Business Tort of Negligence

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Business Tort of Negligence

Dewayne, a driver for Speedy Delivery Company, leaves the truck’s motor running in neutral and carelessly forgets to set the parking brake while making a delivery. The truck rolls and crashes into a nearby gas station pump, igniting a fire that spreads quickly to a construction site a block away. A burned wall collapses onto a crane, which falls on Fazio, a bystander, and injures him.

What must Fazio show to recover damages from Speedy Delivery? If you are the attorney for Speedy Delivery what would be your best defense argument?

Your paper should be between 500-750 words, with at least two cited external resources.

Fundamental of Business Law Copyright Rules

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Fundamental of Business Law Copyright Rules

QUESTION 1

  1. “Dawn” is a song included in the sound track of “eDay,” a movie produced and distributed by FasTrac Corporation. The song features a digital sampling of a few seconds of the guitar solo of one of George Harrison’s copyrighted sound recordings without permission. Does this digital sampling constitute copyright infringement on the part of FasTrac? Explain.
  1. Americans with a Better Cause (ABC), a nonprofit organization, files a suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), claiming that a cer-tain federal statute the DOJ is empowered to enforce conflicts with the U.S. Constitution and with a state constitution. In each situation, which source of law has priority?

QUESTION 3

  1. Beta Software Company and Gamma Sales Corporation agree to follow a certain security procedure in transacting their business online. Beta fails to follow the procedure, however. Due to this failure, Beta does not detect an error in the deal, which will have a negative impact on Gamma’s interest in the deal. Can Gamma avoid the effect of this error? How?

QUESTION 4

  1. Brock is a shareholder of Competent Homebuilders Corporation (CHC). For the last few years, business has not been profitable for CHC. The firm has lost money on its operations. There has been some profit through sales of company assets, but the board of directors has refused to declare a dividend. This last year, the firm’s accountants failed to file fed-eral in-come tax returns and the board refused to pay the tax. Brock takes a close look at the firm and protests to the board, in particular over the fail-ure to declare a dividend, but the board ignores the complaint. Which of these events, if any, would form a ground for a court to order the dissolu-tion of CHC, on Brock’s petition? If the court denies the petition, could Brock and the other shareholders dissolve CHC?

QUESTION 5

  1. Cody signs and returns a letter from Dora, referring to her sale of the Bar-D Ranch and its price. When Cody attempts to complete the deal, Dora re-fuses, claiming that they have no con-tract. Cody claims they do. What standard determines whether these parties have a contract?

QUESTION 6

  1. College Copy Shop (CCS) compiles, copies, and sells reading materials to students. The compilations are prepared on the instructions of professors, who indicate which parts of which publications should be included for their students. The copied materials include texts published by Deep Topics, Inc. CCS does not obtain the permission of Deep Topics, or any of the other original publishers of the copied materials, and does not pay royalties on the sales of the compilations. Deep Topics and others file a suit against CCS, alleging infringement of their intellectual property rights. Which type of intellectual property is involved in this situation? What is CCS’s likely defense? How is a court most likely to rule? Explain.

QUESTION 7

  1. Cutter Company makes and sells table saws, which are designed to be safe if used properly. Erin buys a Cutter saw and lends it to her neighbor Frank. To reach a toolbox on a high shelf in his garage, Frank props the saw at an angle against a cabinet and climbs onto the saw. Frank loses his footing, slips off the saw, falls on the blade, and is injured. He files a product liability suit against Cutter, on the ground of negligence. On what basis could the maker prevail?

QUESTION 8

  1. Ed, a businessperson, is a friend of Fran, the owner of a Percolated Coffee & Baked Goods store. Every day, Ed spends five minutes in Fran’s store, looking at the goods and usually buying one or two cinnamon buns or bagels. One afternoon, Ed goes into the store, looks at the items, and picks up a $1 chocolate brownie. Ed waves the brownie at Fran without saying a word and walks out. Is there a con-tract? If so, how would it be classified in terms of formation, perform-ance, and enforceability?

QUESTION 9

  1. General Equity Corporation enters into a contract with Honi, who agrees to create artwork for General’s main office building. Honi delays and eventually refuses to perform. Meanwhile, General contracts to sell the building to Ideal Investments, Inc., but before the transaction is complete, Jewel Funds Company offers to pay a higher price. General re-fuses to transfer the building to Ideal. In separate suits by General against Honi and by Ideal against General, each plaintiff seeks specific performance. How might the court rule in each case, and why?

