Essays on Receipt

Q1 Answer

A legal contract takes place when two parties develop a compulsion enforceable by the law. For a contract to exist, various elements should be present. Some of these elements include the offer, acceptance, mutuality of obligation, writing requirement, capacity and consideration. Richards (2006) reveals that an offer entails the promises that require one party to exchange something with another party via a clear agreement. In the case at hand, there existed an offer when Jim and Laura expressed their interest in buying a car from Stan. They clearly did window shopping for the vehicle and at last, identified a ...

Governmental Budgeting Process

A. How and where revenues are derived from the agency. The federal government can be categorized into several groups: grants, taxes, earnings, sales, balances and transfers. It is noted that for budgeting purposes, federal revenue is divided into two categories: the non-general fund and the general funds. Arguably, more than half (60%) of state funds are non-general income and set for specific purposes. For instance, gasoline taxes are set aside by law for transportation programs. On the other hand, general fund revenues tax make slightly less (40%) of the budget. These funds are mostly obtained from direct general taxes ...

1.As part of your systems analysis project to update the automated accounting functions for Xanadu Corporation, a manufacturer of digital cameras, you will interview Leo Blum, the chief accountant. Write four to six interview objectives covering his use of information sources, information formats, decision-making frequency, desired qualities of information, and decision-making style. The following are the five interview objectives that would guide in obtaining his use of use of information sources, information formats, decision-making frequency, desired qualities of information, and decision-making style: a. In a paragraph, write down how you will approach Leo to set up an interview. I ...

I engage with all levels of management. I provide updates on a weekly basis, it is very important that my communication is clear, concise and backed with data. I regularly engage with all levels of management, both professionally and efficiently. More specifically, I provide updates on a weekly basis, which are meaningful, and which can inform decision making. As such, it is very important that my communication is clear, concise and backed with data. As a Warehouse and Logistics director it is imperative to be able to identify gaps in the process and action accordingly. This year was full ...

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Abstract

This paper reviews the effects of effects of breast cancer at a later stage among women living in the United States of America and its relation to factors such as ethnicity, race, geographic location, and availability of insurance, access to medical test facilities, and course of treatments, lifestyle and socio-economic factors and so on. A special focus has been laid on the racial and ethnic discrimination among women affected with breast cancer in regards to the surgical treatments being offered in health facilities in the United States of America. Many authors ...

Introduction

The procurement cycle is the procedures that have to occur to supply the line of production or stock up goods and services in an organization. Therefore, all items that have to be procured should be identified to determine the required quantities at the initial stage. At the first step, the relevant information is used to generate the requisition that is later sent to the Department of purchasing. In this department, the assigned purchasers will request for bids and gives out the purchase order to the vendor. At the arrival of the order of the items, they will be entered ...

Please find my recommendation report to the China based Linyi Hannover Bar & Grill overleaf.

The report follows from the proposal previously submitted and is prepared for the attention of the restaurant’s General Manager, Financial Manager and Executive Chef who are the key decision makers in the company. The recommendation report explores the option of purchasing fresh food ingredients daily in-market versus using a food supply delivery service to have the ingredients brought to the restaurant. This is done by mainly looking at several factors relevant to restaurant operations such as budget, quality of ingredients, desired frequency of supply, legal and financial risks, as well as the operating environment. The delivery service method ...

Annotated Bibliography

Introduction Ethics is important in any professional body. This paper focuses on some of the ethical studies done on urban development in regional and town planning. Through the paper, one will examine some of the sources that will be used while dealing with the mentioned topic. Most of the sources that have been used in this annotated bibliography are American. This is because one believes America has a more ethical background in ethical issues dealing with urban development. In addition, the chosen articles are more relevant and deeply researched making them more appropriate for the study. By using American ...

Business: Customer Relations

I had been working with the Valero Gas Station for about three years as a customer service attendant. This position gave me the exposure I needed owing to the fact that I had to attend to several customers in a day. Actually, the management of the Valero Gas Station took the initiative of taking me through a 3 months training program so that I could acquire the necessary skills to relate with customers. Therefore, from the time I took over the position of a customer service attendant I was braced for the challenges that came with the position because of the training I ...

