ONLINE FILE W1.1 MARKS & SPENCER-A NEW WAY TO COMPETE The Problem Marks & Spencer (marksandspencer.com) is a UK-base‚ upscale‚ global retailer known for its high-quality‚ high priced merchandise. Operating in more than 30 countries‚ the company faces stiff competition‚ especially since the beginning of the economic slowdown that started in 1999. Costumer service became a critical success factor for Marks & Spencer. Other critical success factors included an appropriate store inventory system
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1. Is this an example of fraudulent financial reporting or misappropriation of assets In this case‚ it is misappropriation of assets because the fraud is the consequence of the employee theft. As it is stated in the case “manager at Aspen store was stealing payments by customers on accounts. That’s why subledger was out of balance with the GL. To cover it up‚ the manager debited the sales account‚ which was why the gross margins didn’t make sense.” 2. What created an opportunity to commit the fraud
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy 1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? One of the factors that explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity is the lack of effectiveness to record certain intangible assets such as stock of knowledge (i.e.‚ human capital) customer loyalty‚ and brand value. These former intangible assets mentioned
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Retrieved April 12‚ 2014‚ from PW: http://www.pwc.com/us/en/issues/ifrs-reporting/publications/ifrs-and-us-gaap-similarities-and-differences.jhtml Jackson‚ S LIQUIDITY RATIOS. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12‚ 2014‚ from .midcapcpas: http://www.midcapcpas.com/liquidity_ratio.htm Peavler‚ R Post‚ J. E. (2002). Redefining the Corporation: Stakeholder Management and Organizational Wealth. Stanford University Press. Stickney‚ C. (2009). Financial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts‚ Methods and Uses. Cengage
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In this paper the financial reporting practices and ethical s------ in health care will be discussed. Financial essential in any organization. There are four key components of financial management; ------- controlling‚ organizing and directing‚ and decision making. It is vital that the financial and other managers understand all four of these to be able to promote a ------ organization. The upmost to follow the ---------statement‚ vision and values through honesty and integrity‚ to toward the staff
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offering financial statements for 2009. Also‚ its main subsidiary’s revenue was deliberately inflated according to powerful evidence. As a result‚ the CEO‚ Jacky Chun‚ was arrested because of irresponsibility of proper records on purpose‚ and some auditors related violated Professional Accounting Ordinance due to publicizing the annual reports with false information. This ethical issue connects to fraudulent financial reporting by management personnel and accountants. Fraudulent financial reporting
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Financial Reporting Problem Financial Reporting Problem In every company there are challenging that must be overcome to maintain a healthy business. It is important for a corporation like Wal-Mart to be aware of their competition. The ability to study and learn from other business in the same market can drastically influence the success of an organization. It is equally important to ensure that a corporation is aware of their own strengths and weaknesses. A corporation as large as Wal-Mart
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Case Study on Marks and Spencer Introduction Marks and Spencer became a household name‚ first in its country of origin‚ the UK‚ and later internationally. However‚ the late 1990’s saw a reversal of fortune for this company. In this case study‚ we look at the relevant issues surrounding this decline and the initiative to turn this problem around. The topics that will be discussed include the business environment‚ resource and competence analysis‚ strategic leadership‚ culture‚ strategic options
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Organisational Strategy Submitted by: Ahmad Hussain Kaisrani Submitted to: Dr Leslie Doyle; Dr Emanuela Todeva University of Wales List of CONTENTS Strategic Investigative Questions (03) History of Marks and Spencer (04) General Introduction of M&S (04) The SWOT Analysis (06) Source of Information (07) Stakeholders and their power and ability (08) Stakeholder Summary (09) Organisational Configuration (10) Evaluation of Corporate Structure (11) Functional lines
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rich history of M&S from 1884 till date. In the later part of the report‚ the focus is on the clothing business of M&S‚ various brands available and the target market along with brand positioning of M&S within UK. The report also touches on the financial performance of M&S in the last 11 years. The report suggests that the customer profile of M&S is quite broad and is trying to cover people from all ages through the different brands of clothing‚ however‚ the typical customer is a loyal‚ educated
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