Case 2-1 Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom Cynthia Cooper details her trials and tribulations about her experiences at WorldCom in the book Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower. The following excerpts from the book describe the actions she took to uncover the fraud at WorldCom and reactions of key players in the accounting department‚ top management‚ the audit committee and the external auditors. Cooper was first alerted to the fact that there may have been a problem
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Economic conditions change‚ competitors launch new assaults and the product passes through new stages of buyer interest and requirements (Kotler‚ 2001‚ p. 484). Consequently a company must plan strategies that address any changes in the market. ebay Inc. is the world’s largest and most popular person-to-person trading community on the internet (Bradley‚ 2001‚ p. 1). From its inception eBay was unchallenged however with amazon.com’s (Amazon) entrance into the online person-to-person auction arena and
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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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Prism Canada Inc. Case Study Problem Statement: Will outsourcing the company’s inefficient sheet metal operation be a proper strategic move to save the company money and satisfy current and potential customers with respects to quality and delivery lead time? Size up: Item | So What? | Machine break-downs | Since break-downs occur at the initial step‚ the rest of the process gets delayed causing longer customer lead time and extra shifts are required which increases labour expense. |
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In 2005‚ Phillip (Phil) Landgraf faced several glaring problems in the financial performance of his company‚ BioPharma‚ Inc. The firm had experienced a steep decline in profits and very high costs at its plants in Germany and Japan. Landgraf‚ the company ’s president for worldwide operations‚ knew that demand for the company ’s products was stable across the globe. As a result‚ the surplus capacity in his global production network looked like a luxury he could no longer afford. Any improvement in
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Company Bio Enager Industries Inc. is a young company whose growth was profound up to 1993 when it amassed sales over $222 Million. This company is comprised of three main divisions that are all considered to be independent from one another. The first and oldest division of the company is the Consumer Products Division which designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets a variety of kitchenware. The Industrial Products Division focuses its efforts on creating machinery that is uniquely and specifically designed
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Introduction The Amber Inns & Suites‚ Inc. is a 250 property hotel chain in the western and Rocky Mountain states. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. was established in 1979 and is made up of 250 hotel chain properties each consisting an average of 120 individual guest rooms or suite units. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. can be found in locations among ten western and Rocky Mountain States with two hundred fifty different property hotel chains. On average‚ each property consists of one hundred twenty individual
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INTRODUCTION Being situated in the Coral Triangle and having an archipelagic geography‚ Philippines has one of the most diverse marine ecosystems. Water resources play a vital role in the survival of all living organisms. The country is rich in freshwater resources having about 80 lakes and 400 rivers. In addition‚ the country has about 330 freshwater fish‚ including nine endemic genera and more than 65 endemic species. Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the country‚ situated at the heart of
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A VISIT TO THE POST OFFICE Points: Introduction – A very well-organized institution – Different staff – Enquiry office – The stamp vendor – The scribe – The sorting room – Conclusion. The Post Office is one of the most important‚ and useful institutions maintained by the Government. It carries on many useful activities for the public such as the dispatch and delivery of letters‚ parcels‚ money-orders registered and insured letters‚ etc. It is a very well-organized institution. If we enter
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OFFICE LAYOUTS OPEN PLAN OFFICE • The open plan office is a large open room which is no dividing or partitions. • Road Transport Department also found an open work area. • Employees gathered in a large area to facilitate the monitoring carried out. • This section will accommodate Executive Officer‚ Chief Clerk‚ Clerk and Office Assistant. Staff will be monitored by the Executive Officer and Chief Clerk. ADVANTAGE OF OPEN-PLAN OFFICE • Most appreciate the sense of community that
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