Introduction

The United States homeland security strategy is aimed at protecting and mitigating both domestic and international acts of terrorism that may take place in the nation. One of the key elements of this strategy is sufficient information sharing and flow between the federal, the state and the local law enforcement agencies. The importance of this element was accentuated by the 9/11 attacks that showed the country’s vulnerability to terrorist attacks. It emerged that for the country to protect itself from such future acts of terrorism, the government needed to facilitate the establishment of a “trusted partnerships” between ...

(a). Principal Documentation Processes and Records

Karla Kay plc payments should be in such a way that no single person controls the entire transaction alone. The procedure for payment should include a presentation of formal documents to the authority that sanction the payment. The authorities should have a limit on sanction powers such that some payment requires the top management of KK Company to sanction. The records and documents of payments must be properly recorded in the cashbook and maintained. Checks have to be pre-numbered and checked to avoid double payment. Checkbooks should be kept in safe custody. Internal audits of payment are ...

Winford Plc is a company that has been awarded a contract by Westriver Borough of operations of the local swimming pool. In order to manage the sales and revenue generated by the services offered, an accounting system, has been developed. The main components of the new system in relation to sales revenue and tickets from vending machines will include principal documentation, the processes involved and the records to be kept (Champlain p.45).

The Principal documentation of the new system will be made up of two parts. The first part is the user documentation. The main purpose of the user documentation is ...

Winford Plc is a company that has been awarded a contract by Westriver Borough of operations of the local swimming pool. In order to manage the sales and revenue generated by the services offered, an accounting system, has been developed. The main components of the new system in relation to sales revenue and tickets from vending machines will include principal documentation, the processes involved and the records to be kept.

The Principal documentation of the new system will be made up of two parts. The first part is the user documentation. The main purpose of the user documentation is to assist ...

Abstract

The Purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate various services of The Edge Restaurant and prepare exiting and potential blueprint of the services. The services of The Edge Restaurant are evaluated and determined on five dimensions of quality.

Introduction

Restaurant business is continuously growing at a fast pace. Change in consumer habits and preference towards eating out is fueling the growth of industry. Development in restaurant business also attracts new entrants in the industry. Continuously increasing competition increases customer’s expectations in terms of excellent services at affordable prices. Restaurant business is completely service based; hence it is essential ...

I would like to give you a brief of barriers that may exist in group communication, techniques to overcome those barriers and enhance group communication and the role of conflict in effective group communication drawn from my personal and workplace experience of learning Team members.The first barrier to effective group communication is filtering information. Filtering occurs when a sender deliberately manipulates information so that the receiver sees it as more favorably than it is. Filtering occurs due to the fear of conveying bad news, the fear of resulting consequences and the desire to impress the boss. The most effective technique to ...

If Lee had not been seen taking employees out in a limousine, how else could she have been caught?

If Lee had not been seen taking employees out in a limousine, she would have been caught by the audit of balances. Verification of claims through external sources could easily lead to the detection of fraud in this case. Furthermore, mailing addresses of three doctors were same which could have created the suspicion for the auditor. The investigation of these mailing addresses would lead to Martha’s husband's address from where she could have easily be caught after further investigations. The auditor should investigate the details of doctors to whom the claims were paid by the company. It could ...

Executive Summary

Uber was founded in 2009 by Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick in San Francisco. Both were tech veterans who invented Uber to be a competitor of the traditional taxi services. It first started as a private luxury car service that was used by top executives. Whenever one of these executives needed a ride, they would email Kalanick for a code that allowed them access to the smartphone app. This app connected passengers with drivers. Uber works the same way that Expedia connects passengers to airlines. By March 2014, Uber was operating in 85 cities and 33 countries. The company had more than 400 ...

BUSINESS PROCESS CHANGE PLAN

Session Kaplan University Q#1 Provide the name of the organization (this must be a real organization); describe the organization’s size and summarize the primary mission of the organization. Don’t simply copy from the organization’s mission statement. For purposes of this assignment, I will use Earl’s Baby Land clothing located in Louisiana. Earls’ Baby Land clothing provides services to the Louisiana residents. They stock all kinds of clothing for young kids and ladies in Louisiana (Earl’s Baby Land, 2015). The mission of the company is to provide quality clothing that both trendy and ...

