Ethical and Legal Obligations in Accounting Background Accounting is the “process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information about an organization for the purpose of making decisions and informed judgments. ” (Marshall et al, 2003) The use of this information has widespread application to company managers, investors, creditors, employees and government agencies. For sound decisions […]

Plan for Positive Influence Wendee Aardema, Jamie Snead, Annemarie Browning, Keitrick Clark, Adrienne Threatt University of Phoenix Introduction In every workplace environment, there will be a diversified collection of people that represent all different walks of life. There will be people from different cultural backgrounds, along with people who hold different political perspectives and different […]

Case SILIC Question 1 Under IAS 40 companies can either use the cost model or the fair value model for investment property. Investment property is held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both of them. Next I will summarize main differences between the value models. If the company has chosen the cost model […]

A Home Reading Report Task in GED 211 3:30-4:30 Submitted to: Prof. Jocelyn Bacasmut Submitted by: Vanessa Lou P. Jagdon BSED-English March 15, 2013 Acknowledgement First of all, I would like to thank our Lord Almighty God for the knowledge that He has given to me. His gift helped me to comprehend the book/novel that […]

Without this information TFC is unable to compete effectively against other networks who do know the target audience and their attributes and trends. If TFC is unable to maintain or increase its overall satisfaction ratings, they might face the possibility of being dropped by a network and lose a second source of revenue, affiliate fees. […]

The company up to this point was not what made it so popular throughout the ages. Rather, it was three years later that Kitty Organization, which was known as Associated Theatres Ltd. back then, unveiled their very first luxurious air-conditioned cinema which was housed inside Singapore’s very first skyscraper, The Kitty Building. The company functioned […]

Case: West Point cheating incident 1 Description: In the summer of 1976 West Point military academy was rocked by a scandal involving a large percentage of its junior class. A number of junior classmen were found to have violated rules on a “take home” engineering exam that consisted of two parts. Part 1 of the […]

The model defines the situation of business through the market growth and their competitive position in the market. There are four quadrants that the business can be categorized into. Quadrant I indicates that the firm is in rapid market growth and strong competitive position. Firm can continue concentrating on their current business. However, firm with […]

Such standards are important to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors, auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent, and comparable financial information. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board was created in 1984 as an independent, professional body to establish standards of accounting and financial reporting applicable to state and local governmental entities. It […]

The Link Between Corruption and Poverty : Lessons from Kenya Case Studies INTRODUCTION “One thing can be said-the mere fact that corruption has become an item of national preoccupation is paradoxically the first real achievement by Kenyans over corruption” Since the end of the last decade the emphasis has moved from building public awareness on […]

Executive summary The Virgin Group is one of the UK’s largest private companies. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony, to transportation, travel, financial services, leisure, music, holidays, publishing and retailing. Virgin has created more than 200 branded […]

Directional strategy- the firm’s overall orientation toward growth, stability, or retrenchment 2. Portfolio strategy- the industries or markets in which the firm competes through its products and business units 3. Parenting strategy- the manner in which management coordinates activities, transfer resources, and cultivates capabilities among product lines and business units Corporate strategy is primarily about […]

Sentra Simulation Exercise The balanced scorecard is a business simulation with the sole objective of help you make decisions based on understanding the systematic linkages between operations in an organization as they pertain to the four components of the balanced scorecar Case: Sentra a)What were the key points that were critical to survival in the […]

Case Study: Contribution Margin and Variance Analysis By: Sachin Malhotra Student ID:xxxxxxxxx Presented To: Prof. G. Dunning Course: 04-70-256 Section 2 Date: November 28, 2008 Explanation of Profit Decline The decline in profits was due to a combination of various market, as well as, production factors. Firstly, the decreased market share was a major cause […]

Assessment of ethical values of students and its impact on their work ethic Minoo Ghoreishi, Millersville University of PA Dariush Rezaei, Kent State University Abstract The purpose of this study is to assess ethical values of college students and employees. This paper examines recent occurrences in unethical activities of American corporations, evaluate students’ ethical values, […]

*TAG Partners System*, Inc. TAG’s business plan is to provide small trucking companies complete back office solutions and strategic alliances to eliminate the competitive advantage large trucking companies’ benefit from. The small trucking companies will receive greater revenue per mile and have lower operational expenses through TAG’s services, which are gained by leveraging a large […]

Science goes along way back into the history of the universe. The current most popular theory of the origin of the universe is the big band theory. But all this leaves the question, what caused the big bang? Science cannot yet explain this making it open to religious speculation. This is the basis of the […]

Amy, has no one to turn to for comfort other than her husband. Amy is suffering from extreme grief due to the loss of her first-born child. She lashes out at her husband for being insensitive and apparently emotionally unaffected by the death of their child. Their conflicting views on grief cause Amy to repress […]

Four Primary Forecasting Techniques The primary forecasting techniques that Bronson Methodist Hospital uses varies with the ongoing processes of building, implementing, evaluating and the never-ending improvements that are made in each forecast models that are consistent throughout the organization. Bronson hospital focuses on using forecasting techniques that have data that is readily available, can be […]

Introduction Over the years, women have used different forms of feminine protection during their menstrual period such as menstrual aprons, knitted pads, and even rags. In the Philipppines, women used a cotton cloth called the pasadora. Eventually, the disposable pad was born, the first ones appearing to have been first commercially available from around 1895 […]

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-April 16, 2009 – Fanta Orange, the #1 fruit-flavored sparkling beverage in the U. S. , will now feature 100 percent natural flavors. But that’s not all the news – the entire Fanta line is also getting a bold new look that includes vibrant packaging with colorful illustrations and contemporary graphics. Both the new […]

The case consists of two major pharmaceutical companies that joint to collaborate their research and pharmaceutical technologies to start a joint venture in India. Both have valuable resources that have benefited both companies during the joint venture. Now both are questioning if there is still any value in maintaining the joint venture in India and […]

Issue Spotters Delta Tools, Inc. , markets a product that under some circumstances is capable of seriously injuring consumers. Does Delta owe an ethical duty to remove this product from the market, even if the injuries result only from misuse? Why or why not? I think Delta Tools, Inc. doesn’t owe an ethical duty to […]

Literary Elements Book/Movie Analysis Activity Have you ever thought why most of us are interested in the stories we read or the movies we watch, the characters, the action, the suspense and the love stories? The writer has to think of how the story must be told, what effect it must it have on a […]

Visual Analysis of Mediated Images Though a visual may be analysed in many ways, of late a convention has been established to study under Six major schools of thought. 1. The personal perspective deals with an emotional subjective opinion. ‘What do I think of the picture’. It’s the first response or first thought that crosses […]

ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH STATION IN OLONGAPO CITY OUTLINE: I. PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING A. Introduction B. Statement of the Problem C. Objectives D. Significance of the Study E. Locale of the Study F. Definition of Terms II. REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES A. Relation of the Review Material to the Present Study III. […]

With a successful consolidation, the banks would be able to carry out core intermediatory role; balance lending structure between short-, medium- and long-term; divesting from trading to investments in real sector; balancing the level of retail banking activities with those of wholesale banking; shifting from asset mobilization to asset creation institutions; garnering enough leverage to […]

A case control study is a method extensively used by the medical profession, as an easy and quick way of comparing treatments, or investigating the causes of disease. Longitudinal studies are the preferred method, but are often expensive, time consuming and difficult. Whilst this method does suffer from some weaknesses, it is quick, and delivers […]