Contract Law Case Analysis

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If you are having trouble finding a case that interests you this week, you may use the following:

  • Mithril Capital Management LLC v. Crystal Scripps McKellar (Links to an external site.), Case No 1:2019cv01086
    • See also Venture capital firm sues its former general counsel, once a child actress on ‘The Wonder Years. (Links to an external site.)’

After you have reviewed the case (this includes searching for other resources), you will prepare a case analysis in which you address the following in 2-3 pages (not including a reference page):

Introduction

  • What is the name of the case?
  • What are the facts in the case? Provide a brief summary in 2-3 paragraphs

Analysis

  • What is the legal conflict / issue(s) that is presented?  This should be presented as The issue in this is case was whether…
  • What is the relevant legislation surrounding this dispute/case?  In other words, what were the significant cases that helped the court rule in the manner it did? What law did it rely on from statute or cases?

Conclusion

  • Has the dispute been resolved or a court decision made?
    • If yes, what was the legal outcome?
      • Do you agree/disagree with outcome?
    • If not, what do you think will likely be the outcome? Why?
      • Do you agree/disagree with the likely outcome?

Develop an outline to educate your management team to recognize returning service members who may be showing signs of PTSD.

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Questions 1: Consider post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s not just something a service member endures. Many people have some form of PTSD relating to trauma in their lives. So, be inclusive in your response by thinking of all employees, as well as returning service members. Remember that people are more willing to tell you they have a physical disability but may be reluctant to tell you they have a mental disability.

  • Develop an outline to educate your management team to recognize returning service members who may be showing signs of PTSD.
  • Identify the steps that could be taken to help all employees, including the service members transitioning back into the workforce

Question 2: Go to the Newsroom on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) website and review cases regarding diversity. In the search box under Browse through Press Releases from EEOC, type “diversity” and review three of the results from your search.

  • Propose three ways that an organization can increase employee diversity.
    • Take a position on the importance of diversity and explain how your proposed methods for increasing diversity support your position.

Conduct an Internet search on the position of chief resilience officer. What are your initial findings of this position?

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Conduct an Internet search on the position of chief resilience officer. What are your initial findings of this position? How might the creation of these positions elevate emergency services management? Discuss how aligning this position with the chief of police, the fire chief, the public works director, and the planning director might help to facilitate risk management activities in governments.

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Provide a brief critique of the risk or hazard communication tools and existing strategies that are being used in your community. 

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Briefing Memo

Various officials have a social media presence and appear on local radio or host a local podcast. For this assignment, you will prepare a briefing memo with talking points that are focused on a risk management or hazard mitigation message about your community. The audience you are preparing your briefing material for consists of elected officials who do not have subject matter expertise. 

Include the elements listed below in your briefing memo. 

  • Include the risk or hazard to the community, and provide three bullets addressing the primary message that you want to share about the hazard or risk. 
  • Provide a brief critique of the risk or hazard communication tools and existing strategies that are being used in your community. 
  • Identify the action that the message receiver should take to reduce the risk. 
  • Include two samples of what officials would say in a Twitter or social media post. 
  • Provide two questions and answers. 
  • Include contact information on how the receivers can gain more information or actively participate. 
  • Provide notes on lessons learned or best practices. For instance, you might provide a warning about being truthful in front of the media, you might share an instance where being truthful in the media went wrong, or you might show the potential repercussions that being untruthful can have on the information system. 

APA format  is not required 

Select the appropriate application program that the data interfaces with via the database management system

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  1. Watch the following two videos from the LinkedIn Learning course Relational Database Fundamentals with Adam Wilbert.
    • “Database Management Systems (DBMS)” (4m 36s).
    • “Relational Structures” (3m 57s).
  2. Review Figure F2.1 Database, Database Management System, and Business Applications on page 28 of the textbook. Based on the videos and your readings this week, please do the following:
    • Choose a set of data from the database list (e.g., Performance data).
    • Next, select the appropriate application program that the data interfaces with via the database management system (i.e., Performance program).
    • Now, explain how information from the application and system are displayed on your computer screen as the user.
    • Explain how you use the program and what functions are available to you.
    • Provide recommendations you would make to improve the program’s functionality to make it easier for end users.