Business

Information System in Organization

RFID refers to radio frequency identification. It is a modern technological advancement in the retail business today, which promotes speed, accuracy, and convenience for business owners, workers, and customers. It uses electromagnetic fields as medium of transferring data meant for the automatic identification and tracking of information on object tags. These tags contain information stored electronically and it includes details such as item name, price, brand, and quantity. RFIDs have a wide range of application that extends to the grocery business. Based on the clientele and pressing needs that the business, they can implement and apply the ...

Business

Notice of Termination Northern Timber Company together with the Union is committed to the safety and wellbeing of the employees. As such, due to this aspect, the company and the union issues a joint agreement to the employees concerning the use or the possession of illegal drugs or alcohol on the company property. This joint announcement was in the form of the reminder that the illegal drugs and the alcohol were not permitted on the company property, including the residences of the employees (Suffield, 2012). As such, the collective agreement of the company and the union is that the ...

Before going into an agreement regularly different statements are made by one party so as to support the other party to go for the agreement. A debate might later emerge as to which of the announcements should take as a section, or a term, of the agreement, and which ought to be taken as simply pre-contract talk. Diverse term types are contain by a contract, some more vital than others. Whereas “conditions” are the more imperative terms and “warranties” are the less critical terms. Without conditions no one party can get into the agreement. Therefore, to make a condition misleadingly, or ...

Logistics Execution (LE)

This is the component, which controls as well as manages the movement of goods or services in a company. Additionally, logistics execution ensures transportation of materials between the firms (Tompkins, 2005). Movements of services or goods involves the outbound processing or management of sending goods to customers and corresponding inbound management of receiving products from vendors, as well as organizing plus monitoring the movement of materials (Tompkins, 2005). Logistics execution from the perspective of architecture is categorized into areas of inbound delivery processing that entails receiving products from the vendor as well as storing within the warehouse of a firm. ...

Introduction.

There has been exponential rise in the number of eateries in most of the towns worldwide. This is partly brought about by the ballooning urban population, as well as the emergence of working middle class population who find themselves tied up by work in the cities they reside. Restaurants provide homogeneous products, though service delivery may differ from one place to another depending on the caliber of regular customers registered over a period of time as well as the target market. This means in most cases, service delivery will remain the main factor behind success of any enterprise in ...

Introduction

The NET Act In 1997, 16th December, the congress passed the No Electronic Theft Act which was later to be signed by President Clinton, into law. The act was enacted to facilitate the prosecution of any violations on copyrights which is perpetrated on the internet. The act declared all actions of reproducing, distributing and sharing copies of electronic copyright materials, as a federal crime(Bernstein 325). Some of the copyrighted electronic materials which were meant to be protected by the NET act are movies, songs, games, movies and software applications or programs. This Act facilitated prosecution even in situations ...

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees] [Institutional Affiliation(s)] [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] In marketing, Positioning is a model that creates a framework for the business, and notifies the business about the strategies to be used to market the products or services to its customers. The product or service trademark identification is obtained through positioning, when the product comes into the market. Positioning requires that the business initially differentiates between a product and a service before launching them. Audience plays an important role in positioning, as the marketing teams create promotional activities ...

Intricacies of the Time of Acceptance in Contract Law

Program [Year] [Topic] Paper Intricacies of the Time of Acceptance in Contract Law

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Introduction 04

The Rejection of David’s Offer .. 05

Andrew’s Acceptance . 06

Conclusion .. 10

References 11

Introduction Beatty, Samuelson and Bredeson (2013: 252-235) identified seven elements for the creation of a valid contract between two principals: offer, acceptance, consideration, legality, capacity, consent, and writing. The offer must be of serious intent, reasonably definite, and communicated to the offeree (Ashcroft and Ashcroft, 1999: 57-58). The acceptance must unconditionally agree to the terms and communicated (Beatty, Samuelson and Bredeson, 2013: 252, 231). A consideration must be received by both parties ( ...

Auditing - 2

Report Introduction: I was asked by the management of Cotton Company to perform an audit review on their current controls in sales and cash receipts and identify their strong controls in the existing system. Moreover, I was asked to provide a detail of the deficiencies in the internal controls and provide their recommendations.

