Letter that request donation for annual auction:

A common business to-business writing situation is the donation letter. Not-for-profits organizations, for example, often hold high-profile fundraising events for which they need yo solicit prizes, donations, and other gifts-in-kind.

Your Task: Casey House, a health services provider for people living with HIV/AIDS, has been holding a successful fundraiser for over 20 years, lately in conjunction with TD Canada Trust. The fundraiser, called Art with Heart, supports the activities of Casey House and is structured as an art auction. In order for the event to be successful each year, staff at Casey House and TD Canada Trust must secure roughly 100 art donations from commercial galleries and artist around Canada. As a staff member at one of these organizations, write a letter to dc3 Art Projects, a commercial gallery in Edmonton, asking for a donation of a work by Travis McEwen, one of the gallery's artists.

List five sources for finding prospective employers; give one advantage and one disadvantage of each source.

Ethical issues on the data collection

After watching the two videos on ethical issues on the data collection titled “Belmont Report Educational” and “Belmont Report Educational(Part One: Basic Ethical Principles)” available to you in this week's course material, please reflect your understanding of the subject and provide us your perspective on this concept from your perspective

Your post should be 500-700 words long without counting the references and/or direct quotes.

Theoretical Framework

Written Assignments

Culminating Project Part V: Research Questions and Theoretical Framework

Research Question: Latham (2014) suggested that the foundation of any good research is a good question. We are interested in developing management questions related to the research problem because answers to these questions offer actionable information. (Page 46-54)

Theory: Identifying one or two theories enables the researcher to address the research questions. In addition, a theory can help to recognize which constructs in the conceptual framework are relevant to the target problem.

Conceptual Framework: When formulating research questions, it is helpful to graph the main issues identified in the problem. A visual representation of these issues will enhance our understanding of how these issues are related to each other.

For the purpose of this assignment, please consider:

1) Formulate research questions in such a way that:

• The answers they produce will be the new solutions to the problem stated in the project. As Latham (2014) suggested, the purpose of the study will be fulfilled once the problem is resolved.
• They relate to the conceptual framework,
• They are linked directly to the theories discussed in the literature review section of your project.

2) Select a theory that you believe is well suited for the targeted problem. Describe the theory and explain the extent to which its assumptions are similar to those in the research problem in your doctoral project.

3) Create a visual representation or conceptual framework of the issues identified in your doctoral project. Provide a brief description of the conceptual framework.

1. , the PESTEL and the FIVE FORCES models to analyze the situation and structuring the  Amazon’s rise is forcing laundry detergents to shrink.

Describe the layout design of walmart 's facilities .

I need refernce as well for your answer .

Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Murley

When a former Hallmark employee breaches a term in her severance contract, how much can Hallmark recover as damages?

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BACKGROUND AND FACTS Janet Murley was the vice president of marketing at Hallmark Cards, Inc., until Hallmark eliminated her position as part of a corporate restructuring. As a vice president, Murley had access to Hallmark’s confidential information, including its business plans, market research, and financial statements. In 2002, Murley and the company entered into a separation agreement. Murley agreed not to work in the greeting card or gift industry for a period of eighteen months and not to disclose any confidential information or retain any business records or documents relating to Hallmark. In exchange, Hallmark paid $735,000 to Murley as part of her severance package.

After the expiration of her noncompete agreement, Murley accepted a consulting position with Recycled Paper Greetings (RPG) for $125,000 and disclosed confidential Hallmark information to RPG. Hallmark filed a suit in a federal district court against Murley, alleging breach of contract. A jury returned a verdict in Hallmark’s favor and awarded $860,000 in compensatory damages (the $735,000 severance payment and $125,000 that Murley received from RPG). Murley appealed.

IN THE WORDS OF THE COURT …

BYE, Circuit Judge.

