Financial Reporting and Analysis – ACG6175 Date: 5/18/09 Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1 – In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firms market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? There is usually a grey zone between aggressive accounting‚ which
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Paul Hemp • Four commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0209A Paragon Tool is pouring money into growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing for Broke COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Paul Hemp Look‚ you’ve got to grow. It’s what our economy is all about. Hey‚ it’s what our country is all about! Certainly‚ it’s what drives me. My father‚ Constantine
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Date of Submission: 08TH SEPTEMBER 2009 Topic of the Assignment: DOMINANT PRICE LEADERSHIP Student Signature Faculty Signature DOMINANT PRICE LEADERSHIP Dominant price leadership exists when a. one firm drives the others out of the market. b. the dominant firm decides how much each of its competitors can sell. c. the dominant firm establishes the price at the quantity where its MR = MC‚ and permits
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Alternative/dominant and resistant readings Dominant readings are the most common and widely-accepted interpretations of a given text. An alternative reading is any reading that differs from the commonly-accepted interpretation. A resistant reading is an alternative reading that contradicts the dominant reading. Think about the words resistant (the noun form of the verb to ’resist’) and dominant (the noun form of the verb to dominate) and it will help you to retain the meanings of the terminology
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Contribute to the support of children’s creative development 1.1 Why creative development is important to children’s learning Children’s creativity it is their curiosity‚ exploration and play. They must be provided with opportunities to explore and share their thoughts‚ ideas and feelings‚ for example through a variety of art‚ music‚ movement‚ dance‚ imaginative and role-play activities‚ mathematics‚ design and technology. Being creative:- children respond in different ways to their sensory experiences
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Administration – Level 1 | Unit 20 : Recording Business Transactions | | | Assignment title | Work Experience at South Thames College | | Criteria reference | To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the student is able to: | | Task no. | | Links to personal‚ Learning and Thinking Skills | 1.1 | Identify the types and purpose of documents used to record business transaction | | 1 | | | 2.1 | Make plans to order appropriate supplies for a given situation | | 2 | | |
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Lp. 6 AS/AD Model of 1990”s In the late 1990”s a growing number of economist argued that the world policymakers were focusing on too much fighting inflation. The economists also argued that the technical level of potential output had risen. Show their argument using the AS/AD model. During the 1970s and 1980s inflation had risen to relatively higher levels as compared to the earlier decades. The tightening of the monetary policy was one of the actions that lead to the fall inflation rate
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. Using two specific examples‚ explain how to choose the most appropriate method of communication to meet your needs and the needs of others. 3. Describe at least two ways of actively listening. • Be in an environment that minimises distractions. If you are discussing something particularly detailed‚ a quiet interruption-free office may be needed. • Make sure you have enough time to receive the information. • Look at the speaker and actively listen to what they are saying
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Costs and Revenues What is cost? If you go to a store and like an item and you want to buy it‚ which of the following questions would you ask: What’s the price of …..? 0R How much does …. cost? Examples of costs – set-up Examples of costs - running Fixed Costs 5000 What happened to the fixed costs if for some reason the company had technical problems and was unable to produce for 2 weeks? What happens if the landlord decided to raise the rent due to high property prices
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1.0 Case Study : Microsoft in India 1. Why does Microsoft’s traditional strategy of one size fits all not work well in emerging markets such as India? There are four main marketing strategies. It can be categorized as Globalization strategy‚ transnational strategy‚ internationalization strategy and localization strategy. As shown in diagram 1.0. Emphasis on local responsiveness high low low
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