Main Report:

Existing Controls in Sales and Cash Receipts: Sales on store’s own billing: The sales made in the Cotton Company are made on their own billing receipt instead of using the credit cards from the customers. Most of the sales of the Cotton Company is ...

Introduction

Globalization and other factors are driving international businesses and trade. In that respect, multinationals are increasingly becoming subject to factors that are not only born in their home country, but also from host countries as well as markets within which they sell their products. One such factor is the exchange rate that determines the value of the payments that exporters receive for their international sales as well as the value those importers pays for their purchases from foreign markets. In that view, it is becoming crucial for managers and business leadership to establish suitable strategies for managing the risks ...

Business

With increased commercialization and enhanced professionalism in retail marketing, point of sale systems have become ubiquitous. A point of sale system includes everything that may be required for a salesman to convert an order into a sale. Clients can consider three iPad-based point of sale systems – Square Register, Shopify and Bindo for small and medium businesses.

Square Register

The point of sale system from Square register consists of a tablet. The system provides basic point-of –sale tools and credit card processing with a minimal cost. There is no monthly fee, and the only charge is the prevalent swipe rate. The system is ideal for those ...

The case clearly shows that there has been theft by Cathy who is an employee in the department. Because the amount is missing and there is a proof of tax receipt, the amount has been misappropriated by Cathy. Studying the scenario it can be concluded that the finance department has been suffering from such thefts since a long time. Cathy has been allotted the finance department which shows lack of internal control and segregation of duties. Only when she was away from work, such information about theft was discovered. The amount would be difficult to estimate. Embezzlement could be occurring ...

A Domestic and International Epidemic

INTRODUCTION The word “slavery” is a word with many meanings and ideas conceived by nations, cultures and peoples all over the world. However, at the core slavery is any form of activity that forces one human being to be dependent and at the mercy of others, a loss of freedom, and the definitive crime against humanity. People imagine a lot of things when we think of slavery. Some might think back to biblical stories and the Jewish slaves in Egypt or the indentured servitude practices in Western Europe in the 1600s. However, in the United States, the word slavery automatically brings ...

Introduction

Analytically, Softwood Ltd has been experiencing growth in the recent years thanks to its large client base. In its effort to expand, the business should make sound financial decisions to avoid a possible decline of its current position.

In their endeavor to expand, Softwood Ltd has various sources of finance to rely.

These sources can be divided into two 1. Internal sources Internal sources encompass all sources of finances within the company. These could be retained profits, proceeds from sale of furniture of the company’s property and personal savings by the owners of the venture (Dlabay, 2008). 2. External sources External sources ,on the other hand, encompass all sources ...

Facts

Mattei, the plaintiff, was a developer of real estate who planned to build a shopping center on the land that belonged to the defendant, Hopper. After several months of negotiations, the defendant agreed to sell the land to the plaintiff. The parties reduced their agreement to the writing form commonly known as deposit receipt. Under the terms of receipt, the plaintiff had to pay $ 1,000 of the total price of $57,500. On the expiration of the 120 day period, the full purchase price had to be paid. Along with this term, the deposit receipt also stipulated for a satisfaction clause. ...

Introduction

One of the challenges faced by supervisors is the management and practice of ethical decision making. An organization presents itself with several ethical dilemmas. Most ethical decision making frameworks have three factors impacting decision making. Ethical dilemma may be presented by the conduct of an individual or an organization in general, the systems used for judgement or ethical reasoning and the manner in which an ethical issue is perceived (Husted & Allen, 2008).

Ethical dilemma

Supervisors often face situations of ethical dilemma when they are operating in a cross cultural environment. This dilemma is highly impacted by collectivism and individualism. The clash against ...

The September 9/11 terrorist attacks exposed the United States’ vulnerability to terrorist attacks. It exposed various loopholes within the national security system that terrorists could exploit to commit atrocious acts that would greatly harm the country (Enders & Sandler, 2005). More than 3000 people died in this terrorist attack, and an even greater number suffered severe injuries. The attacks showed the need for a review of the nation’s security structures and systems and the importance of emergency and disaster preparedness. Even more important, the attacks revealed the need for combined efforts when it came to the prevention and response to ...

