WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on BUSINESS and ECONOMICS Elissaveta Gourova‚ Albena Antonova‚ Yanka Todorova Knowledge audit concepts‚ processes and practice ELISSAVETA GOUROVA Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Sofia University 125‚ Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd.‚ bl. 2‚ Sofia BULGARIA elis@fmi.uni-sofia.bg http://www.fmi.uni-sofia.bg ALBENA ANTONOVA Centre for Information Society Technologies Sofia University 125‚ Tzarigradsko shosse Blvd. bl. 2 fl. 3 BULGARIA a_antonova@fmi.uni-sofia.bg http://www-it
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MEMOIRE DE FIN D’ETUDES AUDIT DES STOCKS DANS LE SECTEUR DE LA DISTRIBUTION DU GPL DEDICACES Je dédie ce présent travail de recherche A mes chères parents‚ à mes chères grands-parents‚ à mon frère Hicham à Monsieur Biad et à la bibliothèque de l’ISCAE. JUIN 2005 -1- MEMOIRE DE FIN D’ETUDES AUDIT DES STOCKS DANS LE SECTEUR DE LA DISTRIBUTION DU GPL REMERCIEMENTS Au prime abord je tiens à présenter un grand hommage à la personne de Mr M. A. EL MACHAT‚ l’associé principal du cabinet
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“Splash Corporation (A): Competing with the Big Brands” Problem: Splash Corporation (Splash) is a leading producer of skin care and hair care products in the Philippines. Founded in 1985‚ Splash was now the country’s leading domestic producer of personal care products and was billed as “the next Unilever” by BizNews Asia magazine (page 5). However‚ competing with the top corporations in the world was no easy task‚ especially when these companies were producing low-cost alternative products. Splash
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he is an author of “The Cosmopolitan Corporation’ published in Harvard Business Review’ in May 2011. In his short thesis‚ Ghemawat claims that the global approach to the business mangement many thinkers adopt is wrong. According to his dissertation “the vast majority of firms are deeply rooted in their home countries’. That is why‚ it is crucial to endorse cosmopolitan attitude of understanding and working with cultural‚ political and economic differences rather then against them. In fact‚ global
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performance of an auditor. It can be defined as the difference between what the public and financial statement users believe the auditors are responsible for and what auditors themselves believe their responsibilities are. Factors contribute to Expectation Gap: 1. Auditor’s Deficient Performance Deficient performance includes lack of experience‚ knowledge and care. 2. Deficient Standard Deficient standard gap is the gap arising due to difference between what auditors can reasonably be expected
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responsibility? 3. The case describes two conceptions of managers ’ fiduciary duty (p. 9). Which do you favor: the shareholder conception or the corporate conception? Does your stance make a difference in this case? 4. Should Mr. Marriott recommend the proposed restructuring to the board? Marriott Corporation (A) 1. Why is Marriott ’s chief financial officer proposing Project Chariot? What is your assessment of MC ’s financial condition? Is this project necessary for the company ’s survival?. 2
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Question 1: What is your analysis of the structure of the portable electric tool industry? Has it been structurally attractive? Degree of Competitive forces in the Portable Electric Power Tool industry (Structural Analysis) Barriers to Entry: High The major barriers to entry in this industry were found in terms of 1. Technology‚ 2. Capital investment‚ 3. Economy of scale in manufacturing‚ and 4. Brand reputation in specific market segments & product categories. Barriers
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ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS QUESTIONS 6.1 Explain and define the terms: net present value‚ internal rate of return‚ modified internal rate of return‚ accounting rate of return‚ and payback period. 6.2 Explain the role of ‘certainty’ in project evaluation decisions. 6.3 Assume that Anvil Inc. has estimated the following annual data for the introduction of a new product‚ Ranch Hand: EOY 0 EOY 1 EOY 2 EOY 3 EOY 4 EOY 5 Cash Flows -14‚250
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What is a Strategic Audit? A strategic audit provides managers with the tools‚ information and commitment to evaluate the degree of advantage and focus provided by their current strategies. It produces the data needed to determine whether a change in strategy is necessary and exactly what changes should be made. The two major elements of a strategic audit are the external and internal environmental assessments. A strategic audit involves assessing the actual direction of a business and comparing
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Problem Identification Even though Kao Corporations high accomplishments in Japan and South-East Asia markets‚ it still encounters difficulties in expanding into foreign markets especially beyond South-East Asia. Expanding into foreign market refers to a company expanding its business to a new territory‚ location or country. This problem arose mainly due to the fact that they are not ready to expand into the foreign market and there are too many strong competitors. Expanding into new markets require
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