discrimination‚ promotion and cultural values. In this case‚ an Indian company‚ Hindustan Lever LTD‚ launched a promotion campaign that relates fairness with success in a country where the color of your skin has a social meaning. By doing so‚ the company was explicitly saying that dark skinned people couldn’t be successful neither in their professional nor in their private lives. Even if this conception is or was part of the Indian culture‚ the company faced several problems regarding the way they communicated
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Jerrica Martin PHI 103: Informal Logic Is Affirmative Action Fair? Brian Addis August 23‚ 2010 Is Affirmative Action Fair? Affirmative action was created to increase the number of people from certain social groups in employment‚ education‚ business‚ government‚ and other areas (LaNoue‚ G.‚ 2010). This policy is geared toward women‚ and minorities such as African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ Hispanic Americans‚ American Indians‚ and disabled people. Generally speaking
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Case 11-2(b) Fair Value Disclosures Case 11-2(b) is an extension of Case 11-2(a). For this case‚ assume that the Case 11-2(a) facts remain‚ with the exception of the additional assumptions listed below for each security. As stated in Case 11-2(a)‚ Family Finance Co. (FFC) accounts for its investments at fair value‚ with changes in fair value reflected either in earnings (for trading securities) or other comprehensive income (OCI) (for available-for-sale (AFS) securities). 1 Because FFC uses
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1 The Fairness of Fair Value: SFAS 157‚ Irving Fisher and GECON Paulo Roberto B. Lustosa Professor ‚ University of Brasilia Abstract Fair value measurement is increasingly spreading in accounting standards. In February/2010‚ it was present in 61 FASB pronouncements. Such diffusion led to the issuance of SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurements‚ in which many prior definitions and measurement requirements‚ presented in other pronouncements‚ were replaced by a single standard on this subject. But the expansion
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Why is Dr. Carter having such a hard time with the idea of marketing? Doctor Carter seems to be an old school traditional doctor that still has the narrow minded old ways of traditional practice. His belief that a good doctor doesn’t need to advertise but rather a good doctor’s work speaks for itself. He believes the best approach is to “keep patients happy by giving them great care and staying on time”. (Buchbinder & Shanks 2012) 2. What should Dr. Quon say to reassure Dr. Carter that ACP will
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History of Ekushey book fair 3 * Importance of the fair 4 * Description of the fair * Structure 5 * Contributors 5 * Visitors 6 * Books 7 * Problems of the fair 8 * Conclusion 9 * References 10 Introduction: Ekushey Book Fair is now a popular festival in the life of Bangladeshi people. It is held only once in a year. Ekushey Book Fair or Amor Ekushey Grontho Mela (Book Fair of the Immortal 21st)
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obtain what they deserve. In his chapter‚ "The Rules about the Rules"‚ Stephen Carter indicates that Americans "care far more about winning than about playing by the rules" (180). Although Americans have a competent understanding of morality‚ their moral integrity is placed secondary to success. As a result‚ Americans are willing to justify unethical means of achieving their desired goals. With this in mind‚ Carter defines "corruption" as "getting away with things we know to be wrong" (188).
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Job Fair Paper Foundation of Business 210 October 16‚ 2010 Job Fair Paper In starting a business in the hospitality industry the structure to best fit my company‚ Jazzy Bed and Breakfast would be the Market Structure. Jazzy Bed and Breakfast is offering several products for one company. For instance‚ various spa packages‚ wedding and reception packages‚ catered parties along with Dinner‚ dancing‚ and wine tasting. The Market Structure is based on the different types of products
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT 1. The meaning of fair value Fair value is the price that would be received from the sell of an asset or will be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the market participants and the measurement date [IFRS‚ 13 – A501]. However in accounting and economics‚ fair value is the rational and unbiased estimate of a possible market price of a good‚ service or an asset. Fair value takes into account many objectives and subjective factors such as: Objective
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While auditing my client‚ I found that the price the company has been paying for their widgets doubled in a year’s time. In addition‚ they are now being purchased entirely from a new vendor. After I check the fair market price for these widgets‚ however‚ it appears that they are only worth half of what the company is paying. This is one of the red flags for fraud. As an auditor it is my job to ensure to the best of my ability that the financial statements are not materially misstated due to fraud
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