QUESTION 10

  1. In 2005, Hawk Corporation begins making and selling electric motorcycles under the mark “Hawk.” Ten years later, Hawk.com, Inc., a differ-ent company selling medical equipment and supplies, begins to use “hawk” as part of its URL and registers it as a domain name. Can Hawk Corporation stop Hawk.com’s use of “hawk”? If so, what must the motorcycle-maker show?

QUESTION 11

  1. In a dispute between Cosmic Games Corporation and Mythic Engineering Associates, Inc., the court applies the doctrine of stare decisis.What is this doctrine? What does this doctrine have to do with the American le-gal system?

     

QUESTION 12

  1. In the following situations, two parties claim the same goods. Who is most likely to prevail in each circumstance? Explain.(a) Olan steals Phil’s television set and sells it to Quincy, an innocent purchaser, for value. Phil learns Quincy has the set and demands its return.(b) Riley takes his television set for repair to Slick, a merchant who sells new and used television sets. By accident, one of Slick’s employees sells the set to Tuna, an innocent purchaser-customer, who takes possession. Riley wants his set back from Tuna.

QUESTION 13

  1. Mitch is a director and officer of Numero Uno, Inc. Mitch makes a market-ing decision that results in a dramatic decrease in profits for Numero Uno and its shareholders. The shareholders accuse Mitch of breaching his fiduci-ary duty to the corporation. What is Mitch’s best defense against this ac-cu-sation? Later, the Numero Uno board considers a resolution for the firm to compete with One-of-a-Kind Corporation. Mitch is a director and shareholder of One-of-a-Kind. What is Mitch’s responsibility in this situation?

Negligence and product liability

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1. In some ways, contracts can be very easy to enter into. In fact, we often enter into agreements simply by our actions.

For example, many businesses place small notices near their entryways warning that by entering the building you consent to video recording or by parking in a specific lot you agree that the lot owner is not liable should anything happen to your car (even if you paid to park there).

Are these agreements valid?

Should individuals be held to agreements even if they did not know about them?

Use specific details about contract formation and performance in your response.

Negligence and product liability

2. Each of us makes promises all the time; most we keep, but some we don’t. The question this week focus on when a promise is—or is not—enforceable. Said differently, when will the law make a person keep a promise? Choose one of the scenarios below and explain whether you think that the promise made is enforceable. Be sure to think about the concepts of offer, acceptance, consideration, legality, and capacity.

  • Uncle John promises his nephew that he will give the nephew $10,000 on his 18th birthday if the nephew doesn’t drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, do illegal drugs, or engage in any immoral behaviors.
  • Bill asks Sally to marry him, and she answers yes. Bill then sells his favorite sports car and pays upfront for a lavish wedding ceremony and a three-week trip to Europe.
  • Keith agrees to transport ceramic figurines from Los Angeles to New York City in his moving truck. What he doesn’t know is that each figurine is filled packets of cocaine.
  • Maria and Jennifer are having drinks at a local bar, and both are a bit tipsy. As the night goes on, Maria asks Jennifer to trade Jennifer’s three-carat diamond ring for Maria’s 1978 Ford Duster, and Jennifer agrees to the deal.

defective product

3. Negligence and product liability are two of our main topics for this week. Negligence is an unintentional tort because it happens by accident. Product liability arises when one is injured by a defective product.

Consider the scenarios below. Choose one and determine if it describes negligence or product liability. Explain your answer and be sure to discuss the elements of any claims that may arise.

  • Daisy is driving in her car when her phone chimes. She picks up her phone and sees a text from her friend. While responding to the text, Daisy runs a red light and causes an accident.
  • Janet just moved from Florida to Minnesota and is enjoying the scenery of a beautiful snowfall when she sees a person slip and fall on the ice on the sidewalk in front of her house.
  • Larry is a lumberjack. He decides to purchase a new chainsaw. The first time Larry uses the chainsaw, the product malfunctions and Larry is injured

types of injuries

4. This week, we’ll be examining how our legal system protects persons who are injured by the purposeful act of another. These types of injuries are called intentional torts. The legal claims of assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and defamation are examples of intentional torts.

