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    an emergency job until 7:00pm and then returned home with the company vehicle. He claimed on his timesheet that his overtime began when he left the first job and ended after arriving home after the emergency job. Top-Notch Mechanical believes overtime starts at the end of his 8 hour work day and ends when he was off duty at 7:00pm. This issue relates to LMA Article IV – Hours of Labor‚ section 1‚ 2‚ and 3. A. We think the overtime begins at 3:30pm because that is when he reached his

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    A & AUDIT international accounting CCOUNTING ING Accounting for Small Businesses: The Role of IFRS By Nancy Christie‚ John Brozovsky‚ and Sam Hicks F or decades‚ U.S accountants in all fields have recognized a need for a simpler set of financial reporting standards for small businesses‚ but regulators have not been willing to provide a second set of standards. Now‚ for the first time‚ there may be an answer for small firms desiring relief from the onerous reporting requirements

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    Financial Accounting vs Management Accounting Management accounting is a field of accounting that analyzes and provides cost information to the internal management for the purposes of planning‚ controlling and decision making. Management accounting refers to accounting information developed for managers within an organization. CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) defines Management accounting as “Management Accounting is the process of identification‚ measurement‚ accumulation

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    In this chapter the author starts out with the question why be ethical? Why bother? And who cares? Well‚ John’s story gives us good reasons why we need to be ethical and why we need to care. John was exposed to asbestos at his job. Later on he died from it. This would have not happened to John if the manufacturer of asbestos wouldn’t continue producing asbestos after they knew of the possible health risks of asbestos. Besides‚ the people that work for the manufacturer of asbestos were also exposed

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    B6013 Spring 2010 B6013 - Financial Accounting Financial Assets and Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Professor Urooj Khan o esso U ooj a Outline – Session 19 1. Financial Assets and Liabilities – Accounting for Financial Assets 2. Shareholder’s Equity – – – – Capital Stock Cisco Case Dividends and Share Repurchases Comprehensive I C h i Income B6013 Spring 2010 © Columbia Business School 2 Prof. Urooj Khan 1 B6013 Spring 2010 Background Readings and Practice Problems

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    1. Accounting is an information and measurement system that:  A. Identifies business activities. B. Records business activities. C. Communicates business activities. D. Helps people make better decisions. E. All of these.   2. Technology  A. Has replaced accounting. B. Has not changed the work that accountants do. C. Has closely linked accounting with consulting‚ planning‚ and other financial services. D. In accounting has replaced the need for decision makers. E. In accounting is only

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    There is a strong correlation between overall ethical performance of the company and corporate culture. Corporate culture directly influences on employees behavior‚ which are responsible for decisions and processes in the companies operation. Corporate culture is usually determined by corporate’s strategy. However aggressive market strategy‚ for example‚ doesn’t make necessary to avoid ethics. Since recently there was a serious issue of ethics transgression‚ my primary challenge will be to understand

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    What challenges do you think the company faced in changing theculture?  Every organization has a culture which is a set of beliefs‚ values andstandard that set the quality for how employees are to act‚ how work is to bedone‚ and what image to represent to the world.The Ritz-Carlton has a strong culture whereas others are less welldefined. Ritz-Carlton motto “We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladiesand Gentlemen. According to Simon Cooper‚ the President and Chief Operating Officer of Ritz-Carlton

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    LLC stands for a limited liability company. LLC’s operate much the same way as a corporation‚ in that it is a legal entity that can conduct business under its own name. More and more business owners’ are electing to form LLC’s every year but why exactly are so many business owners now doing this? As the name limited liability suggests the reason why so many business owners are deciding to form an LLC is to reduce their personal liability. For example if you continue to operate your business as a

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    Answer Question 1: Why do you think many people are in jobs that are not satisfying? Do organizations help people craft satisfying and motivating jobs‚ and if not‚ why not? In times of economic recession‚ one of the main reasons people stay in jobs that are not satisfying can be due to the fear of not being able to pay their bills‚ provide for their families‚ and the fear of not being able to quickly find replaceable jobs that will provide equal or higher pay and benefits. This fear can lead many

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