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Company policy prevents us from offering health and dental benefits until employees have been on the job for 12 months.
You work for a large corporation with headquarters in a small town. Recently you received shoddy repair work and a huge bill from a local garage.
When Boeing Aircraft reported that a laptop containing the names, salary information, and social security numbers of 382,000 employees.
Does bad news travel faster and farther than good news? Why? What implications would this have for companies responding to unhappy customers?
To enable us to continue our policy of selling name brands at discount prices, we can give store credit but we cannot give cash refunds on returned merchandise
Legal Language Your Task. To avoid possible litigation, revise the italicized words in the following sentences taken from proposals.
What are the three main activities involved in the second phase of the 3-x-3 writing process? What are four primary methods used for conducting formal research?
How is an alphanumeric outline different from a decimal outline? How are the main headings in an outline used when writing a report?
Why should most messages be “frontloaded”? Name three business messages that should be frontloaded and three that should not be frontloaded.
Name three ways to emphasize important ideas in sentences. When should business writers use active-voice sentences? Passive voice sentences?
Why is cluster diagramming considered an intuitive process whereas outlining is considered an analytical process?
In what ways do you imagine that writing on the job differs from the writing you do in your academic studies? Consider process as well as product.
Discuss the ethics of the indirect pattern of organization. Is it manipulative to delay the presentation of the main idea in a message?
Brain storming can be a productive method for generating problem solving ideas. You can improve your brainstorming skills through practice.
When a German firm received a message from an American firm saying that it was “time to talk turkey,” it was puzzled but decided to reply in Turkish.
Describe potential challenges that may be encountered while working in the field of corrections.
You are trying to collect an overdue payment of $163,000 on a shipment of milk powder to the Dominican Republic.
How are the careers within the field of corrections projected to change over the next decade? What trends are included in these changes?
Investigating Gifts, Gratuities, and Entertainment Limits You are one of a group of interns at a large company.
Diversity Role-Playing: Hey, We’re All Clones! Reebok International, the athletic footwear and apparel company.
Locating Diversity Training Consultants Management thought it was doing the right thing in diversifying its staff. But now signs of friction are appearing
Could You Become a Victim to Cross-Border Fraud? Exciting advancements in trade and technology have given consumers unprecedented access to new products.
In what ways is business writing different from academic writing? Describe the components in each stage of the 3-x-3 writing process.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of team-written documents? List five factors to consider when selecting a communication channel.
What is meant by “audience benefits”? When is the “you” view appropriate, and when is it inappropriate? What is bias-free language?