Essays on Director

Introduction - Director’s duties

Even though the law recognizes corporations as separate and distinct entities from the owners, it nevertheless recognizes that corporations act through people. Such people are referred to as directors and manage the activities of a corporation. In Lennard’s Carrying Co. v. Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd, the court observed that directors are the directing mind and will of the company. Accordingly, directors of a company act for and behalf of the company, and as such owe several duties to the company.
These duties are at common law and also statutorily provided for. In the U.S., there is no single Continue reading...

Introduction

This paper contains two parts. Part of this paper offers a brief explanation regarding the role of the directors in a company. This part specifically discusses the reason behind the existence of the directors of a company’s duty to prevent insolvent trading. It also discusses the circumstances and the results after the court lifting the veil of incorporation for the wrong of insolvent trading upon a director of a company.

Discussion

Directors of companies are under a duty under the Corporation Act provisions and the common law to prevent companies from incurring debts while they are insolvent. At common Continue reading...

Films have developed out of dramatic and narrative tradition in which storytelling is used as a central concern. The filmmakers have challenged the manipulative and seductive power of narratives by using playful resistance to the convention of narratives, or by exploring other forms of medium. For example, filmmakers have used the interplays of gesture and rhythm, sound and image rather than relying on character psychology and plot mechanics. However, non-narrative film has a smaller audience than narrative films. A good example is aircraft passengers watching the direction of the nearest exit pointed out by flight attendants, which reminds the Continue reading...

Human Resource Director

Job Description of Human Resource Director
Human resource director plans, designs, as well as executes human resources policies and programs for compensation, benefits, health and safety, staffing, training, and employee relations. The position needs a bachelor’s degree within related fields; moreover, at least seven years of work experience within the human resources management field. Human resource director requires a broad degree of latitude and creativity. The candidate must be familiar with practices, procedures, and concepts of the field. Depends on experience as well as judgment to plan as well as accomplish objectives. Human resource director executes numerous tasks Continue reading...

Law

1.) The enactment of the Corporations Act of 2001 is to create a law in relation to the formation of corporations, corporate regulation and the regulation of financial services and products (Cassidy, 2006, p.8). The law is intended to regulate the business entities in Australia such as partnerships, corporations and other investment schemes. It also regulates the operation of these entities in relation to the duties of the officers of the company, mergers and takeovers.
2.) The concept of corporate governance deals with the legal and organizational framework within which the principles and processes of by which the corporations Continue reading...

Abstract

This report will discuss the varied, ever changing film industry with a motive of seeking a career path in the industry. Based upon primary and secondary research and first hand experiences of interviewed professionals from the industry, the job role and career path as a director will be explored. Considering economic, social and technological factors, film industry’s future trend will be assessed.

Key Aspects of Filmmaking

The film industry is largely a combination of institutions that educate about filmmaking and its allied areas, organizations, production companies, professionals with various skill sets like acting, screenplay, script writing, directing, etc. One common activity is Continue reading...

Cinematography refers to the technology and the art of photography of motion-picture. It incorporates a couple of techniques such as scene composition, lighting of the location, camera selection, lenses, film stock, filters, movements, angle of the camera; and other special effects. To achieve the effects and images desired by the director, a sizeable crew is deployed to look into the various concerns. The crew is headed by either, a photography director, lighting cameraman, first cameraman or cinematographer and ensures that the desired quality is achieved. Cinematography is marked with major revolutions. It has evolved greatly with the application of Continue reading...

The centering issue revolves around the manner in which the home care nurses operate. The director has a totally different understanding regarding how Xi’s department should operate. As such, this makes it a task conflict. The nurses have formed the tendency of having an informal meeting every morning that they use constructively to device ways in which they can improve on their service delivery to their client. The meeting has been productive since it has made the department have superior performance compared to the other department. As such, this means that the department has a high quality rate Continue reading...

Lesson 1: The Roles of the Various Disciplines within the Nursing Facility

Lesson 2: The Various Clinical Conditions, Including Alzheimer’s disease, of LTC Residents
Lesson 3: Resident Admission, Assessment and Medical Terminology
Lesson 1: The Roles of the Various Disciplines within the Nursing Facility
- Discuss the relationships among the Administrator,

The Medical Director, and the Director of Nursing in a nursing home

Nursing homes are not acute care facilities. However, responsibility regarding efficient patient care and safety is just as essential as acute care facilities because health care law enforcement do make nursing homes liable for negligence or malpractice. Consequently, a strong administrative structure is mandatory. Modern nursing homes administration consists of an administrator, medical director and director of nursing. Their Continue reading...

Film Studies

Introduction
Titanic is one of the most expensive films ever produced in American history, which had been reported to cost about $200 million. It brings to life the tragic sea accident that in April 15, 1912. It became one of the highlights in the life and career of director James Cameron. The irony of Cameron’s film “'Titanic” is that it has in its own right created an overreaching greatness that broke all blockbuster phenomena throughout the entire movie history. The film itself took the risk to gamble its stake on the visual splendor and technological achievement that truly Continue reading...

