Case Study 1 = Dakz Performance Sports Apparel Module 2: Understanding the external environment (External Environment – everything external to the organisation including but not limited to: Industries‚ Markets‚ Political Forces‚ Regulations‚ Environmental Issues‚ Society‚ Technology and a variety of other factors) Q1 – Define Industry and advise about Dakz performance spots apparel Industry Definition (The grouping of similar economic or commercial activities that produce goods or services)
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Firms did not flourish until the early 20th century. They emerged as an authorized structure and were granted exclusive rights to trade and conduct business in certain markets and products. The fact that firms are a different way to organize economic activities cannot explain explicitly and adequately the reason of firm formation. Many socialists and economists have given their interpretations of the conditions under which firms emerged and developed in certain ways in a specialised exchange economy
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1) FIRM OBJECTIVES: The standard economic assumption underlying the analysis of firms is profit maximization. Real world firms‚ however‚ might not‚ and many times do not‚ make decisions based on the profit-maximization objective‚ or at least exclusively on the profit-maximization objective. Other objectives include: (1) sales maximization‚ (2) pursuit of personal welfare‚ and (3) pursuit of social welfare. Although firms are assumed to make decisions that increase profit in standard economic
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environment factors‚ which you may remember using the mnemonic IC HAMBO‚ are I | - | Integrity and ethical values | C | - | Commitment to competence | H | - | Human resource policies and practices | A | - | Assignment of authority and responsibility | M | - | Management’s philosophy and operating style | B | - | Board of directors or audit committee participation | O | - | Organizational structure | close What situation would exacerbate the status of the control environment? close
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Understand the external environment 1. Summarise the attractiveness of the industry. a. Identify the industry product segments and value chain. b. What is the current life cycle position of the industry? c. What have been the key issues affecting historical industry growth? What was their impact? d. What are the key issues that will affect future industry growth? What is their likely impact and the overall assessment of the industry’s future growth? e. What have been the key issues affecting
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MYER Case Study Business life cycle analysis UAE Market As information given‚ the UAE department store industry is in growth phase. Few large players are currently in presence and at the same time‚ it is very attractive industry for external players as their profitability deemed to be higher than ‘average’ profitable level. Therefore‚ rivalry among existing competitors is expected to be low as market is rapidly growing and there will be enough room for others to penetrate. However‚ for external
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Module 2 How would you define the industry to be analysed? Is the industry global? Is the organization mentioned Australian or overseas based? Can you make any inferences about the industry value chain from the article? What are the key product and services segments in the industry that are mentioned in the article? Are you able to identify the stage of the industry life-cycle from the facts in the article? What have been the remote environment trends that have driven the industry to its current
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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Module 1 – Introduction to financial risk management 1. What are the major categories of risk? Please provide examples. (Topic heading: Main categories of risk controls SG 1.32) Seven categories of risk are outlined. These are summarised in the table below: Type of risk Definition Example Liquidity The risk of not being able to pay back what you owe due to the inability to convert assets into cash quickly‚ without materially
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REGULATION HANDOUT Business Law 2011 2011 Yaeger CPA Review Regulation DVD/USB R1 Mod 36 (ITAX)Individual Taxation Pt 1 58 Pt 2 59 Pt 3 57 Pt 4 57 DVD/USB R2 Mod 36 (ITAX)Individual Taxation Pt 5 57 Pt 6 58 Pt 7 58 Pt 8 58 DVD/USB R3 Mod 36 Individual Taxation Pt 9 60 Pt 10 58 Pt. 11 59 Mod 37 Transactions in Property Pt 1 56 DVD/USB R4 Mod 37 Pt 2 56 Pt.3 53 Mod 38 Partnerships Pt 1 57 Pt 2 57 DVD/USB R5 Mod 38 Pt. 3 57 Mod 39 Corporate Taxes Pt.1 59 Pt 2 57 Pt 3 58 DVD/USB R6 Mod 39 Pt
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auditor‚ the firm should contact local banks‚ lawyers‚ other CPA firms and other business. The firm should also do background check on the potential client. 2. If John Jones suggested I offer him a loan and instead of offering an asset as collateral he offered a lump sum of cash that covered the whole amount of the loan‚ warning signs would of went on in my head. This transaction would never transpire if this was my accounting office. CPA has a professional and moral responsibility to report
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