For this discussion, choose one of the scenarios listed below and determine the intentional tort that you think applies. Make sure to explain your answer, including the elements of the claim, why you think those elements are or are not present, and what other information you would need to make this determination.

  • A group of people protesting a company’s employment practices in the lobby of a building is surrounded by private security guards hired by the company.
  • A teenager sends a joking message to his best friend telling him that there is a bomb in his basement.
  • You accidentally leave your personal journal at the local coffee shop. Another customer finds it and shares your innermost secrets on his blog, but never identifies you as being the writer of the journal.
  • At a family reunion at your parents’ home, you see Dave, a second cousin, take a very expensive bottle of wine from the wine cellar, place it in a duffle bag, and hurry out the backdoor. You quickly go to your father and tell him that Dave stole the bottle, and your father calls the police. In reality, your mother told Dave he could pick any bottle of wine from the cellar as a belated birthday present.

filing a lawsuit in court

5. Today, there are several options for people who want to pursue a legal claim. This includes filing a lawsuit in court, but it also includes alternative forms of dispute resolution (referred to as ADR) such as mediation and arbitration. In both mediation and arbitration, the dispute is resolved outside of court, with the main difference being that mediation requires the parties to voluntarily agree to a resolution, while arbitration requires the parties to abide by the decision of a private arbitrator.

For this discussion, choose one of the disputes listed below and explain whether you think the best way to resolve it is through a lawsuit, mediation, or arbitration.

  • A woman is passed over for promotion and instead the job is award to a man with less experience. She believes that this is a case of sex discrimination.
  • A truck driver is hit by a motorist who ran a stop sign and will be in the hospital for several months and does not have any savings or disability benefits.
  • A child is injured when a very popular folding high-chair collapses, and it appears that the high-chair was improperly designed and unable to reliably support the weight of the average infant.

 

Paula Plaintiffs

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Paula Plaintiff’s Really Bad Week, Part 2

INTRODUCTION

In this assignment, you’ll need to decide whether Paula Plaintiff has any legal claims arising from another series of unfortunate events. After reading the scenario, answer the questions that follow, making sure to fully explain the basis of your decision.Paula’s bad luck continues. Five days after the events detailed in your last assignment, Paula returns to work at Capstone Corporation. Unfortunately, she used her company e-mail to send her mom a personal note about her injuries, despite being aware that Capstone’s company policy prohibits use of company e-mail for personal communication.

Paula’s supervisor, Mikey Manager, discovers Paula’s violation and Paula is reprimanded. When Paula goes home, she uses her personal computer to post disparaging comments about her boss and Capstone Corporation on social media. The next day, Paula is fired from her job.After several days of bad luck, Paula believes her luck is about to change. She finds a new job in a nearby town. Paula had been using the bus to go to work at Capstone Corporation, but she will need to purchase a car to commute to her new job. Fortunately, her neighbor Freddy Ford has just purchased a new vehicle and is selling his old Mustang. Paula meets with Freddy and agrees to purchase the Mustang for $1000. The parties also agree that Paula will bring Freddy the money the next day when she picks up the car. The next day, Paula calls Freddy and says, “I have the money. I’d like to come pick up my car.” Freddy replies that Paula is too late. He sold the car earlier in the day.

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 6–10 paragraph paper, answer the following questions:

  • Does Paula have any legal claims against Capstone Corporation? What about Paula’s actions? Does Paula have a contract with Freddy to purchase the car? Consider the following:
    • Does Paula have a right to privacy when using Capstone Corporation’s e-mail system? Discuss one’s right to privacy and relate it to the facts in the scenario.
    • Can Paula be legally fired from her job for making negative comments about her boss and her company on social media? What about free speech? Discuss these issues and relate them to the facts of the scenario.
    • Do Paula and Freddy have a contract for the sale of the Mustang? Discuss the elements of a contract and relate those elements to the facts of the scenario.

You will create and submit your assignment by using the ecree link. Just click on the link and start writing. Your work will be saved automatically. You’ll see some feedback on the right-hand side of the screen, including text and videos to help guide you in the writing process. When you’re ready, you can turn in your assignment by clicking Submit at the bottom of the page.Click the assignment link to start your assignment in ecree. Please note that ecree works best in Firefox and Chrome.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

In addition to your textbook, you have access to Nexus Uni through the Strayer University Library. Please take advantage of this excellent legal resource!The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Analyze constitutional issues based on the events in a given scenario.