Business Law

1. List and explain the four (4) requirements of a valid contact and the two (2) defenses to the enforceability of a contract. Cite and explain two cases from the textbook that discuss contract law.

Agreement (Offer and Acceptance).

When one party proposes something to another, he is said to make an offer. If a party agrees to the proposal without any change in it, he is considered to have made the acceptance of that offer. An offer is always confused with an invitation to treat. Advertisements and displays in shops are the examples. They are not offers, but an invitation to treat. An acceptance must ...

Communication

Communication

Introduction

Radio communication is one of the earliest forms of communication. It involves the transmission of information through electromagnetic waves, traveling at the speed of light. Radio communication has two main components: radio transmitter and radio receiver. A radio transmitter is an electronic device that initiates the communication process by generating radio waves containing information targeting a specific audience. A receiver refers to an electronic gadget that obtains the signals and converts them into an easily understandable format. It consists of the antenna, amplifier, tuner and detector (Lowe, n.d.). The antenna intercepts electromagnetic waves in the air and converts them ...

Wesco Aircraft

Wesco aircraft, Valencia, is at the forefront in providing and distributing supply chain management solutions in the aerospace industry. In this regard, Wesco has the responsibility to produce and develop product and service solutions that meet the diverse demands that customers face. The company has approximately over 8,500 businesses in the commercial aerospace, ground vehicle and defense aerospace. The customer base also spans to industrial, repair and operations as well as the maintenance markets. The firm has the responsibility of ensuring that all components used in the industry is operational in most of the days and is only ...

Section I. Circle the letter of the most appropriate answer. 1. In Griswold v. Connecticut the Supreme Court found that Connecticut’s statute, which banned contraceptives, violated a freedom expressly protected by which of the first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States: a. The First Amendment. b. The Fifth Amendment. c. The Fourth Amendment. d. None of the above. 2. “Substantive due process” refers to those procedures: a. that are expressly enumerated within the four corners of the United States Constitution. b. that are not expressly enumerated by the ...

Being a cashier at a movie theater can be fun if you know how a computer works when punching up tickets. Except for the two rows of keys that are colored on the keyboard, the computer in the box office is just like any other PC. The keyboard’s “home row” is colored red, and the keys have S1 through S6 printed on them. (Some theaters may have more than six movie screens so each computer will vary slightly). The second row of keys that is the row beneath the home row is colored blue. Each key on this row has a ...

There are various types of garbage that each household in the United States of America produce every day. The garbage has a lot of information that is critical to an archaeologist or any other person interested in it. The garbage may have information on the social-economic status, cultural affiliation, and political affiliations. To prove this fact, a week’s garbage in the neighborhood family is analyzed with critical attention the garbage produced for only one week. For a week, the family refuses comprises of the following. The garbage contents are grouped in classes for easier understanding and analysis. Electronics wastes included ...

Introduction

The concept of the welfare state has enlarged the arena of the responsibilities of the government. It is the duty of the state to cater to the problems and difficulties of its citizens. Special care has to be taken for the low income group, the disabled, the aged and the children. The onus of providing means of earning for every able bodied citizen lies on the state. In the failure of which, the state should provide allowances for those who are involuntarily unemployed. The ways and means through which the state ensures the well being of its citizens, especially ...

Introduction

The technology solution is intended to improve efficiency in both supplier activities and customers' activities to better standards unmatched by rival businesses with similar services. To maximize long-term sales, profits and retain customers, Myra needs to incorporate latest technology solutions that will uniquely define and differentiate her services from the rest of hairdressers. A team with strategic plan is most essential before initiating a business process to ensure effective and smooth transition from the traditional sales-related activities to the high-technology system.

Business process explanation

This study aims to provide solutions to Myra's UMUC Haircuts business which seeks to stay competitive in the market ...

Accounting plays a vital role in today’s automated world. In order to improve the efficiency, there have been some major changes in the field of accounting during the past few years. McCarthy (1982) suggested a substitute approach in order to represent accounting information. Instead of concentrating on debits and credits, which neglect some essential data about economic events, he proposed to present the detail about every resource in the firm’s control, the events that bring a change in the amount of these particular resources, and the agents who are a part of these events (‘The Resources, Events, and Agents (REA) Approach’). ...

