When Kim Smith graduated with a degree in civil engineering, she pictured herself designing buildings and managing construction. She never imagined herself behind a computer writing reports. However, that is exactly where Kim finds herself today. She has just finished a major project: an environmental assessment of a plot of land on which a client wants to build an office park. Emily, the senior engineer on the project has asked Kim to write the client report. When Kim asked Emily if she could give her a model to follow, Kim pointed to the file cabinet and said, "Sure, you'll find lots of reports in there." Kim found a lot of reports: long ones, short ones, letter reports, and memo reports. The diversity confused her, but she was glad that she saved her business communication textbook from Concordia University. Kim begins writing her report using the 3x3 Writing Process. Her audience, the CEO of Halvorson Properties, wants to know whether it is safe to build an office park on the property he owns. Because this decision has significant financial and environmental effects, Kim decides to write a formal letter report that clearly communicates the message that the property is safe. Kim's research indicated that the site has not been affected by hazardous waste or contaminated groundwater. In the body of the report she will provide enough details about her methodology and findings to give Mr. Halvorson confidence in the assessment. With those decisions in mind. Kim sits down and write's the following report introduction: Dear Mr. Halvorson: At your request, we have conducted an investigation of the site defined by the attached survey map for the purposes of rendering an opinion as to whether the site contains hazardous waste or is being impacted by contaminated groundwater. Our investigation consisted of making soil borings and visual observations of the ground surface, vegetation, and drainage patterns and laboratory testing of soil samples. The testing included physical properties testing and chemical testing of the water extracted from the soil. In addition, we have examined various maps and aerial photos, contacted various government agencies, and contacted the power company in our efforts to determine whether the hazardous waste is known to have impacted the site. our findings are as follows: Your task is to revise Kim's introduction and rewrite it to promote clarity and conciseness.

Facts: A vehicle driven by Michael O’Niell crashed while traveling on Louisiana Highway 30. Vanessa Savoy, a 19-year-old guest passenger in the vehicle, sustained severe injuries as a result of the collision. O’Niell, who was under the legal drinking age, had been drinking at Fred’s Bar and Grill prior to the accident. Fred’s Bar is owned by Triumvirate of Baton Rouge, Inc., a corporation. Marc Fraioli is the sole shareholder and president of Triumvirate. Savoy, through a legal representative, brought a lawsuit against O’Niell, O’Niell’s automobile insurance company, Triumvirate, and Fraioli seeking damages for her injuries. Fraioli filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asserting that as a shareholder of Triumvirate Corporation, he was not liable for the corporation’s debts.

Ethics Questions:  The law permits shareholders to avoid personal liability for the debts of the corporation they own because corporations are separate legal entities and they are liable for their own debts and obligations.  It will not be practically possible for Fraioli to check the age of each of his customers before serving them liquor. Also, on the day of the accident, Fraioli was not present in the bar when liquor was served to O’Niell. So was it ethical for Fraioli to assert the corporate shield to avoid liability in this case. Releasing Fraioli from liability will not release Triumvirate from its liability.

Should Fraioli be liable in the facts above? Why or why not? What rules make Fraioli liable or not liable and why?

1. What is Thorndike's Law of Effect? Explain its significance with reference to reinforcement theory.

Writing TWO Informational Reports - 1000 words for either

1. Pandemics in History: Throughout history, there have been a number of pandemics, diseases that killed a huge number of people and had a negative economic impact on nations. Choose three pandemics, for example smallpox, tuberculosis and Black Death (or any other three) and write an informational report about them with special reference to their aftermaths.

1. Bullying Children: Bullying tendencies can often show very early often in childhood, and the consequences for victims can last a lifetime. Write an informational report on bullying: examples, and methods of intervention to alleviate the horrific consequences.

You should include the following in either report:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. List of Illustrations/ Graphics
4. Introduction
5. At least three parts that cover the discussion
6. Conclusion /Summary

List of References

Q5. A garage requires 100 tires daily with standard deviation of 30 units. Inventories are reviewed and orders are placed daily. lead time for order is 1 day. The holding cost per day is $0.05. The garage wishes to operate with 0.9987 in-stock probability. How many tires are on order ? on hand ?

[In your opinion], are decision-makers rational (in your answer, give a quick definition of rationality, not the long one]? Give 3 supporting historical examples that align with the quick definition of rationality.

