Katzenabach‚ N.d.‚ & Rodgers Jr.‚ C.B.‚ (2003). Report of the Investigation by the Special Investigative Committee of the Board of Directors of WorldCom‚ Inc. Retrieved from http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723527/000093176303001862/dex991.htm Kaplan‚ R.S. & Kiron‚ D.‚ (2007). Accouting Fraud at WorldCom. Retrieved from http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/pl/7723018/7722997/50bd1c0cb65545f9070718101e404bd6 Kotter‚ J.P. (2008) A sense of urgency. Boston‚ Mass.: Harvard Business Press. Robbins‚ S.P. &
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sagepub.com by ronny walean on May 6‚ 2008 human capital return on investments (Becker‚ 1993). In addition‚ it is important to examine the human capital planning process (Brush & Ruse‚ 2005)‚ the alignment of human capital to business objectives (Kaplan & Norton‚ 1992‚ 1993)‚ the alignment of human resources to business initiatives (Becker‚ Huselid‚ & Ulrich‚ 2001)‚ and the metrics and measurements associated with human capital and the allocation of resources to ensure the alignment with strategic
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driven by four questions shown in Figure 2. The BSC encouraged managers to focus on few critical measures to prevent complexity and information overload‚ however ensured several areas were looked at simultaneously as organisations became more complex (Kaplan & Norton‚ 1992). Choice around the measures allows adaptability and flexibility when using the model. This is vital in order to keep up with global competition and the ever changing environment. Companies must acknowledge this flexibility and
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relevant and how do they add to business performance‚ does simply measuring something mean you can influence it? “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it” has been stated by more than one influential business or academic expert; Deming‚ Drucker‚ Kaplan‚ this is another list that could go on‚ however‚ this is a statement that has not been made without critism. This report will have a brief overview of the popularity of accounting measures‚ and then we will apply the “If you can’t measure it you can’t
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documents. The recognition that the length of audit may be the single most important determinant affecting the timing of earnings announcement has motivated recent research on audit delay‚ (Whittred‚ 1980b; Givoly and Palmon‚ 1982; and Carslaw and Kaplan‚ 1991). Abdulla (1996) suggested that the
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MT459 Consumer Behavior Unit Ten Final Written Assignment Kaplan University April 7‚ 2013 To me the information in the course has been very beneficial to me; it has aided me to become a stronger candidate in the business world. Throughout the many topics and key concepts covered throughout this term‚ I have become a more qualified individual ready to take on the workforce and not only in the field of Consumer Behavior‚ but in the business world as a whole. Some of those areas that I believe
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evaluation‚ and control. Examination: 3 hours of written examination. Examination format: 20 MCQs + 5 written Q.. Topics Hours Reference Questions A. Specialist cost & mgt. accounting techniques 2/7-4/7‚ 7-11‚ 14-18‚21-22/7….. 2 weeks BPP Kaplan 1. Activity-based costing 4 2a 1 Triple (Pilot-1)‚Linacre(D05-3) Jola (J08-4)‚ Gadget (D10-4) Wash co D12-(except cii) Photocopy*CIMA‚ Duff Co J14 2. Life-cycle costing 2 2c 1 Wargrin (D08-4)‚ Fit Co(D11-4(a)&(c))‚ 3. Target
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How to succeed at becoming a Chinese lawyer Almost everyone has seen such a scene in movies or TV shows that a criminal lawyer has a tongue in his head in court‚ and most of the people adore the lawyers and wish to be one of them. In fact‚ I am a Chinese lawyer‚ and it takes me approximately six years to be so. In general‚ there are three steps for us to follow to become a Chinese lawyer. I would like to share my experience in becoming a Chinese lawyer with you‚ the readers who are interested
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Balanced Scorecard was developed in the early 1990s by two guys at the Harvard Business School: Robert Kaplan and David Norton. The key problem that Kaplan and Norton identified in the business of the day was that many companies tended to manage their businesses based solely on financial measures. While that may have worked well in the past‚ the pace of business in today’s world requires more comprehensive measures. Though financial measures are necessary‚ they can only report what has happened in
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levels and to vastly increasing revenues‚ up 48 % for four years in his last four years with TYCO. At the same time‚ Kozlowski dramatically increased his own wealth. Living lavishly‚ even extravagantly‚ Kozlowski lived an over-the-top lifestyle (Kaplan‚ 2009). There is no crime or sin in doing well in America‚ it’s a capitalist country‚ but doing so in an illegal manner is a crime and doing so unethically is a
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