Introduction

Since the inception of McDonalds to its market dominance, the McDonald brand has grown formidably and sustained a reputable name across the globe. The company has invested highly towards the generation of a formidable band to date. McDonalds is acclaimed for its unrivaled quality products. As a dominative figure in the burger industry, the company has been steadfast in its expansionary mandate with over 1650 stores globally. Hence, through its strong brand name, the company has taped into its core competency in sustaining its marketing initiatives. However, customer service has become an aspect of concern for the organization. Incorporation of a formidable and fast ...

We understand the great concern that many people have shown with regards to the St. Louis incident involving a guest receipt. We have always relied heavily on openness with our valued customers and are thankful for the opportunity to respond to this unfortunate crisis. We are a company that depends on many thousands of very diligent employees because they ensure delivery of service to you, our esteemed customers. Our franchisees support and value our employees in their daily work by providing them with good working conditions and competitive salary arrangements and benefits. However, the unfortunate incident with the receipt is in ...

For many years the working class has implored the government to make welfare recipients subject to drug tests. Often thought as abusers of the system, welfare recipients have resisted this idea, insisted that they are not criminals. They are simply people who are down on their luck. However, with the Census Bureau reporting that more people were on welfare than were working full time in the fourth quarter of 2011, it was time for something to be done . States began to pass legislation enforcing that all welfare recipients would be subject to random drug screenings, as well as an ...

Introduction

Corruption is a social occurrence deep fixed in the history of mankind. It is alike to other types of crime which are likely to occur in procurement of works by authorities and local administration, due to the large amount of money engaged in a lone transaction and the difficulty in supervising project expenditure. The current paper focuses on the types of corruption involved in CCC which is a premier diversified building firm executing engineering, building, procurement, buying into and development projects globally. It pledges to supply reliable, amicable and professional services to precious clients, and to offer a comprehensive support to businesses and ...

- The issue:

- Summary of authorities. Code 61(a) attempts to define gross income, for the purposes of taxation, as all incomes derived from sources such as: compensation for services e.g. fees, commissions and fringe benefits, interest, rent, dividends, royalties, annuities, pensions, gross income derived from business. It also states that the definition for gross income includes all the above types of incomes but it is not limited to those sources. Reg-1-61-2 summarizes gross income to mean all incomes earned as compensation for services, including fees, commissions and other similar items. According to Sec. 451(a), items of ...

Sanders Printing Company

1330 S.W. 31st Avenue

Miami, FL, 33144

Dear Mr. Sanders, I have attached a receipt of the order that our company had originally made, it states that Solar Energy Society first made the order on the 25th of April 2013. We received a shipment on the 15th of May 2013 but it was riddled with errors, the first four pages and the last six pages were printed out of order. Since we could not accept such an erroneous shipment, I called you and you assured me that my order would be reprinted correctly and sent back to me. Yesterday Solar Energy Society received ...

Labor Relations Division

234 “K” Street, Katela Building, Suite 345

Ontios, CA 3546-7258

Dear, the Aviation Union, Pursuant to the provisions of Article VII - Seniority (Holley et al.), enclosed are the management’s initial proposals as part of the bargaining agenda scheduled for the first joint negotiation meeting between the management and the Union. The proposals are meant to reopen negotiations with respect to the subsisting collective bargaining agreement, recall of employees, probationary employees and promotions of members of the Union. The management is prepared to begin negotiations with the aviation union in the scheduled joint meeting. As has been the norm ...

Executive summary

Entrecote restaurant will be reasonably priced restaurant located in the Frankfurt Germany. The objective of the restaurant is to serve a range of just one dish from first course salad to main course fries. The restaurant’s location is extremely favorable because it offers high visibility and a vast flow of customers mostly male bankers. The Entrecote mission is to keep and enhance the level of customer satisfaction, as a powerful foundation for the future growth. The analysis of the market and customer will focus on on meeting customers' expectations and core competencies of the restaurant.

Executive summary 2

Entrecote Restaurant 5 Start-up summary ...

