States‚ Canada‚ Mexico operating with more than 234‚000 employees ("Lowe ’s home improvement‚ 2012”). Stakeholders are individuals‚ groups‚ or organizations that have a stake in the business. Stakeholders are categorize into two types: internal or external. Internal stakeholders can be owners‚ managers‚ and employees. External stakeholders can be suppliers‚ lenders‚ and customers (Worthington‚ 2009). Human Resource (Safety) There are many safety rules in Lowe’s Home Improvement. “We strive to
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Internal Control and Risk Evaluation A risk is the chance of a negative event occurring. Internal controls are policies and procedures set in place to reduce the occurrence of an associated risk. Risks are never entirely eliminated; however‚ internal controls help reduce the occurrence and balance the risk. This brief will discuss the risks of Kudler Fine Food’s current Accounting Information System (AIS). In addition‚ the internal controls designed to mitigate the risks. Furthermore
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utline each internal control violation‚ which includes identifying each violation and identifying responsible party(-ies)‚ respectively. - Establishment of Responsibilities - Utilizing separation of duties for cash handling‚ which can be achieved by assigning different individuals to duties such as making payments‚ maintaining documentation‚ preparing deposits‚ reconciling records‚ etc. An essential characteristic of internal control is the assignment of responsibility to specific individuals.
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CSR Over the last two decades‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has attracted considerable attention academic circles as well as in practice. CSR has been the subject of much researched and one of most intensely debated issue among scholars and practitioners (Mcdonald and Thiele‚ 2007; Yeh and Li‚ 2009; Mandhachitar and Poolthong‚ 2009; Maignan and Ferrell‚ 2005; Dincer and Dincer‚ 2012; Barone‚ Mizaki and Taylor‚ 2000). The benefits of companies engaging in CSR activities
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Effectiveness of Internal Auditor in Controlling Fraud and Other Financial Irregularities in Private Universities in South-West‚ Nigeria. ADETOSO‚ Jonathan Adegoke1 OLADEJO‚ Kayode Samson2 AKESINRO‚ Abayomi Sunday3 Department of Accounting‚ Joseph Ayo Babalola University‚ P.M.B 5006 Ikeji-Arakeji‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria. Email of the corresponding Author: gokeadetoso@yahoo.com‚Kay_oladejo83@yahoo.com sunkesh75@yahoo.com Abstract The study examined the effectiveness of internal auditor in controlling
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Chapter 1 Management control: an overview Introduction T his first chapter introduces management control‚ providing an overview of its fundamental objectives‚ components‚ concepts and tools. Its aim is to elucidate the general anatomy of this management approach so that the reader will be able to understand the links between the various topics that are dealt with in subsequent chapters of the book. Management control will be defined progressively. In the first section we will deliberately
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respond in terms of potential audit tests? 14-28 (Controls over cash receipts processing at a church) You have been asked by the board of trustees of a local church to review its accounting procedures. As a part of this review‚ you have prepared the following comments relating to the collections made at weekly services and recordkeeping for members’ contributions: 1. The church’s board of trustees has delegated responsibility for financial management and audit of the financial records to the finance
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Chapter 10 Section 404 Audits of Internal Control and Control Risk Review Questions 10-1 Management typically has three broad objectives in designing an effective internal control system. 1. Reliability of Financial Reporting Management is responsible for preparing financial statements for investors‚ creditors‚ and other users. Management has both a legal and professional responsibility to be sure that the information is fairly presented in accordance with reporting requirements
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Leading Determinants of Dividend Policy: A Case Study of Indian Banking Industry ABSTRACT: Dividend policy is a critical decision area in the field of finance. The subject of corporate dividend policy has captivated finance scholars for a long time‚ resulting in intensive theoretical modeling and empirical investigation. But several questions related to dividend decisions remain perplexing because of diverse and conflicting theories and evermore due to diverse empirical results. This paper attempts
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS An analysis of banking sector in India Introduction The liberalization brought in 1991 has swept the economic landscape of thecountry. The automobile industry is one of the invisible faces of liberalization .For the people who were used to many years of Ambassador cars with various models notdifferent in anyway except a few changes in every model‚ the arrival of Maruti heraldedthe beginning of a new experience in automobile comfort. It was the same with BajajChetak. Its obnoxious
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