The Goal of Intellectual Property Law to Encourage Innovation

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The Goal of Intellectual Property Law to Encourage Innovation

1.The goal of intellectual property law is to encourage innovation. Individuals and companies will be far less likely to create new or improved products, services, and works such as movies and albums if others can readily copy and profit from their efforts.

Choose one of the scenarios below and determine which type of intellectual property law applies and whether it would, in fact, provide any remedy. Remember to identify and explain the elements necessary to claim protection as intellectual property, why you think those elements are or are not present, and what other information you would need to make this determination.

  • William Writer has developed a great idea for a novel. It will feature a young magician named Henry Pryor who attends a special high school for magicians. Henry has many interesting friends and even searches for the Philosopher’s Rock.
  • Karen Kitchens is a fantastic cook. Her best dish is fried chicken. Her fried chicken is so good that her friends suggest she start a restaurant. After some thought, Karen agrees. She plans to open Kitchen’’ Fried Chicken, but because the name is a bit long she decided to shorten it to KFC. Her sign will be red and white and feature an image of Karen’s father, a white-haired old man with a goatee.
  • Sandy Secretary works for a huge cola company. The company is famous for its secret formula that it has used for more than 100 years. One day while looking for something in the boss’s office, Sandy finds a piece of paper that lists the secret formula. Sandy secretly makes a copy of the formula and offers to sell it to a competitor.

fundamental issues in business law

2.Consumer protection is an important issue, but how much responsibility should the government have in protecting the consumer? There are many products that pose a health hazard yet are legal. Choose one of the following examples and explain whether you think that the government should ban the product.

  • Cigarettes.
  • Beer, wine, or liquor.
  • Fast food.

For all discussions:

  • Post your initial response.
  • Remember to respond to other posts for full credit.
  • Have fun and make friends.

fundamental issues in business law

3.The responsibility of the directors of a corporation is to provide a return to shareholders on their financial investment in the corporation; in other words, shareholders expect to make money on their investment. Corporations such as Facebook, Google, and Apple are financed through the sale of billions and billions of dollars in shares purchased by investors. Sometimes, however, the duty to maximize profits runs contrary to legal, but still questionable, business opportunities.

Assume that you’re the director of one of the corporations listed below and have been presented with the business opportunity described in the scenario. Would you advise the corporation to accept the opportunity? Make sure to fully explain your answer, considering both the financial return expected and any related ethical concerns.

fundamental issues in business law

  • ToyCo has just been informed that its wooden trains produced in China contain lead paint and can no longer be sold in the United States. However, a distributor offers to negotiate a deal with a foreign company to sell the trains in a South American country that has no laws addressing the presence of lead paint in children’s toys.
  • BabyHealth is seeing decreasing sales of its powdered infant formula in the United States due to more and more mothers choosing to breastfeed their babies. In an effort to offset these losses, BabyHealth chooses to sell their formula in third-world countries. However, it is widely known that the water sources in these countries is often contaminated and not boiled prior to use.
  • After producing 10 million versions of its new smartphone, PhoneLand discovers that due to a manufacturing oversight, some of the phones may catch fire if left in a car on a hot day. While the worst case financial impact from the phones catching fire is $10 million in damages, recalling and repairing the phones will bankrupt the company

4. One of the most fundamental issues in business law involves the question of when a company can be held liable for the acts of an individual person, whether this involves a contractual obligation or a personal injury (meaning a tort). Choose one of the scenarios below and explain whether you think the business is liable for the acts under the principles of agency law.

the landscaping of homes

  • A real estate agent hires a handful of local kids to do the landscaping of homes that he is trying to sell. In addition to the general payment, he reimburses them for the cost of gasoline for lawn mowers and other equipment. While mowing a lawn, one of the kids loses control of a lawn mower and it mows down a neighbor’s very expensive collection of lawn gnomes.
  • In a hurry to get his apartment complex painted, a homeowner hires three people he meets at the local home improvement store to do the work. Since they are not professional painters, he provides all the equipment and paint needed to do the work. While at the apartment complex, one of them breaks into an apartment, assaulting the resident and stealing a wallet.
  • An entrepreneur decides to open up his own car-for-hire business and creates an app allowing anyone to connect with people who need a ride. The passengers pay the entrepreneur, who in turn pays a percentage to the driver. Other than the app, the entrepreneur has no involvement between the driver and the passenger. One night, a driver who is intoxicated picks up a passenger and then gets into an accident, resulting in the passenger being severely injured.

