Companies create a Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct to communicate their values‚ aspirations‚ and obligations. These Codes also serve to clarify and provide guidance to employees for ethical behaviors and decision making. While the Code of Ethics provides a short description of a company’s objectives‚ the Code of Conduct expands upon these objectives and is tailored to each company’s specific business and job classification. When Codes are violated‚ disciplinary action should be taken. In this
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Company Case #2: Valero ***Note that all of the amounts stated are in millions of dollars‚ unless specified) 1. For noncurrent (long-term) liabilities‚ what categories of long-term liabilities does the company disclose on the balance sheet and what are their amounts for the most recent year? The company discloses long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as: 2011 Debt and capital lease obligations (less current portion) $6‚732 Deferred income taxes: $5‚017 Other long-term liabilities
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series of events‚ Atomic Company has enjoyed a sharp increase in sales of their Tiger Pants line. The most obvious and immediate pains being felt by management is the inability to predict future sales and the high amount being paid out in sales commissions. While these are legitimate concerns‚ I believe deeper problems exist. The current sales structure divides independent sales representatives into different product lines and territories. This means that an Atomic Company retailer carrying four
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Chapter 1 Case: Converse Converse‚ a brand of basketball shoes that became familiar with success from the start but dropped into bankruptcy in the early 2000’s‚ is now slowly climbing its way back to the top. Since 1908 when Converse was founded it was very popular among many athletes‚ artist‚ musicians‚ and designers. Converse was well known for its original canvas high top All Star or Chuck Taylor. In the 1970’s several companies started producing this “high-top” shoe‚ which caused Converse’s
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DECISION ANALYSIS IN THE WINE INDUSTRY Priscilla S. Wisner Department of Accounting and Information Management College of Business University of Tennessee 638 Stokely Management Center Knoxville‚ TN 37996 Phone: 865.974.1714 Email: pwisner@utk.edu Case: A Votre Santé Page 1 of 17 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1659912 BACKGROUND A Votre Santé (AVS) is a small‚ independent winery owned by Kay Aproveche. Kay has a relationship with a grower who grows two types of wine
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Summary Tennant Company was founded in 1870 by George H. Tennant and initially produced wood products and flooring solutions. Tennant now produces floor-cleaning equipment and technologies‚ and prides itself on “creating a cleaner‚ safer‚ healthier world.” Tennant differentiates themselves from competitors by offering cleaner‚ safer and healthier products to their customers as well as through direct customer interaction. The Company drew popularity in the 1940s as a cleaning company that offered its
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Executive Summary Blozis Company is a manufacturer of highly technical equipment for use in industrial applications. Part of their business is selling pre-fabricated items off the shelf. However‚ the majority of their business is related to building specialty technical equipment to the customer’s specifications. Blozis has run into some issues with being long overdue with payments to vendors. In nearly all instances it was delayed because there had been no record of receiving the items. This
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William Shakespeare’s Sonnets 18 and 116 William Shakespeare is often regarded as the greatest writer of the English Language. He is renowned for his plays and poetry. He has written 150 sonnets and many plays and poems. Sonnets 18 and 116 will be discussed in this essay. The language features of Sonnet 18 and 116 are……. The structure is….. Sonnet 18 structure consists of three quatrains and a couplet. In quatrain 1 he compares his beloved to “a summer’s day”. He is explaining that his beloved
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Alaska Earthquake 1964 Have you ever experienced an earthquake? Perhaps you have felt a small tremor or a large one. Whatever the case‚ you are not alone. Many people have experienced an earthquake at some point in their lives. It is an interesting experience and hard to forget. It can also be frightening as well‚ especially if you are caught off guard. Imagine going about your daily life when all of a sudden the ground starts to shake. Things fall and buildings collapse. What goes on in one ’s
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of the most well known of which is Sonnet 18. Sonnet 18 is a part of a collection called the Fair Youth. The collection of sonnets‚ composed of sonnets 1 to 126 is dedicated to a Mr. W. H.‚ whose identity is highly debated. The collection consists of beautiful and romantic sonnets exemplified by sonnet 18. The intent behind these sonnets is also highly debated‚ some say it is for a lover‚ others say it may be a fatherly love. William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 not only delivers a benchmark for human beauty
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