CHAPTER 11 Earnings Management 11.1 Overview 11.2 Patterns of Earnings Management 11.3 Evidence of Earnings Management for Bonus Purposes 11.4 Other Motivations for Earnings Management 11.4.1 Other Contracting Motivations 11.4.2 To Meet Investors’ Earnings Expectations and Maintain Reputation 11.4.3 Initial Public Offerings 11.5 The Good Side of Earnings Management 11.5.1 Blocked Communication 11.5.2 Theory and Empirical Evidence of Good Earnings Management
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Background Information American achieved its largest-in-the-industry status through a mix of pioneering initiatives and aggressive expansion. It introduced first AAdvantage frequent flyer program. AAdvantage is the frequent flyer program of American Airlines. Launched May 1‚ 1981‚ it was the first such loyalty program in the world‚ and remains the largest with more than 50 million members as for 2005. Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets‚ upgrade service class‚ or obtain
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satisfy the needs and wants of that group. American Airlines’ (American’s) long term targeting of the lesbian‚ gay‚ bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) segment of the travel market is an example of successful execution of market segmentation. In 18 years‚ American has positioned itself as ‘the most popular airline of LGBT-choice’ (Purkayastha‚ 2009)‚ and now generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the segment. American was the first airline to actively target the untapped LGBT market
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Currently the airline industry as a whole seems to be on the road of recovery. We‚ American Airlines‚ the fourth largest carrier recently avoided bankruptcy‚ but had a summer full of pressure due to ongoing union struggles and questionable executive compensation packages. After having incurred such big losses‚ this recovery has come about because of the government bailout and many of our large competitors’ abilities to survive the turbulence in the industry. So far‚ the prospects look promising
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Industry background/history The airline industry experienced growing revenues throughout the 1990s. At the turn of the new millennium‚ there was a drastic change to this trend. A major devastation to the airline industry came after the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The industry recorded losses of $7.7 billion for the year and revenues went down 13.5% after a record $93.6 billion in 2000. The industry struggled throughout the following years. Recovery from losses was difficult in those
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public that flying is dangerous‚ engines fail and planes crash. That is true some times‚ although the majority of plane crashes occur largely due to a combination of human error and mechanical failure. In much of aviations accidents mechanical failure has been a contributing factor. It is impossible however to blame plane crashes on one reason since events leading up to an accident are so varied. Reasoning for plane crashes can be placed in a broad number of categories. Environmental conditions play
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A Review of Aircraft Instrumentation Technology Embry Riddle Aeronautical University – Online Campus ASCI 202 Abstract Advances in technology have lead to great strides in the ability to provide flight deck aircrew with a large amount of information in smaller areas of the instrument panel and advancements in electronic controls‚ this paper will discuss the development of these technologies and the principles that they operate on. A Review of Aircraft Instrumentation Technology The flight
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How unionism has impacted the Airline industry in US Penn State Harrisburg Abstract In the wake of a sizable slump in demand driven by economic downturns‚ terrorism attacks (especially the events of September 11‚ 2001) as well as increased competition from low-cost carriers‚ many incumbent U.S. airlines have been attempting a fundamental restructuring of their operations. Many would argue that a central element in this restructuring should include an overhaul of the labor-management relationship
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2011 - www.avitrader.com HEAVY MAINTENANCE It’s a buyer’s market - or is it? Industry News • ILFC is back in the game • Gazpromavia Maintenance • LHT‚ AFI/KLM E&M‚ GAMECO and more analysis: KEEPING YOUR CRJs IN THE AIR Editor‘s Page 2 Heavy maintenance: A buyer’s market or opportunities for all? Welcome to our March issue of AviTrader MRO‚ our ‘Heavy Maintenance Special’. In this issue‚ we have tackled the subject of heavy maintenance and asked a number of senior industry
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Banking Industry of UAE Practice Earnings Management Dr. Mohammed Obeidat Introduction It is the right of external users of accounting information to be provided with more adequate information to protect their interests. Many questionable issues concerning the term of earnings management are still available. Auditors‚ accountants‚ financial analysts‚ and other concerned parties may hold the responsibility of detecting external users from the practices of earnings management. Many questionable
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