Question 1: What are the primary goals and tenets of SOX with respect to fraud? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was created to reduce financial statement fraud by two main congressmen; Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael OXLEY. The primary goal of the SOX was to fix auditing of US public companies ‚ also SOX improvement of the quality of audits in an attempt to eliminate fraud in order to protect the public’s interest‚ as well as for the protection of the investors (Donaldson‚ 2003)
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PROMOTION! NIKE Nike is the world’s #1 manufacturer and marketer of athletic footwear and apparel. Almost out of the blue‚ the company established itself as one of the world’s most familiar brands during the 1980s and 1990s.and now 2000s. As familiar as a Coke bottle or Big Mac‚ the Nike "swoosh" logo came to symbolize not just sports culture‚ but street culture‚ as the appeal of the star players who endorsed the brand was carried onto city streets. Nike is undisputed leader in sports-oriented
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A businesses’ portfolio‚ or “The totality of an organisation’s investment ... in the Changes required to achieve its Strategic Objectives”¹‚ requires sound decision-making processes and carefully proposed solutions in order to make returns for investment decisions. The management of the firms’ corporate portfolio allows for a clear portfolio strategy‚ providing companies with an “ongoing‚ rigorous data-driven capability for the evaluation‚ prioritization‚ selection and monitoring of individual investment
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I.The Teaching Profession: An Overview There are four (4) things have been said of the teaching profession. 1. It is the noblest of all professions. 2. It’s a many-splendored thing. 3. It’s a many-sided task. 4. Its rewards are many‚ except material. A.Meaning and Nature of Teaching ang Teaching Profession Teaching as a Profession The definition of teaching is very straightforward. 1. Imparting knowledge or skills 2. An activity 3. Intended behavior to induce
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Finance Series. CRC Press‚ Boca Raton‚ FL‚ 2010. [4] S. Boyd and L. Vandenberghe. Convex Optimization. Cambridge University Press‚ Cambridge‚ 2004. [5] V. Chv´ tal. Linear Programming. A Series of Books in the Mathematical Sciences. W. H. a Freeman and Company‚ New York‚ 1983. [6] W. J. Cook‚ W. H. Cunningham‚ W. R. Pulleyblank‚ and A. Schrijver. Combinatorial Optimization. Wiley-Interscience Series in Discrete Mathematics and Optimization. John Wiley & Sons Inc.‚ New York‚ 1998. [7] G. Cornu´ jols and
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As a senior‚ this is the time when I am pondering my future dreams and goals. An objective of mine that I have always had is to continue onto college for my bachelor’s degree and then to graduate school. I hope to soak every piece of information in and to explore a broad variety of subjects to increase my knowledge in all walks of life. One might question the motive behind “wasting” money on extra classes‚ but I love to learn. I strongly believe that one of the purposes in life is to always be building
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Environment as an Operations Objective The purpose of this assignment is to consider the Environment as an Operations Objective. The article proposes an idea of how organizations should consider five objectives versus four‚ which is the more traditional approach to operations management. It is suggested that the fifth objective be an Environmental objective‚ adding to the four key performance objectives of cost‚ quality‚ time‚ and service. Importance of the Environmental Objective Why is the environmental
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strategic leaders. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Page 26 OBJ: Learning Objective 1 KEY: Comprehension MSC: AACSB: Analytic | Management: Leadership Principles | Dierdorff & Rubin: Learning‚ Motivation‚ & Leadership 2. In order to be successful‚ strategic leaders must only make revolutionary changes when they are new to an organization. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Page 26-28 OBJ: Learning Objective 1 KEY: Comprehension MSC: AACSB: Analytic | Management:
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The adidas Group The adidas Group has become a global leader in the sporting goods industry. The Group has supported the world of sports on numerous levels developing specialized footwear‚ apparel and accessories‚ distributing and establishing relationships with countries all over the world. Adidas has offices in over 55 countries and relies on an external supply chain composed of more than 60 countries. The adidas Group challenges problems that face the company based on the aim to become
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profitable‚ the management eventually will decide to close the plant. In his fight to save his plant‚ a physician‚ Jonah‚ helps him in achieving his objectives. Alex‚ with the help of Jonah‚ finds that the goal of a manufacturing organization and all organizations in general is to make money. Jonah explains the measurements which express the goal of making money in a different way. These measurements are: Throughput Inventory‚ and Operational expense Throughput is defined as the rate
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