The Personals

The movie was shot in 1998 by Chen Kou-Fu. The next year the movie was presented at the Cannes Festival. The story described in the movie, in my opinion, is rather banal. There is a woman who is rather busy and does not have time for her personal life. However, she is at that very age when everybody around her has a family. She decided to solve the problem with a partner by simply posting an ad in a newspaper. Soon she gets more than a hundred calls. The “potential” partners are rather strange: beginning with a restaurant manager Continue reading...

Abstract

The emerging economies are usually faced with more uncertainties than developed economies. This provides a harsh environment for operations, which creates a situation where the decisions of the organization are well analyzed before being enforced. This calls for inclusion of an independent body in the decision making body of an organization. This paper will expound on the role of independent directors in an organization in regard to emerging economies.
1. Introduction
1.1. Background
Corporate governance refers to the balance that exists in the management of resources of an organization in the most efficient means in order to achieve the Continue reading...

Introduction

A leader is someone who inspires other people and guides them on what to do. Leadership can be termed as a practice of public influence where one individual can incorporate the help and support of members of an organization towards achieving a common goal. Directors are good examples of a leader and exercise of leadership.

Changes that should be made by the new director

How to develop a sense of urgency among workers
The director can develop a sense of urgency among the employees by developing the nursing home’s mission and vision. The director should also ensure that each employee know his or her role to play. Continue reading...

- Identify the names of the artists involved in the film’s production: the director, the production designer, and the art director.

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Enemy at the Gates, Director
Wolf Kroeger
Enemy at the Gates, Production design
Dominic Masters
Neil Lamont
Peter Francis
Steven Lawrence
Enemy at the Gates, Art director
- Describe in separate paragraphs each artist’s role in the overall design process.
Enemy at the Gates, Director
The duties of a director in a film are not an easy task. In fact, various film companies have different thoughts regarding the precise job a director must do. Below are Continue reading...

The OHS solution being a company which operates on the basis of the corporation act is managed by three to four directors of which three of them being Emma who is the accountant director, Des who is an occupational health and safety Director and Satish who has specialized In information technology and is also a director who runs the business IT sector. The company went further to employ a friend of Des Ying who works as a non-executive director having varied roles in the OHS company . Ying is also is the director of the support Pty Ltd. The Pty Continue reading...

Question 1

According to the corporations act 2001 (cth), section 249H subsection 1 a valid notice of a meeting of a meeting of shareholders should be at least 21 days. The only exception to this rule is when all the members of the company agree beforehand for a shorter notice or when members of the company who have 95% of the voting power or more agree beforehand on the issue of a notice shorter than 21 days. The company issued a notice of seven days, which is less than the legal requirement by 14 days. The annual Continue reading...

Introduction

Most of the people go the cinema really often. They drive theirs cars to the desired movie theatres, maybe stand in the line to get tickets, head to the bar, and then finally find themselves in comfortable seats, waiting to be immersed by another story. Yet, I bet few of them know of numerous detailed and complex patterns which lie behind that immersion – and who exactly executes them. Essentially, these patterns sprout from the director’s vision of the film, production designer’s creative contribution to it, and are supported by the work of the art director. These elements Continue reading...

Background

This conflict relates to a publishing company which needs my expertise to solve it in their sales team as an ex sales manager has left organization, now workers in sales departments are unwilling to perform to sustain levels. Organization is facing challenges due to advances in technology and exponentially growth in internet users as now users can find more e-books than ever before. In such critical times this organization is unable to bear any conflict among staff members, managers and workforce, while sales department is already facing threat from less market capitalization, this makes it more critical for company.
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Q1: Using Peter Frumkin’s model of the Four Functions of Nonprofit and Voluntary Action, how would you describe MeadowMarsh Service Agency.
Ans: Peter Frumkin focuses on four primary functions of Non Profit and Voluntary organizations and believes that success can be achieved by them only if all of these functions are balanced. He describes these organizations as
- Vehicles of Service Delivery
- Promoters of Civic and Political engagements
- Vehicles for Social Entrepreneurship
- Enactors of Values and Faiths
With reference to the above MeadowMarsh Service Agency is basically a service delivery organization. It provides housing, counseling Continue reading...

Analysis of Asian Horror Movies

The first movie I would like to analyze is a South Korean horror-thriller movie “Old Boy”, directed by Park Chan-Wook, that was first released in 2003. The storyline is based on a poorly-known Japanese manga of the same name, written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. This movie is a part of a trilogy called “Vengeance Trilogy” together with “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” and “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance”. “Old Boy” won the so called “Grand Prix”(the second award in order of importance) during the Cannes Film Festival, receiving also a special mention by Quentin Tarantino (president of the Continue reading...

