[pic] ACCTG 312 SC 2012: Assignment 1 Current issues – scandals in auditing Introduction • For this assignment‚ you are required to research and report back on one of four well known scandals that involve auditors in some way. • It can be commenced after week 1 lectures are completed‚ so gives you a chance to get part of your semester’s work done early. It is due in week 3 (Thursday at 4 pm). • You will also be required to very briefly report to your tutorial group on one interesting
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The fallout that accompanied the accounting scandals of the early 2000’s had an immediate impact on corporate business and accounting practices which is still being felt today. The collapse of Enron and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen‚ as well as the subsequent collapses of Worldcom and others have left a permanent mark on how corporate businesses and accounting firms are perceived and how they are regulated. It has also altered the experiences of students who are pursuing‚ or are considering
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Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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Northwest Corner and Banded Matrix Approximations to a Countable Markov Chain∗ Yiqiang Q. Zhao‚ W. John Braun‚ Wei Li† Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Winnipeg Winnipeg‚ MB Canada R3B 2E9 September 2‚ 2004 Abstract: In this paper‚ we consider approximations to countable state Markov chains and provide a simple‚ direct proof for the convergence of certain probabilistic quantities when one uses a northwest corner or a banded matrix approximation to the original probability
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Signaling and risk allocation in merger agreements Antonio J. Macias* Thomas Moeller** Abstract Acquirers and targets allocate interim risk in merger agreements through Material Adverse Change (MAC) clauses and exclusions. While virtually all acquisitions have MAC clauses‚ there is broad cross-sectional variation in the number and type of MAC exclusions. Using comprehensive hand-collected data‚ we find that acquisitions with fewer firm-specific MAC exclusions‚ i.e.‚ stronger abandonment options
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Air Pollution is one of the most worrying problems of our time. This problem surfaced during the industrial revolution. The great industrial revolution brought about many positive changes to the world; better transportation‚ cheaper products‚ and a better life. However‚ with it’s riches came the price‚ pollution. At the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ no one paid any attention to the problem of pollution. As the science‚ progressed people started to realize this problem. Air pollution
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Physics 315 Summer 2012 Homework #14 (due July 19) To receive full credit‚ all answers must be typed‚ grammatically correct‚ and all sources must be properly referenced. Do not copy material; answer in your own words. The questions are each worth five points. 1. Suppose we look at a distant quasar. If an inhabitant of the host galaxy of that quasar looked at the Milky Way at the same time we looked at their galaxy‚ what kind of object might they see? Explain. How would the color of light
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Is fear what you feel when you watch the news? The fear that news portrays to be around every corner has caused a lack of trust and unity in communities. The stories that are put on the news to get our attention are more exaggerated than down to earth. In How to Watch TV News Neil Postman and Steven Powers argue that the news is more often made than gathered. It is made on the basis of what journalist think that the audience thinks is important or interesting. That is a reason why broadcasters make
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NAME:BAGALANON RUTH LABOR RELATION AND NEGOTIATION THIRD DIVISION AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE‚PARAÑAQUE‚ and/orAMABLE C. AGUILUZ IX‚President‚ MRS. CELESTE BANSALE‚ School Director‚ MS. SOCORRO‚MR. PATRICK AZANZA‚GRACE BERANIA and MAJAL JACOB‚ Petitioners‚ - versus - ROLANDO A. AUSTRIA‚ Respondent. | G
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Introduction to Layout design Note: some figures are taken from Ref. B. Razavi‚ Design of Analog CMOS integrated circuits‚ Mc Graw-Hill‚ 2001‚ and MOSIS web site: http://www.mosis.org/ 1 E. Martinez-Guerrero /Taller de Diseño Físico / MDE_DESI_ITESO/Otoño 2006 Introduction to layout design Layout consist in: Draw geometrical objects of different layers‚ Make arrays of geometrical objects‚ Patterns Make blocks of arrays for the core‚ interface‚ for the and padframe. fabrication
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