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Introduction Investment activity is risky, as a rule, long-term investment of resources in certain assets with a view to profit. Investments can be divided into real and financial. Real investments are investments in physical capital (current assets, fixed assets, construction, etc.) and intangible (education, advertising, etc.) assets. Financial investments represent investments in the acquisition of financial assets (securities). For many investors, the priority investment is just the financial investment, since it provides them with endless possibilities. Of course, what would be the most efficient disposition of capital, you need ...

Introduction

A Freight claim/transportation claim/cargo claim/damage claim refers to a legal demand by a consignee or a shipper to a carrier or shipper for financial reimbursement for damage or a loss of a shipment. The intention of this claim is for the shipper or a carrier to make consignee or shipper whole. In general, claimants are expected to file the claim to recover the costs, but not including the profits. In addition, claimants are expected to take sound measures to mitigate damage or loss. For instance, in case the product that is damaged has retained some of its value, the carrier or shipper is only required to ...

Human Resources

Abstract.3 Introduction..4

Sexual Harassment in the Computer Age.4

Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Work Place5 Role of the Human Resource Department5 Supreme Court Decisions on Sexual Harassment.6 Sexual harassment as a form of bullying..7

Sexual harassment as intentional tort9

Liability of the employer for the injury or harm caused by the employee9 Conclusion10-12 References13 Abstract This paper aims to present the consequences of sexual harassment incidents that occur in multinational companies, firms and organizations in the U.S. At the same time, the independent and dependent variables of sexual harassment will be analyzed. For the independent variable, it shall include absenteeism of the ...

Law

Trading Memo Re: Trading Agreement with Mohammed Reda and Khalid Reda The should be a trading agreement that you should enter with Mohammed Reda and Khalid Reda, who will become your business partners in Saudi Arabia. It is advised that the agreement should be signed in Italy, where your business is located in order to protect your interest. Since you are the owner of a company called JM Italian Coffee Inc., which is a well-known company in Italy engaged in buying and selling of coffee beans and other coffee equipment all over the world, it is best that your business ...

WRITING IMPROVEMENT EXERCISE 6

Writing Bad-News Messages

Passive Voice: A major error was made in the report. (simply states that a mistake was made without “pointing the finger” at someone – softens the sentence)

Active Voice: We accept returned merchandise only when you provide a sales receipt.

Passive Voice: Returned merchandise is accepted only when a sales receipt is provided. (by taking the people out - we & you – the focus switches to the things – merchandise & receipt)

Convert the following active voice sentences into passive voice:

- You cannot have a cash refund for merchandise that you purchased 30 or more days ago.

Cash refund is not allowed for merchandise purchased for 30 or more days.

- We can’t allow you to attend the conference because our budget has been cut.

Attending the conference is not possible due to the budget cut

- I am unable to accept your speaking invitation because of ...

[INSERT NAME] [INSERT INSTITUTION NAME]

Routine and Goodwill Emails

Good morning colleagues, I would like to bring to your attention the new policy on Email Communication in our company. As you may have noticed, our internal email system has been slow for the past one week. The Information Technology department has been moving the email system to a new server which will be able to handle speed better. We also feel that along with the hardware upgrade, we need to improve our email use in order to improve the efficiency of our internal communication. I have summarized the entire company email policy ...

Use Cases

Systems Analysis and Development: ATM Service Software Development Overview An Automated Teller Machine or ATM is a faster way that has been developed in making a faster bank transaction. ATM has been part of new generation’s banking system and a new way of having instant cash-on-hand using our own ATM card. This study will discuss about the development of Automated Teller Machine as well as the simple process on how a person can easily have his or her bank transaction in just a matter of minutes. The process includes ATM account withdrawals, account deposits and account transfers. Using an ATM, customers ...

PART ONE

Ferrari is a highly renowned and high end performance trademark Italian automobile manufacturing company. Ferrari products range from street cars to turbo-powered sports cars, Ferrari458 Italia specifically, with high level of agility and performance . In this paper, we will focus on the core competencies, pre-market analysis and industry-market technicalities that Ferrari 458 Italia will encounter in order to intrude in highly crowded and competitive Chinese automobile market. It’s quite evident that whatever the case maybe, whenever a new project is being started or some parent project is extended, it will be encountered by unexpected threats, uncertainties and vulnerabilities. Analysts ...