1. List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives of Goodner’s Huntington sales office. The Goodner Brothers‚ Inc. case is an example of when company profits derived from management’s culture facilitated weak internal controls which allowed employees to commit serious fraud. "Goodner’s’ executives preached one dominant theme to their sales staff "volume‚ volume‚ volume." The Goodner Company in an effort to undercut its cut back on operating expenses
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Case Analysis Report Clayton Industries: Peter Arnell‚ Country Manager for Italy (HBS Case # 4199) 1. Evaluate Peter Arnell’s first two months as general manager of Clayton SpA. What are the main challenges he faces? How well is he dealing with them? The biggest challenge Peter faces is the stagnant growth that Clayton SpA has experienced in recent years‚ especially with a 5.3% decline in 2008 and 19.4% drop in the first quarter of 2009 for Italy. This lack of sales directly affects
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The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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Sew What? Inc. has grown from a tiny kitchen and garage operation to a multimillion- dollar enterprise throughout the years by utilizing information technologies to contribute to the success of the business. The company began as a small company that was comfortable with utilizing word-of-mouth for business sales and only making sales local. Overtime‚ the founder became aware that she needed to branch out to other areas once she lost a contract. She lost the contract due to not having an active website
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Case Study‚ SAS Institute Inc. The management culture is a very important factor in the imprinting of a company: it shapes the relationship between working environment and employee satisfaction. I will answer a few questions regarding the SAS ’s particular strategy of running the business in which the employees are unbelievably loyal‚ thanks to the benefits and cares that they receive from the employer. 1. One critic calls SAS "a big brother approach to managing people." Is the company too
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Q1: The primary objectives that auditors hope to accomplish by confirming a client’s year-end accounts receivable is to check certain management assertions such as existence‚ rights and obligations‚ and valuation. Confirmations from clients and outside parties related to a transaction. Generally‚ the auditor sends to the client’s customer a confirmation stating the amount owed. The customers are requested to return a statement to the auditor indicating whether they agree with the amount‚ or providing
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plans which are offered by the employer. However‚ making the right choice where and how to invest is a challenge‚ which shows that most people are not financial experts. Therefore‚ this final project seeks to determine whether investing in Google Inc. is a good plan for me. After all‚ the viability of my potential investment objective is critical. Furthermore‚ analyzing the profitability of an investment decision
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Assignment: Week 3 Case Study Central Transport‚ Inc Jason M Williams/3111448 23 March 13 TLMT441 Advanced Business Logistics American Military University Instructor: Roxanne Grosett Introduction Susan Weber‚ the new president and CEO of SAB Distributions has offered a new collaborated relationship to Jean Beierlein‚ president and CEO of Central Transport. Dramatic changes in the market have changed SAB‚ and it continues to get worse. SAB is losing the competitive advantage over
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Tire City‚ Inc. Analysis As a lender‚ I would have no problem giving a loan to Tire City‚ Inc to help finance their growth for the following reasons. The first thing that is apparent is the annual revenue growth. It is expected to steadily increase by 5% in the coming years. This means that Tire City has strong operating cash flows to fund its day-to-day operations. Additionally‚ Tire City‚ Inc has improved in total asset turnover over the years‚ suggesting that they are indeed growing their
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BRIARWOOD INDUSTRIES CASE STUDY Diane Williamson sat at her desk staring out of the office window. Today‚ she expected to be promoted to vice-president (VP) of marketing but she was writing her resignation. Welldressed‚ as always in her best navy blue suit‚ she looked successful but felt like a failure. She joined in 1999 as an experienced furniture sales rep‚ and the company was already one of the largest of its type. However‚ business was bad and sales were falling. She soon became one of
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