The answer should be about 4 well-written sentences.

What is a warranty? What warranties are required by the UCC?

A battery manufacturer tests its newly developed EV battery by constructing a mean chart for controlling the service life of a fully charged battery. The company knows from previous samples that when the service life is in control it is normally distributed with a mean of 500 hours and a standard deviation of 10 hours. On three recent production batches, the firm tested service life on random samples of four batteries, with these results: Sample Service Life (hours) 1 495 500 505 500 2 525 515 505 515 3 494 485 506 499 What is the mean of the sampling distribution of sample means when the service life is in control? 500 What is the sample mean service life for sample 3? 496 What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of sample means for whenever service life is in control? 5 If he uses upper and lower control limits of 505 and 495 hours, what is his risk (alpha) of concluding that service life is out of control when it is actually under control (Type I error Normal table.pdf )? 1 (Provide your answer in 0.**** format) If he uses upper and lower control limits of 505 and 495 hours, on what sample(s) (if any) does service life appear to be out of control?

How should lab samples be packaged for shipment?

Identify power/influence tactics and their managerial applications, and explain the three types of conflict (task, process, relationship), the three loci of conflict (dyadic, intragroup and intergroup) and managerial implications for organizational behavior and performance.

Prepare a short report that evaluates their “ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTISE” of Hilton in terms of Sustainability.

400 words

Must include:

-description of the activities

- the assessment of these activities (using theory, concepts and approaches )

Discuss the importance of an organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategies.

• How should these elements shape the organizational culture and develop culture for change?
• Share your response in a minimum of 175 words, and provide a specific example to illustrate your explanation.

Ikea is a Swedish based multinational corporation that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture and home accessories. IKEA is the largest furniture company in the world. It is known for its modern architectural designs, as well as its attention to continuous product development, operations details, and cost control. IKEA relies on design innovation to bring great quality and beautiful designs to the market and its stores by collaborating with the best designers from various parts of the world. It has developed cost efficient and innovative methods to match people’s expectations of price and quality. Answer all the three following questions in relation to IKEA. You can use your study material and other resources to write your answers. Use your own words and adhere to the wordcount specified for each question

Question 1: Innovation at IKEA (30 marks, 300 words) A. Why is IKEA an innovative company? Support your answer with examples. B. Discuss the role of four business functions at IKEA. Give at least two innovation examples for each business function at IKEA

Question 2: Product offering and targeting (30 marks, 300 words) A. Discuss the three levels of a product by using the HAMARVIK mattress as an example. B. Discuss the four targeting strategies. Which targeting strategy does IKEA use for its mattresses. Justify your answer. (Check the mattress section on the IKEA website before answering this question)

Question 3: The marketing mix and innovation (40 marks, 500 words) IKEA’s marketing strategy consists of market segmentation, targeting, positioning and the marketing mix. IKEA’s marketing strategy enables the company to be a successful player in the global market. Using your B207A course material, evaluate how the innovation in IKEA’s marketing mix elements are used to position the products within the minds of consumers. Your answer should contain the following: 1- IKEA’s market segmentation and targeting 2- What is positioning. How is it related to the marketing mix? 3- Examples of IKEA’s marketing mix elements and their contribution to brand positioning

Scenario: Your organization has used a variety of collaboration systems developed by some project managers. Some of these systems were successful while others were not. Your organization has one unique challenge—many of your employees are staffed at other locations or work from home (telework). You would like to standardize the collaboration process to improve team communication for all company projects. In your presentation, you should include the elements listed below.

Explain why collaboration information systems (IS) are important from the organization’s perspective.

Discuss how collaboration tools can improve team communication.

Identify three tools that will be used for synchronous communications and three tools that will be used for asynchronous communications. Be sure to explain why you made these choices.

Describe how project files, such as Microsoft (MS) Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio, will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.

Explain how the task list for managing tasks will be shared with team members. Be sure to explain the rationale behind your choice.

Discuss how this new collaboration IS could provide competitive advantages for your organization.

Your presentation should be a minimum of six slides in length (not counting the title and reference slides). Use of images, graphics, and diagrams is encouraged. You can use an industry of your choosing or examples from your personal or professional experiences in developing this assignment.