This award is very prestigious and meaningful because it is given by the President of the United States. The award was first given in 1987 and it was established to raise public awareness of organizations that has successfully adhered to the quality management system that delivered quality products and services that are exemplary. Recipients of the award include small businesses, service companies, manufactures, education sectors, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. The award signifies these organizations’s excellence in quality management, and their strive for perfection. NIST administers the Baldridge Program which cultivates a model of public-private partnership that focuses on helping businesses to improve their quality management deliveries (NIST, 2013).
Executive Summary Mr. Chapin, Your firm, Mindersoft INC., is considering a large investment from the VC firm Novak Biddle Venture Partners. Due to the magnitude of the investment you hired our firm, Team 1 Consulting, to aid in the valuation and decision making process. This report contains the findings of our firm and a formal recommendation to your firm on whether or not to accept We were directed to take an in depth look at a few key components of the investment: • Review the Novak Biddle’s investment criteria to ensure a good fit • Explore Mindersoft’s business model and ensure it will deliver a positive ROI • Conduct a pre and post-money valuation of Mindersoft We assigned our best consultants to take a look at the business model, industry and potential of Mindersoft, INC. We performed an analysis of the potential investment using the pre and post money method (the venture capital method) and discounted cash flow method of valuation. This report contains all the work, analysis, and interpretation of the results we found during the course of the project. Great summary of the report.
Dear Sir, Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today and discuss your concerns with internal controls and security. Going public is a big step in the development of a corporation, and you will come under great scrutiny as to your security principles and internal control mechanisms. My colleague has informed me of several examples of how your business operates and I have prepared a few remarks and recommendations for you to address before going public. Before I delve into the heart of the matter, I would like to remind you of the objectives of internal control practices: first, to safeguard the assets of the corporation, improve the reliability of its accounting practices and records, increase the efficiency of the corporation's operations, and ensure that it's following laws and regulations. This can be achieved through the following general principles: 1.
June 22, 2013 Larry Lancaster Chairman, President and CEO Apollo Shoes, Inc. One Apollo Plaza Syracuse, NY 13214 Re: Audit and Assurance Services Dear Mr. Lancaster We appreciate your company’s interest in obtaining audit and assurance services from our firm. Our attributes of independence, integrity, and competence, keep our organization a leader in the industry. My name is Tais Silva, I would like to introduce myself as a Senior Auditor of our firm and take the opportunity to outline the auditing and other assurance services that our firm offers and the benefit each has for your company. In addition I will explain my role in providing these services and describe the requirements for meeting the standard by the services our firm offer. Auditing and Other Assurance Services Auditing is a systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluating evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events to ascertain the degree of correspondence between those assertions and established criteria and communicating the results to interested users.
How management at your company expects technology to improve business. William Maxey TEC/401 - HUMAN FACTORS IN TECHNOLOGY Ms. TYNIA LANDRY 6 August 2012 Abstract This paper will be concerned with how technology is expected to improve business. It will show how over the years as technology advanced how it improved working conditions. The paper will also show how productivity was increased. Active Duty, Army, October 1971 – September 1978 As I have stated I worked for the Department of the Army for 35 years.
Analyses The biggest question is what should Morgan do with all the takeover bids? Being that Morgan is a retired dean of Boston University business school, he is well versed in the business world. From this, he should consider Odak’s comment about doing what is best for the shareholders of Ben & Jerry’s. If we simply look at the P/E ratio of B&J in Exhibit 6 of the case, which is 19.8, and compare that to the offers being presented by the four bidders here’s what we have: • Dreyer’s Grand - $31 / $1.06 = 29.24 (stock) • Unilever - $36 / $1.06 = 33.96 (cash) • Meadowbrook Lane - $32 / $1.06 = 30.18 (cash) • Chartwell – minority investment of $30 - $50 million The P/E numbers above show that Unilever would bring in a large investment and also be right for shareholders of B&J. Unilever would be paying a $15 premium over the pre-offer announcement share price of $21.
