particularly from down-theline” to support a more rigorous dialogue about the risks facing the company. To this end‚ highlighted here are insights from Enhancing Board Oversight: Avoiding Judgment Traps and Biases‚ a new COSO1 paper co-authored by KPMG and Brigham Young University professors Steven M. Glover and Douglas F. Prawitt‚ on the keys to a robust professional judgment process. A good judgment process followed consistently can help improve decision-making and oversight‚ but “traps and biases”
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Micro Enhancement International‚ Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand LLP 40 P. 3d 1206 (Wash. App. 2002) Facts of the Case: Micro Enhancement International (MEI) was a software development company that was on the about to have an IPO. They hired Coopers and Lybrand as the auditor. The IPO for MEI was delayed because Coopers and Lybrand were resisting some of MEI’s recognized revenue and were threating to add a “going concern” to the audit. In the end Coopers and Lybrand allowed MEI to recognize the revenue
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one COMMUNICATION CLOSE-UP AT KPMG www.us.kpmg.com When businesses make mistakes‚ should they apologize? Traditional thinking says they can’t afford to‚ because doing so is an admission of guilt that can be used against them in lawsuits. However‚ an emerging school of thought says that apologizing isn’t as risky as previously believed and that courts tend to show leniency toward companies that express remorse after making mistakes. The large accounting firm KPMG recently faced this situation when
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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications January‚ February‚ March 2012 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Article: 13 ISSN 1309-6249 THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES IN AN ODL INSTITUTION: A CASE FOR THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Richard BUKALIYA Zimbabwe Open University‚ Mashonaland East Region‚ Marondera‚ ZIMBABWE ABSTRACT Several studies done elsewhere have indicated and concluded that a gap really exists between the quality of graduates produced
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Affairs) ’:‚.*** New Delhi‚ 8th January‚ 2013. Subject: Internship Scheme ofthe Department of Economic Affairs for 2013-14. Department of Economic Affairs has the mandate to carry out riot only the economic diplomacy but also to build and maintain the economic health of the country‚ which essentially envisages close interaction with various financial institutions‚ both domestic and international. ‚ 2. The need for an Internship Scheme for the Department has been felt for quite sometime
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Reflection paper midpoint My internship experience has proved to be valuable and has provided me with new knowledge. Attending as a pharmacist intern student is rewarding. I am able to observe the pharmacist and technicians‚ and can interact with patients. I was able to see the working relationship between the pharmacist and the technicians. I got a glimpse about what a pharmacist can do in the community for patients. As an internship student‚ I thought I could only do fill drugs. However
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vacation‚ it is important to make a good choice among many options. There are abundant types of enjoyable and meaningful things you can do for holidays. Vacation planning can be categorized into three options: traveling‚ self-developing‚ and doing an internship. First and foremost‚ one of the best ways to spend the vacation is to travel. Break is meant to fun‚ relaxing and challenging. Depending on your preference‚ you could choose to go outside the country or move around within the country. For
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3/19/13 English 28 Internships In “ No Pay? Many Interns Say‚ (No Problem)” by Jennifer Halperin and “Take This Internship and shove it” by Anya Kamenetz both write about pros and cons of unpaid internships. Halperin argues that lack of intern pay doesn’t seem to dissuade students from applying to many of these internships‚ particularly ones that offer the chance to gain useful professional skills and experience. Kamenetz‚ on the other hand ‚ argues that unpaid internships do not have long term
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best addresses any problems or issues associated with such internships? Thesis While internship‚ even unpaid one‚ can provide individuals with educational and career benefits‚ there are moral and empirical reasons to question these benefits‚ and the conception of internships as reciprocal relationship. While several private members and the government of Ontario have put forth several bills to address various parts of the unpaid internship problem‚ so far there has been little forward movement on the
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There are two types of Internship Report. The format of each type of report is described below. Types of Report: 1. Internship Research Report 2. Internship Affiliation Report (1.0) Format Of FBA Student Internship Research Report 1 .1 The Internship Research Report Proposal Format Each student will have to prepare a Proposal giving details of the proposed topic /study he/she wants to work on. The Proposal should not be of more than 3 pages. The main contents of the Proposal are given
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