Disasters have a significant impact on human life and the entire community because they result in losses including life or even property. There are two main reasons why disasters happen including the actions of the forces of nature and human activity. Therefore, disasters can be classified as either natural or manmade depending on the circumstances under which they take place. When disaster strikes, major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, take actions in an attempt to deal with the effects of the disaster. In the simulation involving the disaster in Franklin County, a number of personnel were Continue reading...

The analysis of different films about a phenomenon compares and contracts their formal qualities to bring out the desired meaning of the scenario. Guanxi as one of the social phenomena in China refers to the basic dynamic of relationships with a personalized networking of influences. The Chinese culture turns out based on Guanxi approach in bringing people together in a social setup. Three movies have ended up identified over YouTube describing Guanxi phenomena in the society. Guanxi: Chinese culture explained, the Chinese and Guanxi and lastly introduction to Chinese Guanxi are the movies for a comparative analysis in this Continue reading...

Company Law

Question One
First, the issue in play is fueled by two elemental components. That is, the Beanstalk Ltd Company has a constitution that limits the sale of the agricultural products by the company in Queensland. In addition, the board of directors of the company implemented the policy that the board should approve all the transactions of the company over $100,000. Nevertheless, Jack, who is the managing director of the company, attended a trade fair in Victoria that saw him sign a purchase agreement worth $150,000 with Giant Ltd. This aspect has led to the disagreement of the Continue reading...

Museum Management

A museum is an establishment that preserves an assortment of artefacts and other items of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical significance and avails them for open viewing through displays that may be permanent or provisional. It can also be described as a not-for-profit, lasting institution in the service of the society and of its development, and open to the public, which obtains, preserves, researches, communicates and shows off, for purposes of education, study, and enjoyment, material evidence of people and their environment (Richard, 2007).

Mission and vision Statement

A mission statement is a sentence or clause which explains, in straightforward and concise language,  Continue reading...

I watched a clip called “Is there a Bomb?” from the film Man on a Ledge. The director is Asger Leth. The production designer is Alec Hammond. The art director is David Swayze.

Directors turn the script into the action on screen (“Film Director”). Directors are responsible for “casting, script editing, shot composition, shot selection, and editing” (“Film Director”). Directors must have creative vision regarding bringing the story to life. Casting the right actors to bring characters to life is crucial. Actors must be believable in their role. Editing the script to make the story flow better helps audiences Continue reading...

The establishment of a legal entity that is detached from the individual entities of the individuals for the purposes of conducting business as a group is known as incorporation.1 It is a simple and voluntary act which is ideal for small enterprises that is an alternative to forming a company that is limited by guarantee or a co-operative. With the incorporation of a company come certain advantages and responsibilities as defined by the Australian Law. The individuals who chose to form an incorporated association are not entitled to use the profits accrued in the process of conducting Continue reading...

Cinematic Techniques Analysis

Generally, The Conversation (1974), directed by Francis Coppola, tells the story of Harry Caul, a surveillance expert, hired by the Director of an anonymous corporation to track a couple. His mission involves recording the couple’s conversation outdoors. He refines the technology to enhance his eavesdropping into the couple’s conversations and overhears of a possible murder. He does nothing to warn the couples and witnesses their killings. It haunts him to know that, through his work, he played a part in the murder of the couple by the corporation. In Continue reading...

The Members of the Board of Directors of Tesco Corporation consists of persons that meet the standards of independence required of TESCO by law, regulations and the stock exchange listing requirement. The board is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of TESCO. It oversees the stewardship of TESCO and its operations. The board oversees the executive management of the company, which includes the daily operations; reviews the identified principal risks; and review the systems designed to manage these risks. Currently, the board consists of 16 members. The qualifications, experience, and the suitability of the members in Continue reading...

Types of Leadership Styles

Prior to begin discussing and researching on analyzing leadership styles of different CEO’s in corporate finance, it would be helpful to figure out basic leadership styles which are likely to be well-known in business and management circles.
The scholar D.D. Warrick distinguishes four main styles of leadership: 1) “human relations leader”; 2) “democratic leader”; 3) “laissez faire leader” and 4) “autocratic leader” (158 – 162). The researcher applies certain criteria to define the styles mentioned above: the focus has been put on the fulfillment and workers. An autocratic leader pays a great attention to fulfillment process within a company Continue reading...

Introduction:

Ethics refers to the system consisting of moral principles and a branch of philosophy which explains what is good for individuals . Ethical behavior is usually explained by an organization’s code of conduct. It illustrates how members of an organization are expected to behave and take decisions.
Ethical dilemmas are certain situations where there is a conflict between moral imperatives . Obeying one of them would lead to transgressing the other one. Everyone has responsibilities to behave ethically and fulfill their moral obligations. Almost everyone comes across situations where their moral and ethical obligations are challenged. It is very important Continue reading...

