What are the primary external organization considerations for the development of a strategic plan? Which consideration is the most important? Why? The primary external organization considerations are Remote environment‚ Industry Environment‚ and Operating Environment. The remote environment consists of economic environment‚ Industry Environment‚ and the Operating environment. The remote environment looks at how the economy is doing and if the economy can support the organizations product and
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Chapter 1 An Overview of Financial Management ANSWERS TO BEGINNING-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-1 The primary goal is assumed to be shareholder wealth maximization‚ which translates to stock price maximization. That‚ in turn‚ means maximizing the PV of future free cash flows. Maximizing shareholder wealth requires that the firm produce things that customers want‚ and at the lowest cost consistent with high quality. It also means holding risk down‚ which will result in a relatively low
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Introduction Financial accounting and management accounting both prepare and analyze financial data. However‚ certain aspects of these two fields are very different. This article discusses the various differences between financial accounting and management accounting. The differing characteristics to be discussed include the users of information‚ the types of information‚ regulatory oversight‚ and frequency of reporting. Users of Information Financial accounting and management accounting provide
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R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S & L E A D E R S H I P ethics Ethics‚ Professional Judgment and Principles-based Decision Making Under IFRS By Steven M. Mintz or almost 40 years‚ a movement has been under way to establish one set of intemational accounting standards for all countries around the world in order to facilitate intemational trade and investment. Since it is no longer unusual to have foreign companies list their stock on the New York Stock Exchange‚ one common set of accounting
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MAURICE A. MCKOY TRIDENT UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY 2 Case Study Business Ethics In the past there have been several cases in the business environment related to the practices of accountants and auditors who have violated the trust and confidence of public. A number of researches have been conducted to find the potential factors resulting in unethical‚ biased or inappropriate decision making and judgments by the professionals. The aim of this paper is to review two academic articles and conclude
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he differences between management accounting and financial accounting include:[1] 1. Management accounting provides information to people within an organization while financial accounting is mainly for those outside it‚ such as shareholders 2. Financial accounting is required by law while management accounting is not. Specific standards and formats may be required for statutory accounts such as in the I.A.S International Accounting Standard within Europe. 3. Financial accounting covers the
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that it is all about dot com or tech company going through downsizing or layoff due to economy hard times‚ evolving business climate‚ product profitability and operation cost decision. Although corporate downsizing is an existing and accepted management tool but the morality is still in doubt. Sadly‚ most of the time it is unclear at the worker level why he or she is being terminated at an already profitable business. All forms of downsizing are unethical and there is no evidence shows that
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Notes from text: Large companies are sometimes guilty of unethical behavior. Often this unethical behavior takes the form of false or misleading financial statements. In one of the largest corporate fraud cases in history‚ energy giant Enron Corporation was forced to file for bankruptcy in December 2001 amid allegations that the company’s financial statements were deliberately misleading and false. Enron’s bankruptcy not only destroyed that company‚ but its auditor Arthur Andersen as well. More
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CHAPTER 1 Overview of Financial Management & Environment 1-1 Overview of Financial Management Role of financial management Forms of business organization Goals of the corporation Agency relationships 1-2 All Successful Firms Accomplish 2 Goals They identify‚ create‚ & deliver products or services that are highly valued This happens only if the firm provides more value than its competitors (in the form of either lower prices or better products) They sell at prices high enough to cover costs
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1. Agency Problems of MNCs. a. Explain the agency problem of MNCs. ANSWER: The agency problem reflects a conflict of interests between decision-making managers and the owners of the MNC. Agency costs occur in an effort to assure that managers act in the best interest of the owners. b. Why might agency costs be larger for an MNC than for a purely domestic firm? ANSWER: The agency costs are normally larger for MNCs than purely domestic firms for the following reasons
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