, the notion of environmental racism has not lost its relevance for what is now 3.5 decades. While some US locations ...

Research conduction, as well as memo drafting processes, are crucial lessons every student learns in the course of his/her studies. More relevant are the teachings a student acquires through actual involvement. Through life skills acquired and valuable academic information, an individual hence or otherwise appreciates the importance of such a process. Various challenges encountered prepares one for future studies and insightful changes which if effected would lead to better results. As a person, I gained a real understanding of the process when conducting my previous research and it is evident if given another chance I would execute things differently. ...

Business Memo

Business Memo

Dear Sir:

This memo is written in response to your last week letter in which you asked about the implementation and usage of accounting software. I have made sure to include all the basic information of accounting software in this memo to help you make sound decision. Accounting software is an effective tool that is commonly used in all types of businesses to make sound decisions and reduce the chances of errors. The objective of using accounting software is to store valuable data of the company such as financial information. Also, the accounting software is useful in running queries ...

An Employee Discipline Memorandum of Warning to Late Comers

Excel Sales Corporation 522, Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey Interoffice Memo

Reference     : 10/16 HR

Cc : Section Supervisor (Accessories), Employee personal file It has been brought to the notice of the Human Resources Department that you have been showing up late repeatedly. The electronic record shows that you have been late by fifteen minutes or more in February, (3, 8, 16 & 22). Although it is believed that your supervisor has taken up the issue with you on previous occasions, the office code of conduct dictates that a formal warning is issued to you. Therefore it is requested that arrive at the ...

Business Memo

Business Memo- Career Development XXXXXXXXXXX (insert your name)

Information Memo for: (insert the name of the speaker, spelled correctly) Opening Segment This is an insightful speech on career development aimed at equipping freshmen and other students with skills to manage their studies and future career.

Context

The speech was given by an established professional at the university hall. The speech targeted mostly freshmen who are just setting out in their studies and would benefit from knowledge on how to map their career and direct their studies to their career choice. The speech also addressed other students who may not have ...

Interpreter’s subjectivity in Business English Negotiations

Abstract The effectiveness and quality of business negotiations has become vitally important as international business becomes increasingly pervasive in the era of economic globalization. Interpreters, as information transmitters, play an influential role in business negotiations. Business interpreters perform multiple functions and carry various purposes during business negotiations, for example, bridging language barriers and relieving tension so as to help clients achieve desirable negotiating results. The quality of business interpreting is not only judged by outstanding language capabilities but also adaptability and flexibility in tackling problems. In the process of negotiating, interpreters, based on faithfulness, deviate from the original language, ...

Grounded theory is one of the world’s most popular research designs. There are thousands of publications that provide reports on studies that use grounded theory and collections of seminal texts that enable readers to guide their study and ensure rigor in their work. Using the correct research method for inquiry is important for any research to be successful (Lincoln & Guba, 2000). Just like quantitative content analysis, grounded theory entails indentifying themes as well as patterns and trends. Grounded theory research employs the generation of innovative theory from data that has been collected from “real-life” situations that are relevant ...

Historically the European Union and Russia have always been considered as strategical partners due to the geographical position and common interest in cooperation. The European Communities had started the cooperation with the Soviet Union in 1988 after the declaration their mutual desire to build relations in competitive areas and common interests. The first and the only one common Agreement on Trade, Commercial and Economic Cooperation was signed in 1989. After the USSR’s collapse, Russia was recognized a Soviet Union successor and the relations continued in a new post-cold war order. Since the early beginning the relations between Russia ...

This report describes the city of Waterbury fire department; organizational structure, operations, policies and ethical issues. Like any other fire department, the Waterbury Fire Department has one main objective of ensuring that the public is protected from fire. Various dynamics have taken place in the organizational structure with an aim of increasing the efficiency of service production, Chen (2008). The summery of the current organizational structure of Waterbury Fire department is as discussed below. Fire Chief: The fire chief works closely with the City management to ensure that the community is safe from fire related hazards, Schenker (2006). His ...