fundamental issues in business law

5.While related, law and ethics are not the same. The law establishes what individuals must do, while ethics describes what individuals should do. this means is that some things viewed as immoral may in fact not be illegal, and some illegal activities may not necessarily be immoral.

For this discussion, pick one of the topics below and explain whether you think it’s immoral, and then whether you think it should be illegal. Make sure to fully explain and support your answer.

  • Gambling with friends at work.
  • Using marijuana at a party.
  • Obtaining an abortion.
  • Marketing sugary drinks to children

 

potential liability from customers

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Case Study 1

Aker has been Potter’s sales agent for 20 years and has dealt with about 200 customers during that time. Potter fires Aker, terminating the agency. None of the 200 customers have heard about the termination.

  • What steps must Potter take to protect himself from potential liability from customers and Aker?
Case Study 2

Pete Principal instructs Al Agent, his employee, to repossess some property owned by Ted Turner. Al knows that the repossession is illegal but performs it anyway.

Discuss all aspects of the potential liability in this case. Consider the following when writing this essay:

  • Agency Law and the right of third parties
  • The relationship between the principal and the agent and the authority conferred upon the agent by the principal

Health & Medical Emotional Intelligence

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Health & Medical Emotional Intelligence

INTRODUCTION

This assessment is dedicated to emotional intelligence (EQ). Emotional intelligence was pioneered by Daniel Goleman and has four main components: self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and relationship management (Daft, 2015). Emotional intelligence is loosely defined as an individual’s ability to “perceive, identify, understand and manage emotions in self and others” (Daft, 2015, p. 146). Experts argue that emotional intelligence is a better predictor of successful decision making and interpersonal relationships than cognitive intelligence, or IQ (Daft, 2015).Additionally, emotional intelligence is now recognized as a critical factor in leadership development. Your work on this assessment will build on the completion of a personal leadership assessment that examines five critical domains from a high level that you have already completed in the first assessment. You will look specifically at emotional intelligence. By completing this assessment, you will evaluate your EQ and explore the role that EQ plays in successful leadership.

Reference

Daft, R. L. (2015). The leadership experience (6th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.

DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

  • Competency 1: Assess one’s leadership style in a professional setting.
    • Discuss the different elements of emotional intelligence.
    • Analyze the reason for health care leaders to develop their emotional intelligence skills.
  • Competency 2: Explain cultural competence and its relevance to health care management.
    • Establish the impact of emotional intelligence on cultural competence in health care organizations.
    • Evaluate personal competence with regards to emotional intelligence.
    • Discuss how emotional intelligence promotes teamwork and collaboration in culturally diverse organizations.
  • Competency 3: Analyze communication styles and its impact on teamwork and collaboration.
    • Explain the impact of emotional intelligence on relationships and communication effectiveness in health care organizations.
  • Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and is consistent with health care professionals.
    • Demonstrate effective communication through writing and proper use of APA style.
    • Communicate in a professional and effective manner, writing content clearly and logically, with the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

PREPARATION

This assessment is based on the media piece in the Vila Health: Emotional Intelligence activity. Be sure you have worked through the scenario before you start this assessment.

INSTRUCTIONS

This assessment has three main parts, a discussion of the different elements of emotional intelligence as it relates to the scenario from the Vila Health media piece, a self-evaluation of your current state of emotional intelligence, and an analysis of the impact and benefits of health care leaders being competent with regards to emotional intelligence.