Discuss how you would develop and implement a leadership coaching program in your organization.

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Introduction

Leadership coaching is becoming a trend for those who are looking to expand their leadership horizons. This discussion is designed to explore your thoughts on developing a coaching program in your own organization.

Tasks

Discuss how you would develop and implement a leadership coaching program in your organization. In doing so, be sure to address:

  • How you will incorporate the leadership coaching plan with the organization’s mission
  • How leaders will develop goals for specific situations
  • How your program will address at least one of the following:
    • To prepare for a position that requires substantively different leadership skills than you currently possess
    • To take a new position within your organization
    • To transition to a new organization
    • To improve your performance when someone has expressed concern about a deficit in your leadership skills that may be negatively affecting your performance

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words

Write an essay explaining your new compensation strategy for the mid-level manager position you still need to fill.

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For this assignment, write an essay explaining your new compensation strategy for the mid-level manager position you still need to fill. Your audience is the chief executive officer (CEO) and other supervisors in your organization. In this essay, include the items listed below.

  • After a brief introduction, explain how equal employment opportunity laws impact the organization’s compensation strategy.
  • Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of pay-for-performance and competency-based pay. What strategy would you recommend for your organization, and why?
  • Explain how various motivational theories can factor into your development of a multi-generational compensation package for your whole organization that includes indirect benefits. Be sure to give specific examples of how different generations of applicants or employees will be affected.
  • Explain your proposed compensation package, which should include direct and indirect benefits and how the package will affect hiring and retention. Be sure to specifically identify how much you will pay the mid-level managers, and indicate how it compares to your state and the federal minimum wage. You can search the Internet for sites that list comparable pay data. You should identify a low, medium, and high pay range for the mid-level manager.
  • Explain how you will assess the effectiveness of the compensation strategy a year from now.

Your essay will contain a one-page appendix in which you will create a chart of your compensation strategy. This chart should have three columns, which should address the areas listed below:

  • legally mandated benefits,
  • direct benefits (include how much you will pay the mid-level managers), and
  • indirect benefits.

Your essay will be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the appendix, title page, or references page. You must use at least two sources to support your essay. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, and make certain to include in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

As you continue to develop as a leader, you will be tasked with developing a culture that promotes creativity and adaptability.

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Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics of this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Much of stimulating creativity and cultivating adaptability calls for an open-minded leader. As you continue to develop as a leader, you will be tasked with developing a culture that promotes creativity and adaptability.

Tasks

Read the following articles along with this week’s lecture and the associated chapters:

Using these articles and other resources, develop a plan to create a culture where creativity and adaptability is embraced. In doing so, be sure to address the following in your plan:

  • The four aspects of stimulating creativity
  • The three fundamental skills involved in cultivating adaptability

How you plan will provide opportunities for upcoming leaders.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Discuss your mentoring needs and desires for a mentor.

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Introduction

Mentoring has been proven to be vital in the development of most healthcare leaders. This discussion is designed to explore your exploration of mentoring relationships.

Tasks

Discuss your mentoring needs and desires for a mentor. In doing so, be sure to include the following:

  • Would you desire an informal or a more formal relationship?
  • Ideally, who would you target as a potential mentor?
  • How would you use your time effectively between meetings?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words

Describe the feedback setting before establishing the feedback initiative.

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Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics of this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Developing a feedback-rich environment is a process that exceptional leaders must set forth for optimal team performance. As a leader, you want to improve the level of feedback provided to and received from your staff.

Tasks

Begin by reading the following article:

  • The Influencing Mechanisms of Authentic Leadership on Feedback-Seeking Behaviour: A Cognitive/Emotive Model

You are to develop a plan to implement a feedback-rich environment within your organization. You may use your current organization (healthcare or not). In developing your plan, be sure to include the following:

  • Describe the feedback setting before establishing the feedback initiative.
  • List the type(s) of feedback techniques that will be used (at least two).
  • Describe how you will establish shared competency language.
  • Explain why increasing feedback is important to the organization (how it aligns with organizational goals).

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.