Facts

With the pending merging of two businesses on the basis of family, the valuation of the newly formed Messina Propriety Inc. is suggested to be a direct market value combination of the values of the two companies. This cumulatively stands at $ 3,600,000. The merger will see the three Messina’s has a 62.2% holding for Tony Messina, 15.6% for Martin Messina and another 22.2% for Tony Jr. Looking at the basis of shareholding in the two companies, Tony holds 600,000 ordinary shares , which is double what Martin owns in their company. On the other end, Tony ...

Abstract:

It is the ethical responsibility of all public and private corporations to devote some resources towards serving sections of society which may be in need of assistance or are under privileged in some way. ASM research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, has been awarded a three-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to support the Veterans Health Information Systems by providing an integrated inpatient and outpatient electronic health record to facilitate quality medical care for veterans and their families. Since every citizen including the corporations is indebted to the veterans for providing protection to the state ...

Dear All,

Greetings! I hope you are doing fine and that this mail finds you in good shape. Through this mail, I would wish to bring to your attention the information expressed in the attached MEMO. Please, carefully go through this memo as it stresses on the need and how, as managers, we can ensure that our employees effectively manage working hours.

Kindly do not hesitate to share your thoughts on the issues addressed in the attached memo.

Regards, Rashford K. Henry, General Manager, Continental Health Services Importance: High As discussed in our last monthly management meeting concerning employee time management especially those based in the KC section, the situation has not improved. As a company, we ...

Noodles Company

Introduction This memo seeks to highlight some important information, recommendation and action to be taken to maximise the usefulness of the new store to the local community. This memo will deal mostly with the structure of the supply of the new store. The research team’s recommendations will clearly point out about the store strategic positioning of the store. The paper also will look at the factors in the surrounding community where the store operates and how to maximise its usefulness. Years of solid growth and financial success led to the opening of this new store since this store ...

BUSINESS PROCESS CREATION

Business Process Creation Dissertation Proposal My concern for this project is the dynamic nature of change at the level of the organization. The project will research how business processes are created when one organization aims to modernize many organizations by replacing manual work with information systems. Recently conducted studies in different industries indicate a rise in long term efficiency in the organization when a business adopts information system to support daily operations and administration. Adopting Information Systems is a way to prosper and stay afloat in business as well as being a very strong motivation for the individual organization ...

Interest Group Analysis Memo

This memo presents discussion and analyses of various interest groups in the US Sugar Program. It is intended that the discussion and analyses would provide good insights into reforming the Sugar Program regarding the consumer sugar price increase defended by producers. Interest groups in this program include sugar producers, farm organizations, sugar consumers, dealers in agribusiness, the government agencies of US Department of Agriculture, welfare groups, labor unions and newly emerged agencies like the Environmental agencies. Sugar producers and farm organizations in the program can be traced back from the Great Depression, shortly before The Sugar Act of 1934 ...

Introduction

This memo is focused on answering the key questions that Mr. Todd Sylvester, the owner and operator of the business Expresso Espresso, may have following the unfolding of the current situation wherein his business is facing a net loss. The analysis, discussion, and recommendations would emphasize the fact that the owner wants to save his business and make it survive and thrive in this highly competitive environment which apparently is being dominated by big-time rival Starbucks Corporation. Before setting out giving recommendations how you would be able to turn the situation around, an important first step that has to ...

RE: Signing the Return with this Tax Position

Purpose I believe that following procedures to approve business issues is vital in order to prevent problems and loss of reputation. The purpose of this memo is to evaluate the ethic involving whether I would sign returns containing tax return position. This memo enlightens about the importance of evaluating the law in order to determine whether actions are ethical and legal as per standard government requirements set for the transfer pricing. It informs about the issues of using processes and documents to prove the transparency of organizational transfers as well as preventing fines and penalties in connection with the ...

Setting priorities

High cost for stress-related illness can lead to absenteeism Good idea to conduct interviews to find out levels, causes, and extent of stress in the workplace, such as low morale caused by stress

Numerous Stress Reduction Techniques; Various tapes to teach relaxation; Proper Nutrition; Physical activity to relieve stress; Counseling

Stress-management workshops very successful in California Wellness campaign; Savings per employee add up to $6150 per year Learning how to get along with co-workers; Interpersonal communication; Teamwork intensifies stress

Understanding what causes stress in the workplace.

