While scanning through the many business choices on missionstatements.com I knew I wanted to research a small business‚ I finally settled on Portage Inc. Missionstatements.com lists their mission as “At Portage we provide competent‚ responsive‚ and cost-effective services to customers in federal‚ state‚ tribal‚ and local governments‚ and private industry. We assist tribal governments pursuing self-determination by developing management strategies for environmental protection and resource development
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Trademark‚ Inc. Part I - Accounting Issues (Case #2) Background Trademark Incorporated designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes gift merchandise. Trademark manufactures its goods in five plants across the United States and operates through four divisions: Greeting Cards and Stationery‚ Calendars‚ Party Goods‚ and Specialty Gifts. In addition‚ Trademark also owns a Swiss company that manufactures similar products in Western Europe. The Swiss company
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Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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Apple‚ Inc. a) Operational Balanced Scorecard: Apple‚ Inc. Increasing customer expectations and a rapidly changing market are continually putting pressure on Apple to maintain a balanced scorecard. From the information reviewed‚ it is evident both financial and non-financial measures of Apple operations constitute the management of their strategic decisions and evaluations of the cost of quality measures. Using the balanced scorecard approach to define the financial positioning of Apple creates
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I. Brief Background of the Case August Scientific Instruments‚ Inc. (ASI‚ Inc.) is a small private company which specializes in the manufacturing of miniature electromechanical components. It is located on a small but progressive town wherein a Technical Education Institute is also based. At first‚ the company underwent several problems and setbacks and was able to grow steadily and expand its operations until in 1958; it was able to acquire additional investments‚ substantial monthly sales and
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Jones (2007) Organisational Theory‚ Design and Change‚ 6th edition. New Jersey; Pearson & Prentice Hall. Peters‚ T.J. & Waterman‚ R. H. (1982). In search of Excellence; Lessons from America’s Best Run Companies‚ New York‚ Harper Collins Publishing Inc. Mintzberg‚ H. (1979) Theories of Organisation Structure: A Synthesis of Research‚ New Jersey‚ Prentice Hall. Tiernan et al (2006) Modern Management; Theory and Practice for Irish Students‚ 3rd edition‚ Dublin: Gill & Macmillian.
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1. Amazon and Toys R Us entered a partnership in 2000‚ giving Toys R Us exclusive rights to sell products on Amazon.com. According to Amy Martinez‚ both companies had different motives for wanting the partnership. For Amazon.com‚ it was a strategy to expand through partnerships. For Toys R Us‚ the deal meant “access to a major online sales channel.” The partnership was terminated early when Toys R Us sued Amazon.com. They argued that Amazon allowed other toy sellers to sell products through Amazon
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Livent‚ Inc. is a company that is very involved in the entertainment business‚ mainly in live theatrical productions. When dealing with a company in the entertainment industry‚ there are many risks that can be involved in auditing situations. A big risk that can be common is working with the higher officers of the company who are not strongly educated in the financial field. They are only familiar with the entertainment part of it and do not pay attention to a lot of the finances. It is common for
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Answers: What is your general impression of the meeting? This meeting put together several experts in the field of dynamical systems and its connections with problems in social and life sciences. Game theory was particularly emphasized. For me‚ as a young scientist‚ it was an amazing occasion to be in touch with senior scientists working on my field on interest. As the organizer of a special session‚ I could also bring together specialists whose work is closely related to mine. One of the speakers
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Wawa‚ Inc.‚ a privately held company‚ began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century‚ owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa‚ Pa‚ in 1902. The milk business was a huge success‚ due to its quality‚ cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s‚ Grahame Wood‚ George’s grandson‚ opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Now
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