CASE STUDY 1 SEC ENFORCEMENT RELEASE- BRISTOL-MYERS 1. Access the SEC website‚ www.sec.gov‚ and do the following: -go to “Information for Accountants” -go to “The Division of Enforcement Chief Accountants Office” -go to “Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases” - then go to the enforcement release related to Bristol-Myers dated August 4‚ 2004. 2. What were the broad areas which the SEC addressed? 3. Of these issues‚ which one was by far the most significant in terms of dollars involved
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1) Objectives of the case: To understand and evaluate the dramatic rise and fall of the stock prices of the Web consultants‚ along with many others in the Internet sector‚ during the dot come bubble of 2000. It was question that boggled minds‚ as to how this could have happened in a relatively sophisticated capital market like that of the United States. To discuss the role of capital market intermediaries in the dot-com of 2000 and to check whether their incentives were properly aligned with their
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Commerce Bank Executive Summary Commerce bank has been a pioneer in the banking industry by reverting to customer service. This has driven customers to the bank‚ but in order to stay ahead on the curve they want to move away from the model that has worked for them. They should focus on the current model and enhance it‚ rather than change it. Background Commerce bank also known as Commerce Bancorp is a New Jersey based bank founded in 1973 by fast food restaurant franchiser Vernon Hill
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SMA Growth options in products nad markets (M4) Strategic options‚ themes and implementing the final strategy (M5&6) Leadership and decision-making (M7) Strategic thinking big picture’ Linling strategic thinking and strategic planning Strategic stretch and strategic fit Amazon Strategy equation Example 1.1 Bendigo Bank Level of strategy Corporate strategy Business strategy strategic business unit (SBU) SMA Functional strategy The global context of business Drivers of globalisation Competitive
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CASE STUDY Recently‚ the website of Ankit Fadia‚ a well-known ethical hacker‚ was hacked by another group that goes by the name Team Grey Hat (TGH). The “hactivist” group entered Ankit Fadia’s official site and exposed his credentials‚ including sensitive data‚ student details‚ database credentials (like name‚ user name & password). In a blog message‚ TGH also rubbished Fadia as a hacker and his courses According to data from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In)‚ in November last
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CHAPTER 1: SELF-ASSESSMENT TEST The value of information is directly linked to how it helps decision makers achieve the organization’s goals. 1. A(n) _________________ is a set of interrelated components that collect‚ manipulate‚ and disseminate data and information and provide a feedback mechanism to meet an objective. 2. What consists of raw facts‚ such as an employee number? a. bytes b. data c. information d. knowledge Knowing the potential impact of information systems and having
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Case Study 6 One of the main causes of the housing bubble “bursting” in the mid-2000’s was largely due to the sub-prime mortgages. A sub-prime mortgage is generally classified as a mortgage loan to a borrower with a low credit score‚ with a small down payment‚ or high debt to income ratio. The market for sub-prime mortgages was 37.6 percent of total mortgages by the end of 2005. In 1994 sub-prime mortgages accounted for only 6 percent of total mortgages. To a great extent the “bubble burst” is
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Timeline Big Bazaar at Sarkhej Gandhinagar Highway in Ahmedabad 2001 Three Big Bazaar stores launched within a span of 22 days in Kolkata‚ Bangalore and Hyderabad[9] 2002 Big Bazaar - ICICI Bank Card is launched. Food Bazaar becomes part of Big Bazaar with the launch of the first store in Mumbai at High Street Phoenix 2003 Big Bazaar enters Tier II cities with the launch of the store in Nagpur Big Bazaar welcomes its 10 million-th customer at its new store
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Antoine Williams Case Study 2 1.Experts say that entrepreneurs who need between $100‚000 and $3 million often face the greatest obstacles when raising capital for their businesses. Why? I think the reason it is hard for entrepreneurs to raise capitals between $100‚000 and $3million is because that is a large sum of money with only a certain amount that can be given to small businesses. There is a high demand for businesses that need capital‚ is now greater than ever. 2. How should Kevin
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I. Statement of the Problem Lincoln national bank had large loan losses in 1980’s‚ Mr. Vigil‚ the CFO didn’t want to repeat the mistakes LNB had in the past and want to create precautionary measures and avert future risks. II. Objectives of the problem The objective is to help LNB review its past performance to avoid future problems and also to help the bank maximize shareholder’s wealth. III. Areas of consideration a. One area that needs to be considered is Credit risk or the potential
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