Nordstrom Executive Summary This memo will provide a brief history and financial overview of Nordstrom‚ a high-end‚ quality clothing store operating in 28 states with more than 200 stores according to Nordstrom’s Business Wire press release on December 2‚ 2010 (Nordstrom‚ 2010). Additionally‚ an overview of the financial information includes specific details from the balance sheet‚ income statements‚ and statement of cash flow for 2007 through 2009 and any latest reporting for 2010. The statements
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Maryland University College Critical Thinking Individual Paper Abstract In the memo written by Mr. Arturo Romano to Ms. Charlotte Greyson‚ he wants to show her that it is not viable to “establish and fund a new leadership development program” (A.Romano‚ personal communication‚ November 12‚ 2012)‚ like Ms. Felton suggests. In order to break down the memo and see if everything that is said in the memo is correct‚ I will be using the techniques that authors Keeley and Browne teach us in their
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the business involves hazardous materials and environments. In order to ensure that businesses are functioning properly and efficiently‚ it is imperative that companies are staffed with individuals who are trained properly in their occupation. This memo will detail some key issues with British Petroleum along with possible recommendations that can be used to make the operations in the refineries more proficient. FACT SUMMARY The refineries of British Petroleum (BP) have been recently come under
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Benefits of writing Email • Time – fast communication; it can be delivered within seconds. • Convenience – with fast growing technology‚ you can easily access your email from anywhere and at anytime. • Internal/external – email can be used to communicate both internally and externally. • Cost effective • Documentation – provide extensive record for future reference. How to write an effective email message • Recognize e-mail’s lack of privacy and corporate ownership. • Avoid casual
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not be in compliance with generally accepted auditing standards and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ but we would also be unable to provide the comprehensive and reliable audits that the firm’s clients have come to expect. The purpose of this memo is to discuss the results of the audit team’s assessment of Alchemy Inc.’s internal controls—including identifying missing controls‚ control weaknesses‚ and opportunities for fraud—and to recommend
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Dear Mr. Sanders‚ Enclosed is the proposal of recommendations for selecting an appropriate laptop for your son to take to college. In my research‚ I will investigate the hardware requirements of the programs he will be required to run and consider that he needs a machine with enough power to run these programs both now and in the future. Issues such as battery life and wireless networking will be addressed. The direction your son chooses to pursue‚ academically‚ will be considered to ensure
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Confidential Integrated Marketing Communications Plan This plan aims to ensure that Kudler Fine Foods’ (KFF) marketing plan is consistent with the demographic data and psychographic data that have been researched by the company in the past. This memo will go into detail about how to create a marketing plan that is consistent through the various media used in their marketing strategy and why it is important in terms of demographic and psychographic data collected. This plan’s goal will be to ensure
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memorandum to the Board to: Members of city council from: assistant city manager subject: the executive search date: 12/2/2014 cc: office of the mayor‚ city clerk and city attorney I have been working as an assistant city manager for a long time. I witnessed the city’s ups and downs‚ and now that the late city manager was asked to resign‚ I thought I should share some of my thoughts with you‚ and with that‚ I look forward to aiding the selection process of our next City Manager. The previous
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INFORMAL BORROWING AND LENDING IN RURAL FINANCE INTRODUCTION This paper presents an assessment of informal borrowing and lending in rural finance with a focus on its advantages and disadvantages. It examines a number of issues related to the functioning of rural credit markets‚ determinants of rural interest rates‚ why the government intervenes in rural credit markets and how. BACKGROUND Commercial banks and other formal institutions fail to take care of the credit needs of
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To: Richard Sullivan From: im26412 Subject: Proposal for Detroit Plant Date: May 26th‚ 2012 Background and Issues Detroit Plant‚ serves as the first plant of HED division within Wriston Group‚ which almost all division products could trace their roots from‚ cannot achieve an acceptable level of profitability for years even we raise the prices or cut wages. The morale of Detroit is poor and it has been plagued by problems such as absenteeism and high turnover rate. Additionally there is coming
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