Conduct interviews to find out levels, causes, and extent of stress in the workplace. Teamwork intensifies stress. Lack of interpersonal communication. Low morale. Setting Priorities to manage stress in the workplace. Stress management workshop. Very successful in ...

Background

Tanglin Polymers is a large supplier of petroleum products to different industrial customers. The company has a vast operational field with 30 production plants and refineries in China, Veitnam, Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. In response to the issue of coordination with regard to purchasing order, the CEO MR. Patrick Ang decentralised the organisational structure through delegation. Manager of each unit was allowed to deal with all the business matters relating to its unit with full authority (The Case, n.d.). The CEO created a new position to handle purchasing procedure having identified issues with that. He hired an ...

Thanks for the cooperation you have shown as a friend and also as a workmate. I appreciate the fact that we have been working as a team in this company. The aim of writing is to inform you that I sent a vacation request to the director last month. I have been waiting for the feedback so that I can go for my vacation. The director replied today through an internal memo regarding the same. He informed us that due to the busy nature in our department, no one will be given a vacation this year you are lucky. ...

Critical Thinking

The purpose of this report is to show how to complete the case study “In the Vapor” (see Johnson-Sheehan, 2011, pp. 163-164). Regarding the choice of the communication form, two possibilities can be considered: memos are used if both the addresser and the addressee work at a same company or organization (see Johnson-Sheehan, 2011, p. 94); emails are sent to people both inside and outside the company or organization (see Johnson-Sheehan, 2011, p. 96). However, memos are mainly used for formal situations such as to send a meeting agenda, internal report, or official proposal (see Johnson-Sheehan, 2011, p. 94). ...

Communication

Communication At work, employees frequently encounter certain problems that interfere with convenient conditions. Therefore, they should be able to address the issues with the management to prevent undesired consequences. Moreover, a supervisor can consider the working environment to be convenient and productive. However, the case “In the Vapor” shows that specific management approaches can disturb collaboration. Considering Linda’s situation, it is essential to inform the supervisor about her concerns and offer several suggestions to convince the management. A possible memorandum to Thomas Hale aims to express Linda’s concerns about approaches that cost great efforts (Appendix).

One can ...

Business Plan Memorandum

BUSINESS PLAN MEMORANDUM This is in response to the request you made last February 2, 2016 for a business and legal advice regarding entering into a contract with a business supplier under conditions and terms that best suits and benefits you as a party. In dealing with business suppliers, you have to enter into a contract with the other party. A contract is a legally binding agreement between parties entered by them with the intention that it shall have legal effect, which means that any one of them can resort to the law to provide remedy in the event ...

Business Memo on Wireless Mobile Phone Charging

Abstract This memo analyzes how to achieve a wireless charging system for mobile phones. The goal on wireless charging system is to achieve more convenience in the use of mobile phones. Previous literature concurs that it is possible to achieve a wireless mobile phone charging system. The system works with the electrical principle of mutual inductance to transfer current from the source to the mobile device.

As the use of mobile phones is becoming more popular, people are beginning to worry about the convenience of using such deviances. From the technological front, the use of mobile phones has been ...

AMAZON INTERNATIONAL

Washington DC 85965Az, Amazon Company Office of the Auditor General February 3rd, 2016 MEMORANDUM TO: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) The main intention of this memorandum is to disseminate crucial information, promote clarification of work sampling, and risk issues as mentioned above. It is the rightful duty of the management to maintain books of accounts and financial statements to the maximum efficiency possible. There have been rare alarms regarding the integrity of the organization in the recent audit report of the Company, which was based on observations from a few months back. The examination of the financial statements was for ...

1. Introduction Undeniably, the heart of the corporate business world is accounting; however, auditing plays an indispensable role in accounting. It serves as the watchdog for all the stakeholders against any malpractices. In a nutshell, auditing serves to protect the interest of the stakeholders. However, the practice is not without some regulations and standards for quality and performance measurement and control. Auditing standards generally form the basis against which audits’ quality are not only performed but also judged. Almost all institution have adopted some forms of auditing standards and principles. A notable feature, however, is that such standards vary ...