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    Employment at will

    Please discuss on how an employer of a team member responds to its state law (s) relating to employment at will. Include the manner in which they assure that any exceptions to employment at will existing in its state are addressed. The state is Colorado. http://www.employmentlawyercolorado.com/employment_practice.html. T

    Product and country to go global

    Consider the following scenario: You own your own company and would like to "go global!" Research a potential market and product to get your export operations started and present your findings to potential investors. What is a good product to sell and in what country.

    Employee Benefits - Vet Assistant

    Draft and post a memo to upper managment detailing the benefits available to employees while being a vet assistant. 1. Be sure to include heath insurance, time off, retirement/savings plan, and one other work/life benefit. 2. Explain to managment the primary strategic consideration involved in managing the proposed benefi

    Criminal Justice Administration

    You have just been appointed as the new court administrator for a medium sized court system with approximately 75 employees and five full time courts. This is a new position for the courts, as in the past each individual court has primarily managed itself, except for the employee hiring process, which was completed through the C

    Bringing MiracleGro to Africa

    Select a company and country that interests you. You have been asked to evaluate the country you selected as a potential market for your product(s)/service(s) and present your findings to other managers of the organization in a memo. In your memo, be sure to address the following: Provide a brief overview of the company a

    Renewal or Transformation

    Can Steve Jobs Keep His Mojo Working? Can chief executive Steve Jobs provide a permanent reprieve for Apple Computer, Inc.? Jobs has brought Apple back from the verge of oblivion, racking up profits and restoring Apple's image with the innovative iMac and iBook. Apple stock has increased more than 8 times since Jobs returned

    Disciplining Employees

    There are numerous discipline issues that can arise in any organization. Listed below are different situations that could indicate the need for disciplinary action. For each situation, indicate what type of disciplinary action would be appropriate and why. In your answer explain how your suggested approach to this situation woul

    Identify three businesses in your community

    Identify three businesses in your community: One that is formed as a sole-proprietorship, one that is formed as a general partnership, and one that is formed as a corporation. Identify the businesses and explain what characteristics of that business form might have led the owners to choose each one.

    Organizational Innovation

    - Is there a relationship between organizational innovation and so-called "out-of-the-box" thinking by the individuals that comprise the organization? Please explain. - Drawing from your own experience, what techniques have been effective in stimulating out-of-the-box thinking? - Assess how effectively a typical IT organ

    Federalism, Confederation, Political Ideology and Other Issues

    1. Explain the reasons why federalism was chosen instead of either confederation or a unitary system in 1787. 2. How does federalism keep government closer to the people? Is state government necessarily more responsive to the people than the federal government? 3. Distinguish between inherent, implied, and express powers.

    Reinvest or Divest

    Compare and contrast the considerations underlying the decision to reinvest in business operations with the considerations underlying the decision to divest operations.

    Medical Coverage and Costs after Car Accident

    Bob Brown was recently involved in a minor auto accident. His car was hit from behind, and he, in turn, slammed into the car in front of him. He would like someone to explain his coverage and show him where, in his auto policy, each of his losses might be covered. The explanation of coverage and the location of coverage should b

    Lawrence Sports - Working Capital

    Propose a solution to help Lawrence Sports develop a working capital policy and a cash budget to optimize working capital. Remember that your solution needs to focus on the cash budgeting and working capital concepts covered in the course. Be sure to incorporate appropriate citations from your readings and research.

    Presentation Delivery: Effective Techniques

    You are almost ready to deliver a PowerPoint presentation, but before you do, you need to polish and refine your PowerPoint presentation and also solidify your plans for your delivery techniques. You need to ensure that you are comfortable speaking about the slides and also operating the hardware while speaking publicly. You now

    Letter to Mentor

    Imagine you have a meeting with the CEO and other high ranking officers of a company that invests in distance learning start-ups. Your objective is to obtain a loan for a distance learning company that you would like to start. Fortunately, you have a mentor to whom you can turn for help. Using a business-like tone and format

    Virgin Atlantic Overview

    What is your impression of the world wide operation of Virgin Atlantic? This section refers to Application of concepts / theories in respect to global operations. 2. Conduct a SWOT Analysis of Virgin Atlantic. For this section, complete EFAS and IFAS. 3. Does Virgin Atlantic have a competitive advantage and/or a compet

    A Business Plan for Precision Auto Detailing

    Business Plan for Precision Auto Detailing Chad Frank and Kyle Carson, both in their 20s, worked for one of the largest package delivery services in the world, but their jobs on the package-sorting line were just that?jobs. Chad and Kyle wanted more from their work than their current jobs could offer. That's what led them to

    A Business Plan for Precision Auto Detailing

    Chad Frank and Kyle Carson, both in their 20s, worked for one of the largest package delivery services in the world, but their jobs on the package-sorting line were just that?jobs. Chad and Kyle wanted more from their work than their current jobs could offer. That's what led them to buy a local auto detailing business, Precision

    Elitism & Power

    Select an elite figure from any of Dye's key sectors of power. Utilizing a minimum of three sources, write a paper that addresses the following points: Dye's key sectors of power are: a) industrial (nonfinancial) corporations, b) banking, c)insurance, d) investments, e) mass media, f) law, g) education, h) foundations, i) civi

    Project Operations Management

    If you were responsible for improving project management in a hotel chain which was experiencing declining revenues and increasing costs. 1) What factors would you consider most important? 2) How would you implement those factors?

    Riordan Manufacturing Problem

    A. Describe the situation, including the opportunities and challenges. b. Define the problem. c. Describe the desired future state and goals against which to evaluate alternatives. d. Identify two to four potential solutions. At what level in the organization do these solutions address the problem? Do you need to consider o

    Selection & Hiring

    Address the following considerations related to selection tools 1. Name three selection tools that you would consider using for a hiring program at a supermarket. 2. Choose what you think is the best selection tool or combination of selection tools. 3. Justify your choice by describing the advantages of your method com

    A business plan for a small business

    Chad Frank and Kyle Carson both in their 20's worked for one of the largest package delivery services in the world but their jobs on the package-sorting line were just jobs Chad and Kyle wanted more from their work than their current jobs could offer that what led them to buy a local auto detailing business, Precision Auto Detai

    Global Business Strategy

    How do host countries' policies and behaviors contribute to global business failures? Any real world examples?

    Decision Analysis

    Good morning! It's Gilda from Anchorage. I want to recommend that you use the spreadsheet modeling approach to optimize the Melange Fund portfolios. Write me a memo that explains how you chose the funds and percentages that you did. Your memo should also identify the expected annual return and risk for each Melange Fund. Also, I

    Bazerman's Six Steps for Analyzing a Business Decision

    Business Reach for Decision Making DB Think about a recent business decision you have made that was either a success or a failure. Your supervisor asked you to email him/her a self-evaluation of this decision as part of your yearly evaluation. You are to be as objective and open minded as possible. Analyze your decision usin

    Pros and Cons of Home Business

    I need help with the following question: 1. List at least five or six pros and cons of working at home, including a brief description for each. Please include references. 2. Also, if possible, I also need three articles that discuss working from home. The links for the websites will be sufficient. Thanks.

    Catering Consulting Firm

    Our project is to create a consulting firm. The consulting is specific to the catering industry. Each team member is responsible for two topics within our consulting firm. The two topics required for consulting are in the financial aspects and commercial contracts. Our consulting firm will help current catering businesses &