Introduction

The corporate sector has been adversely affected by the recent economic downturn. The changing economic settings have led to the need to deviate from the traditional American sense odd responsibility and fairness. Many companies are resorting to new ways of operating their businesses. Business structures are also evolving into more flexible and performance inclined systems. Many organizations are seeking to adopt a corporate structure that would maximize organizational performance and be fair to all stakeholders. The issue of corporate responsibility has also taken center stage in the recent years are organizations seek to participate in activities that promote social Continue reading...

Introduction

Federal constitution, state legislatures, law making bodies and US congress creates administrative agencies. The main aim of the agencies is to manage social problems and rectify serious social problems. Besides, the agencies supervise matters concerning the government, which are beyond the expert skills of the legislators. The powers of the administrative agencies are intelligible, and control systems limit the powers. The paragraphs below discuss roles and functions of Federal Bureau Continue reading...

Company Law

Question One
First, the issue in play is fueled by two elemental components. That is, the Beanstalk Ltd Company has a constitution that limits the sale of the agricultural products by the company in Queensland. In addition, the board of directors of the company implemented the policy that the board should approve all the transactions of the company over $100,000. Nevertheless, Jack, who is the managing director of the company, attended a trade fair in Victoria that saw him sign a purchase agreement worth $150,000 with Giant Ltd. This aspect has led to the disagreement of the Continue reading...

Introduction

The word “fiduciary” comes from the Latin word “fiducia”, which means “trust”. The term “fiduciary” is most often used to refer to a person or business that has the power and obligation to act on behalf of another person (called the beneficiary) against the background of total trust, honesty and good faith. Fiduciary duties of directors, officers and controlling shareholders play significant role in business and corporate governance, along with other duties, imposed on them by position. For the purposes of this assignment I would like to discuss fiduciary duties of directors, officers and controlling shareholders. The legislation of Continue reading...

Introduction

Horror movies are among the most popular film genres in the contemporary scenario. This is due to their appeal to the emotions of an individual causing fear and anxiety during viewing. The films usually explore themes, which include nightmares, supernatural events, and death among other terrifying events (Richards 71). However, for the themes to be effective in captivating the audience, it is essential that the film should have adequate cinematographic features to complement the inclination of the film. In order to analyze a film effectively, it is essential to consider the motives and intentions of the filmmakers. This is Continue reading...

Introduction

The act amended sections of the homeland security Act of 2002 to include information sharing environment. It also amended sections of the intelligent reform and terrorism prevention act. The amendments were aimed at reviewing the definitions weapons of mass destruction, terrorism information, information sharing environment, and homeland security. It also formalized the recommendations based on the presidential information sharing guidelines. For instance, the development of fusion centers in urban areas and the development of a national network. In addition, the act require that DHS be established in states, local, and regional centers so as to create a partnership with Continue reading...

Question 1

The factor that would be interesting to an investor is the decline in revenue. The management of the company has reported a decline in revenue from the year 2012, resulting from a contraction in the overall PC market as well as competitive pricing pressures. These causes negatively impacted the performance of the company’s major segments. The factor would be interesting to the investor since the primary objective of investors is to maximise their returns. A decline in revenues indicates that the business is experiencing challenges that if not addressed, may have an adverse effect of the future profitability Continue reading...

Introduction

JPMorgan Chase Bank was opened in 1799 as the Bank of Manhattan. Currently, the bank has spread its operations in almost all the corners of the world (85 countries to be specific) and employs a staff of approximately 260,965. It has more than five thousand one hundred branches and sixteen thousand one hundred ATMs nationwide. Chase currently has $2.509 trillion assets.
JPMorgan Chase Bank is one of the oldest, biggest and most popular financial institutions all over the world. Its legacy dates back to the year 1799 when the earliest predecessor of the bank was chartered in the Continue reading...

A week ago, our director asked us tosend feedback about him through an online form. For a number of reasons that I will point out in this email, I felt it would be safer to send my feedback to you.Under the dictatorship of our director, we have too little say over the running of our school. This has left me feeling frustrated aboutthe inability to contribute to the learning environmentat KYS. I would like to point out that while we are heldaccountable for student learning outcomes, we receive poorleadership support from the director.
Instead of trusting us to provide Continue reading...

Question 1

Housing Association is planning to build affordable homes as one of the milestones to reduce overcrowding. Financial distress is hindering the success of theprojectbecause there is no adequate funding to sustain the proposed developments. Housing Association is also characterised by poor planning and lack of proper project management strategies. The evidence of this is the fact that financial managers have prepared a development proposal, but the proposal does not have a business plan. The proposal itself is not comprehensive enough to include all the required details of the proposed housing projects because it has less than ten pages of Continue reading...