March 27‚ 2011 Gung-Ho And Office Space: How NOT To Manage Chapter 1 of James C. McCroskey’s “Organizational Communication for Survival” states that “some people believe ‘competent communication’ is ‘competent communication’ no matter where it is practiced”. (1) I believe this to be entirely untrue. Subordinate to subordinate communication differs greatly from subordinate to supervisor communication. As is true for different cultures communicating. In the movies “Office Space” and “Gung-Ho” we see two
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Memorandum To: Supervisor From: Date: March 14‚ 2011 Re: Leases and Lease Issues CONFIDENTIAL The trucking company currently owns 100 trailers and a new client have requested 20 more for a total of 120 trailers for its project. The relationship with the new client is uncertain but at the same time it has potential for significant growth of the company. The uncertainty of the relationship may have an effect on the financial position of the client company
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July 18‚ 2011 3 Subject: Leases and Lease Structure Issues 4 To: Regional Trucking Company 5 From: Bob Stanton This memo will cover the current practice and thought related to direct financing‚ sales type‚ and operating leases. I understad that Regional Trucking Company have limited time to cover all aspects of these areas. Disclosure Requirements for Capital Leases SFAS No. 13 also requires the disclosure of additional information for capital leases. The following information must
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When Campbell and Bailyn’s Boston Office made the decision to restructure their organization and place a new emphasis on specialization‚ the business and employees faced multiple challenges during the process. Although communication problems were evidenced in the scenario‚ I was also concerned with the lack of buy-in by the employees within the organization. According to a recent writing in Bloomberg’s Business Week‚ employees are an important factor in determining how customers perceive the company’s
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Cultural influences on tourist buying behavior The aim of this article is to identify cultural differences in tourist buying behavior and decision process. OBJECTIVES After completing this article the reader should be able to: - Identify the influence of national culture on tourist personal and psychological characteristics - Understand the influence of national culture on need recognition‚ information search‚ product evaluation‚ purchase decision and post-purchase behavior - Explain the
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whether or not to lease or buy‚ he or she needs to know the purchase cost‚ the lease cost‚ as well as the interest rate of a loan that will be used to purchase the item. The residual value of the item also must be known up front to help determine if leasing is the better option. When determining whether to lease or buy‚ the cash flow for both should be compared so the best decision can be made. Below is a chart on lease vs buy. (www.smartcomputing.com; Retrieved November 6‚ 2006) Lease/Buy Cash Flow
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SERIES DO TAX HAVENS FLOURISH? James R. Hines Jr. Working Paper 10936 http://www.nber.org/papers/w10936 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 November 2004 I am indebted to Claudia Martinez for excellent research assistance‚ to her and to Rosanne Altshuler‚ Reuven Avi-Yonah‚ Daniel Mitchell‚ Joel Slemrod‚ and particularly James Poterba‚ for helpful comments on previous drafts of this paper.The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not
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What are the dos and don’ts in an office setting? Things you must do Pay attention to your appearance When it comes to business‚ you’re a reflection of your company. That is why you should dress appropriately. Keep your desk well-arranged. Your desk or cubicle should be an extension of yourself. Business associates will not regard you in a favorable light due to the untidiness of your workspace Be on time It is never a good idea to arrive late for a business meeting. Someone has
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I used to build spaceships. They were quite mesmerizing‚ really‚ the kind of flying wonders a child could not glance at without imagining the bold brass Star Wars fanfare. Of course‚ I was not limited to just spaceships; although my first works consisted of cars‚ trains‚ and other relatively basic creations‚ I eventually acquired the expertise to even recreate the Empire State Building. To my ten-year-old self‚ the fact that my (comparable tiny) models were made of molded blocks of plastic rather
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I Want To Be Better My anger had now completely gotten out of control. Although anger is a completely normal human emotion‚ I would not disagree that mine had taken control of me. My temper was quick and I had a short fuse. My deeds as a result of my wrath bore consequences that are hard to bear and I still regret my actions. On this particular day that still lingers in my memories‚ we were to go for a road trip with my little brother and a couple of friends. All necessary preparations had been
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