Management Skills – Summary 2 Targets The main part of the strategic duty of a manager is to achieve objectives. Business objectives should be always be “SMART”: Specific Measurable Achievable •The objective is clear and it accuratly describes the desired situation •We should know if the objectives are achivied or not by answering very simple questions •It must be feasible with the parameters that wa have (time‚ resources‚ power...) Relevant •With the global strategy and with
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Case 07-2: Western Aluminum Introduction Western Aluminum‚ INC expanded its operations through the acquisition of Smelter. By the end of 2007‚ Smelter is projected to produce 30% of Western Aluminum’s inventory. Western Aluminum evaluated its current practices in comparison to Smelters current FIFO Inventory management system and issued a proposal to change their inventory valuation method from LIFO to FIFO. Factors to Consider Western Aluminum addressed multiple topics to validate their
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HOW SMART ARE SMART PHONES Ladies and gentlemen did you know nearly 20% of kids can operate a smart phone by the time they reach the age of 6‚ while only 9% can actually tie their shoelaces properly so says Nicholas Jackson of AVG. 58% of children polled can play basic computer games and not even yet ride a bicycle. Technology has stolen our child hood. Instead of having to protect us from the snakes in the grass and trees where we should be playing‚ our parents have to protect us from cyber bullying
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Case 2 Specific Assignment Details For the store manager group‚ you will analyze the information and prepare a report showing the results of the Markov analysis and the EEO investigation. The Director asked you to address these questions in your written report: 1. Currently the organization expects that their forecast for labor requirements is essentially constant from the previous year. Based on this assumption complete the five stages of the planning process: a. Currently the
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appendix should not contain discussion or analysis. [That is‚ the overall limit is three pages + a two page appendix‚ if needed‚ for a total of 5 pages (single spaced‚ minimum 12 font)]. For the most part‚ the background needed to complete the cases is readily available in the text‚ the CPA Canada Handbook‚ IFRS or in companies’ annual reports. The SEDAR web site is an excellent source of annual reports and the notes on accounting practices in these reports provide valuable background material
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ACTG 350 – Case 2 Due: Tuesday‚ December 2nd (at the beginning of class). Required: Complete the requirements outlined in the following case developed by the Deloitte Foundation. Your memo should carefully develop arguments supporting your conclusions based on your interpretation of ASC 230-10.Your memo should not exceed 3 pages and be formatted in a professional manner. Please submit one case per group. To access ASC 230-10 please log into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification website:
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Case 2-2: 1. With respect to the adjustments related to goodwill‚ answer the following: a. Why does the adjustment for goodwill amortization increase net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP? The adjustment for goodwill amortization increases net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP because of how SKD amortizes goodwill for a period of 20 years while for Country B goodwill is only amortized for a period of 5 years. This leads
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CASE STUDY 1: What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? 1. How do smart grids differ from the current electricity infrastructure in the United States? Current electricity grids do not provide any information about how consumers actually use energy. That makes it difficult to develop more efficient approaches to distribution. The current system offers few ways to handle power provided by alternative energy sources. Without useful information‚ energy companies and consumers have difficulty making good
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Unit 10- Task 2 Some reasons that children may need to be looked after outside their homes‚ may include; neglect‚ abuse‚ financial difficulties‚ illness or family breakdowns. The cares that can be given to these children include; adoption‚ foster care‚ respite care‚ emergency care‚ shared family care and care within a residential setting. Adoption may be seen as a last resort‚ as it involves the children being taken out of the home permanently‚ and being placed with another family. This often
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Eye Vision Case 10-11 Eye Vision Inc‚ a long-standing medical device manufacturer‚ has signed a contract to sell Holland Hospital the Clear View Laser and a two-year separately priced maintenance plan for $1 million and $0.2 million respectively. On a when-and-if available bais‚ Eye Vision Inc. will provide software updats that is embedded with the Laser to maintainance purchasor. The software has never been sold without Laser for its functional necessity. In this memo‚ as explained below‚ we conclude
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