Your supervising attorney has asked you to formulate a set of requests for production of documents for his review, which could be served on the opposing party in our car accident case between Cain and Abel. The facts were provided to you last week. Mr. Smalls would like 10 requests for production of various documents which may be helpful or shed light on this case, which are to be served on Cain. He has provided a template the firm uses for requests for production for formatting purposes. However, you need to draft the appropriate requests, paying particular attention to the facts of the case.

For our first assignment you will write a paragraph describing your personal writing process for academic work. Think about these questions: Do you tend to write everything at the last minute? Do you create several drafts and revise until you have a polished product? Do you use pre-writing techniques such as brainstorming or listing to gather ideas? Do you proofread carefully or read your work aloud before submitting?

As your textbook explains, there is no one process that works for everyone, but all good writers recognize that writing is, in fact, a process that must be practiced to be perfected.

Submit your detailed paragraph or two.

In chapter #2, we are introduced to double-entry accounting where all changes in account balances are impacted with either a debit or a credit.

• What is a T-Account? On which side is the debit and on which side is the credit? Does this hold true under all circumstances?

• What are source documents? Provide examples of different types of source documents that a business might use.

• If total debits equal total credits on the trial balance, is the trial balance error free? Explain your answer.

• Newman production services has the following transactions for the year:
  • Beginning cash balance of $45,000
  • Accounts receivable arising from credit sales of $45,000
  • Cash collections on credit sales of $30,000
  • Utility bill received but not yet paid of $5,000
  • Owner investment of $7,500
  • Owner withdrawal of $4,500
  • Cash sales amounting to $12,000

What is the ending cash balance as a result of the you recording all of the above transactions?

Assignment Objectives

Describe the concept of an organization and how it is changed

Explain the role of a manager

Classify the major theories of organizations

Conclude the dimensions of an organization’s culture

Describe the techniques of managing change

When building a new organization or when an organization experiences dramatic growth, leaders must determine the structure and culture of the organization. Although the culture will evolve over time and each individual that joins the new organization will leave some imprint on the culture, it is the leaders’ responsibility to define how the organization will look and how individuals will behave.

Individual Portion (800–1,000 words)

Prepare a draft document that defines the new organization and addresses the following considerations:

• What type of structure will be best suited to a multinational Internet retailer? Why?
• How would you recommend building a culture that was inclusive of diverse cultures and accommodates highly creative technical staff?
• How would you measure the success of your organizational design in structure and culture?

Please add your file.

Group Portion (3–5 slides with speaker notes of 100–150 words per slide)

Review your team members’ files and discuss the following in your small group:

• How would you build teams across a geographically diverse organization?
• How would you build a consensus discussion on the values of such an organization?

Develop a short presentation of 3–5 slides with speaker notes of 100–150 words per slide that reflects the consensus of your group.

Please add your file.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Grading Criteria	Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.	35%
Scholarly research that supports the writer’s position is properly acknowledged and cited, and direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluding title page, abstract, table of contents, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference pages). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.	20%
Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples provided where appropriate.	20%
Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format; reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.	10%
Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.	10%
APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).	5%

Reading Assignment

Editorial Board Chapters 5 and 9

Assignment Objectives

• Describe the concept of an organization and how it is changed
• Explain the role of a manager
• Classify the major theories of organizations
• Conclude the dimensions of an organization’s culture
• Describe the techniques of managing change

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1) Read the article,

“The Day Bill Belichick Discovered Public Relations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..”

Based on the research instruments listed in Chapter 3 of the text, what secondary analyses caused Mr. Belichick to reverse his “no comment” position on the NFL scandal, “Deflategate” and why? What research instruments might have been used to assess public opinion regarding this incident?

2) Read the article,

“Chris Christie’s Biggest Issue Isn’t the Bridge: It’s His Brand (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.” and watch the video,
Chris Christie and the Bridge (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Based on the readings in our text and the above article and video, should New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have remained silent on the issue of the George Washington Bridge?

Support your position by using at least two of the seven ethical principles in Chapter 4 of the text. Include in your position your assessment of Governor Christie’s ethical and legal considerations.