Part 1: Elements of Emotional Intelligence

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

  • Discuss the different elements of emotional intelligence.
  • Demonstrate effective communication through writing and proper use of APA style.
  • Communicate in a professional and effective manner, writing content clearly and logically, with the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

For this first part of your assessment, discuss the scene and what happened between Christina Robledo and the two nurses. You can draw upon your answers to the question from the media piece, as well as consider the following:

  • Do you feel the nurses demonstrated strong emotional intelligence in their communications with Christina? Why or why not?
  • What are the key elements of emotional intelligence that were demonstrated in this scenario?
  • Which key elements of emotional intelligence were lacking from the scenario?
    • How might the scenario have turned out differently if these elements had been demonstrated?
Part 2: Emotional Intelligence Self-Evaluation

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

  • Evaluate personal competence with regards to emotional intelligence.
  • Demonstrate effective communication through writing and proper use of APA style.
  • Communicate in a professional and effective manner, writing content clearly and logically, with the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

The second part of the assessment will focus on a brief self-evaluation of your current state with regards to emotional intelligence. Consider the following after using the elements of emotional intelligence from the resources in this course, your personal research, and the ones you applied to your discussion of the Vila Health media piece:

  • Reflect on your interaction with others
    • Do you feel you are able to identify and understand others’ emotions?
    • Are you able to control your emotions when dealing with others?
    • Which specific elements of emotional intelligence do you feel are the strongest in you?
    • Which elements of emotional intelligence would you like to improve?
Part 3: Impact of Emotional Intelligence for Health Care Leaders

Relevant Scoring Guide Criteria:

  • Analyze the reason for health care leaders to develop their emotional intelligence skills.
  • Explain the impact of emotional intelligence on relationships and communication effectiveness in health care organizations.
  • Establish the impact of emotional intelligence on cultural competence in health care organizations.
  • Discuss how emotional intelligence promotes teamwork and collaboration in culturally diverse organizations.
  • Demonstrate effective communication through writing and proper use of APA style.
  • Communicate in a professional and effective manner, writing content clearly and logically, with the correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

This third and final part of the assessment requires you to analyze the need, impact, and benefits of health care leaders being competent with regards to emotional intelligence. As you work to address the scoring guide criteria relevant to this section consider the following:

  • Describe the elements of emotional intelligence and explain why it is important for health care leaders to develop their skills in each area.
  • Thinking back to the Vila Health media piece, if you were one of the nurses, how could you have communicated differently with Christinato to acknowledge her concerns and her emotions?
    • Are there any specific examples from your professional or personal life where you have utilized your emotional intelligence to improve communication with others?
  • Either in relation to the Vila Health media piece or your professional practice and career, how does an organization’s culture impact visibility or need of emotionally intelligent leaders and individuals.
    • How does an emotionally intelligent environment impact professional practice and personal interactions within an organization?
  • With regards to either the Vila Health media piece or your professional practice and career, how can emotional intelligence be used to improve teamwork and collaboration?
    • How might one be able to tell if teamwork and collaboration are valued at an organization?
Additional Requirements
  • Structure: Include a title page and a reference page.
  • Length: 6–9 pages, not including the title and reference page.
  • References: Cite at least three current scholarly or professional resources.
  • Format: Use APA style for references and citations.
    • You may wish to refer to the following APA resources to help with your structure, formatting, and style:
      • APA Style and Format, Paper Tutorial, Paper Template.
    • You may use the first person for the portions of your reflection where it is appropriate to do so.
  • Font: Times New Roman font, 12 point, double-spaced for narrative portions only.

Bridge between Home Made Food and Hunger

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Bridge between Home Made Food and Hunger

Please review the case study and share your reflections for the questions listed below:

Dabbawallas: The bridge between home-made food and hunger

“We are Dabbawala, (one, who carries the box), in the Indian city of Mumbai. We carry and deliver freshly made food from the customer’s home in a lunch box (Dabba) and deliver it to offices. It may sound simple, but it’s not. It is actually a highly specialized trade that has evolved in its current form over a century and has become integral to Mumbai’s culture. We are about 5.000 in number and deliver approximately 200.000 tiffin boxes every day.”

This initiative started some 125 years ago when one banker from the Parsi community wanted home-cooked food delivered to his workplace and a visionary Mr. Mahadev Bachche saw an opportunity and started this system with an initial group of 100 people. In an Indian situation, it is important to keep charges affordable for the majority of people. By organizing themselves into small and locally autonomous groups Dabbawalas have a rather flat organizational structure helping to keep costs low.