Target has taken this as a learning experience and collaborated with others in order to drive results and continue being successful in the retail business. Some of the steps that Target has taken upon itself in order to fix the problem are alert their guest of the situation. Another step that Target has taken is bringing justice for the information was that was stolen out of their systems. Target had invested $5 million dollars into a multi-year campaign in order to stop phishing scams (Target, 2013). “Target has longstanding history of commitment to our communities, and cyber security is one of the most pressing issues facing consumers today,” said Steinhafel.
Thank you for speaking to me this morning about the situation at Cyanamid. Our conversation clearly indicates your support of the American Home Products (AHP) takeover bid, hence, I strongly advise the following course of action: a) Assess the source of your motivation or strong feelings about the takeover b) Avoid the media c) Analyze the takeover option relative to other alternatives d) Obtain board members and shareholders perspective e) Have a constructive conversation with the CEO f) Call a special meeting with the board of directors Assess the source of your motivation or strong feelings about the takeover First, you need to evaluate and analyze your personal motivation or strong feelings about the takeover. Are you doing this for a personal agenda or for the shareholders interest? One of the most surprising criticisms I have heard about board members is that they often put self-interest and self preservation ahead of shareholders interest. In this case, it appears that you are supportive of the takeover bid despite the potential of losing your board seat within the newly merged company.
The information collected from the survey helps HR: • Improve satisfaction by identifying current strengths and needed improvements in the programs, plans, and services relevant to managers. • Improve management understanding and effectiveness of targeted current programs, plans and services. Overview Presentation - September 2010 – Last Updated 9/16/2010 2 BACKGROUND Objectives: Identify service strengths and areas for improvement Last HR Service Survey: 2005 Survey Focus: Faculty & staff with management responsibilities Total Distribution: 476 management employees (faculty & staff) Response: 143 – 30% Response Rate When: Spring 2010 Overview Presentation - September 2010 Overall HR Results by Unit All Satisfaction Survey Items Aggregated into Composite by Unit Mean (Scale 1-5) PRES PROVOST EVP Benefits Compensation Staffing Employee Relations Workplace Learning & Performance 3.48 3.35 3.45 3.56 3.91 2.93 2.80 3.54 3.21 3.14 3.56 3.20 3.21 3.29 3.83 3.96 3.76 3.81 4.08 4.11 Satisfaction levels vary by executive area with the highest scores reported by the EVP area and the lowest scores reported in the President’s area. Scale = 1-5, with 5 being very satisfied Overview Presentation – September 2010 Overall Positive Trend Since 2005 in Many Areas HR SERVICE SURVEY 2010 • • • • • • • Customer Service Benefits Info on HR Website Clarity of Leave Policies Position Evaluation Process Annual Salary Planning Clarity of Comp Policies Time to Fill New Positions OIPR STAFF SATISFACTION SURVEY (2009) • Professional Development Opportunities • Staff Development •
[pic] ADIDAS IN 2008: HAS CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING INCREASED SHAREHOLDER VALUE? WRITTEN CASE REPORT Subject: BUAD 340 – Strategic Management I Submitted to: xxx, Senior Partner Submitted by: xxx, President/CEO xxx, VP Finance xxx, VP Marketing xxx, VP Operations xxx, VP HR Date Submitted: March 29, 2011 Executive Summary Jinka Consulting has conducted a thorough analysis of Adidas AG and has defined the problem and the consequences of the main strategic issues Adidas is facing. The main issue that Jinka Consulting is addressing is how to remain competitive with Nike, who is currently outperforming Adidas, and how to eventually overtake the number one spot by gaining and maintaining market share. There are a number of internal and external factors that are affecting the operations of Adidas, such as gaining market share over Nike, and capitalizing on international expansion opportunities and acquisitions. Adidas also needs to address their decreasing liquidity to ensure that the working capital is available to act upon any opportunities.