* * * *

With respect to the $735,000, Murley contends Hallmark was not entitled to a return of its full payment under the parties’ separation agreement because Murley fulfilled several material terms of that agreement (e.g., the * * * non-compete provisions). Under the circumstances, we cannot characterize the jury’s reimbursement of Hallmark’s original payment under the separation agreement as grossly excessive or glaringly unwarranted by the evidence. Hallmark’s terms under the separation agreement clearly indicated its priority in preserving confidentiality. At trial, Hallmark presented ample evidence that Murley not only retained but disclosed Hallmark’s confidential materials to a competitor in violation of the terms and primary purpose of that agreement. Thus, the jury’s determination that Hallmark was entitled to a full refund of its $735,000 is not against the weight of the evidence.

With respect to the remaining $125,000 of the jury award, Murley argues Hallmark can claim no entitlement to her compensation by RPG for consulting services unrelated to Hallmark. We agree. In an action for breach of contract, a plaintiff may recover the benefit of his or her bargain as well as damages naturally and proximately caused by the breach and damages that could have been reasonably contemplated by the defendant at the time of the agreement. Moreover, the law cannot elevate the non-breaching party to a better position than she would have enjoyed had the contract been completed on both sides. By awarding Hallmark more than its $735,000 severance payment, the jury award placed Hallmark in a better position than it would find itself had Murley not breached the agreement. The jury’s award of the $125,000 payment by RPG was, therefore, improper. [Emphasis added.]

DECISION AND REMEDY The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated the award of damages but otherwise affirmed the judgment in Hallmark’s favor. The appellate court remanded the case to the lower court to reduce the award of damages to include only the amount of Hallmark’s severance payment.

Question: Do you agree or disagree with the Court's decision and how would you have ruled? Fully explain.

“Companies should focus on financial measures of quality because these are the only measures of quality that can be linked to bottom-line performance.” Do you agree? Explain. How are financial measures and quality related? What other factors should be considered?

In a short paper describe the four different types of analytics needed to create insights and make decisions from big data.

1. What are the main processes in project quality management?

2. Why is quality management becoming more important? what does it mean to use lean in quality assurance?

3. What are benchmarks? How can they assist in performing quality assurance?

4. Describe Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)?

A manager is attempting to put together an aggregate plan for the coming nine months. She has obtained a forecast of expected demand for the planning horizon. The plan must deal with highly seasonal demand; demand is relatively high in periods 3 and 4 and again in period 8, as can be seen from the following forecasts:

The department now has 20 full-time employees, each of whom can produce 10 units of output per period at a cost of $6 per unit. Inventory carrying cost is $5 per unit per period, and backlog cost is $10 per unit per period.

Prepare an aggregate plan that uses overtime ($9 per unit, maximum output 25 units per period) and inventory variation. The primary objective in this problem is to minimize backlogs to the extent possible without having any inventory remaining at the end of Period 9. The ending inventory in period 9 should be zero, and the limit on backlogs is 60 units per period. Note that Total output = Total regular output + Overtime quantity. Compute the total cost of your plan. Assume 20 full-time workers. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Total cost           $

Case - Tracy Stuart and Sweet Briar College

1. Post a cohesive and focused analysis of the case, as it pertains to the 2 perspectives you selected (listed below). Think about the leader(s) and how their actions support or can be used to illustrate whichever theories you choose. Read and analyze the case looking for and finding examples of the various theories. In your post, clearly label each discussion. Limit your initial post to about 600 words.
   • Contingency Theory
   • Bass's Transactional/Transformational Theory
   • Complexity Theory
   • Leadership Ethics

Manage U: How Can I Be More Creative at Work?

Creativity is a talent regularly sought by organizations and the career readiness competencies of proactive learning, positive approach, problem solving, and self-motivation can help foster creativity. By focusing on proactive learning, whether about work-related issues or not, your curiosity will foster creative thinking. Positive feelings like gratitude, hope, joy, and empathy have been shown to build creative thinking. Using problem-solving skills will help you to see issues with new perspectives. You should establish creativity goals to direct your attention and efforts at finding creative ways to approach situations.

Discussion:

1) Which of the above recommendations interest you? (proactive learning, positive approach, problem solving or self-motivation)

2) In what ways can you improve your creative skills, and what specific activities are you willing to commit to in order to increase your creativity?

Explain about the 4ps of marketing that Roots Canada should implement to work out well in russia