Each Dabbawala person is treated as an autonomous entrepreneur and is free to negotiate with customers. Average customers pay about US$10 per month for their services. The Mumbai suburban railway network is central to the operation of Dabbawalas which also contributes to lower costs compared to special road transport. The Dabbawalas deliver about 120 tons of food every day, of which 16 tons is left uneaten. In the same city, 200.000 thousand are hungry in the streets. How can this food get to the needy?

The Happy Life Welfare Society

The Happy Life Welfare Society came up with the idea of a sticker that says “Share”. Those willing to share the food, paste the sticker on it. The food from such lunch boxes is sorted out and distributed to the needy by volunteers. Another such initiative, started off by the Dabbawalas, is the Roti Bank. 300 Dabbawalas pick up the leftover food and distribute it among the needy after they finish their duties for the day. As they know every nook and corner of the city it is not difficult to find the needy – those living in the slums, on the roads, sick people, and their families who come from other states.

The Dabbawalla-system supplies thousands of people with food, offers income and earnings for thousands more, and even supports those who have nothing. The bicycle-driven system also contributes to a more sustainable city and opens opportunities that strengthen local food markets.

Questions to reflect and respond:

What are the key features of Dabbawalas as a model of food delivery?
Think of a hunger situation in your country.
What would you propose to the government by learning from the Dabbawalas example?
Will the Dabbawala system cope with the challenges of a global city in the future?
Is the Dabbawala system a key factor for sustainable urban development?
Useful Links:

Video documentation “DabbaWalas – Amazing Meal Delivery in India”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTkGDXRnR9I

Dabbawala on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabbawala

please, answer with 150 words are more. APA style 7th Ed.
Please, list references (with hyperlink to article)

Managing Human Capital

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Module 6: Discussion Forum

60 60 unread replies. 66 66 replies.

A key to effective leadership is communication. There are many communication models that a leader can take advantage of, though some of these models can also create barriers of communication for employees. Some considerations to minimize the effect of communication barriers are involvement of employees, understanding employees’ needs, providing facts and consequences, put everything in writing, use multiple channels of communication, and, say it and say it again.

  • Identify the communication strategies used by your organization to enhance human capital.
  • Briefly explain and evaluate the communication strategy and offer suggestions on how the plan can be improved upon.

Submission Requirements:

Be sure to post an initial, substantive response of at least 300 words using proper APA formatting with at least ONE scholarly reference from the course materials and respond to 2 peers attached below with substantive responses must be 100 words per peer response and include a scholarly source. A substantive initial post answers the question presented completely and/or asks a thoughtful question pertaining to the topic. Substantive peer responses address two of the following bullets:

  • Answer a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor.
  • Provide extensive additional information on the topic.
  • Explain, define, or analyze the topic in detail.
  • Share an applicable personal experience.
  • Provide an outside source (for example, a website) that applies to the topic, along with additional information about the topic or the source (please cite properly in APA format).
  • Make an argument concerning the topic.

Workforce Harrasment and Violence on The Nursing Profession

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 Workforce Harassment and Violence on The Nursing Profession

  1. Choose from one of the following topics:
    • Nursing during an epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster across the country or around the globe
    • Social media influences on health or health care delivery
    • The effect of the media on nursing image. How can nurses educate the public and help portray the true image of nursing?
    • The prevalence and impact of substance abuse among nurses (impaired nursing)
    • Impact of collective bargaining on the nursing profession
    • Impact of workplace harassment and violence on the nursing profession
  2. PPT Presentation will have 8-10 slides, NOT including the title and reference slides. You will also need to include graphics to make your slides interesting.
  3. You are to create bullet points for each slide, not including the title and reference slides. Include speaker notes for each slide by including 4-5 sentences to address the bulleted items on each slide. Please follow APA style and include citations in your speaker notes.
  4. Including a minimum of 4-5 peer research articles as references in the presentation. All research articles needs to be within 5 years from today’s date. No blog, chat, other university or Wikipedia information allowed in presentation. The PowerPoint presentation must follow APA style.
  5. Describe in detail your plan for how you would lobby your legislators or local government for funding and support for your chosen current issue or trend.
  6. Include the following elements in your presentation:
    • How will the topic impact your role as a nurse in nursing workforce or clinical setting?
    • Current relevance of the topic
    • How your topic is integrated and used in clinical practice