[This Article appeared in the American Scientist (Nov-Dec 1990)‚ Volume 78‚ 550-558. Retyped and posted with permission.] The Science of Scientific Writing If the reader is to grasp what the writer means‚ the writer must understand what the reader needs George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan* *George D. Gopen is associate professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Judith A. Swan
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I have chosen Costco as my focus‚ which is a large player in the Wholesale industry that vows to be fair to everyone involved in their business. The company strives to do things the right way which will be proven through the analysis of their Mission Statement‚ Press Releases‚ and a Forbes Article. Mission Statement: The Costco mission statement is short and simple. Costco states that their main priority is to provide members with quality goods and services at the lowest prices but that they will
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LLP‚ to perform a financial statement audit for the year ended December 31‚ 2013. Using the PCAOB’s proposed standard on confirmations and electronic confirmations‚ you are to complete the testing of the cash balance reported by Simply Soups Inc. at year-end. Today‚ a majority of large banks require auditors to use electronic cash confirmation requests and‚ as a result‚ mostly all large audit firms use them. When using electronic confirmation requests‚ audit firms typically rely on a third-party
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Kudler Fine Foods - Accounting System Eric Raymond BSA/310 September 3‚ 2012 Dr. Marcia Reid Kudler Fine Foods - Accounting System The purpose of this paper is to describe the value of a new accounting system for Kudler Fine Foods. The author will cover the key features‚ core technology‚ benefits‚ and cost of the proposed system. In businesses today‚ it is imperative that the accounting system be tied into every aspect of a business and integrated within all of the information systems
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AUDIT EXPECTATIONS GAP Definition i) Liggio (1974a) defines it as the difference between the levels of expected performance as envisioned by the independent accountant and by the user of financial statements. The Cohen Commission (1978) on auditors’ responsibility extended this definition by considering whether a gap may exist between what the public expects or needs and what auditors can and should reasonably expect to accomplish. ii) According to Guy and Sullivan (1988)‚ there is a
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values. It is very important for managers in today’s workforce to have a strong awareness of one’s values‚ the ability to articulate those values and the knowledge to apply them. In this paper I will compare my personal values with the values of Kudler Fine Foods. I will explain how
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Kudler Dimensional Model Hands-On-Project Erwin Martinez DBM-460 March 14‚ 2011 Daniel McDonald Kudler Dimensional Model Hands-On-Project Kudler is looking for ways to increase sales and customer satisfaction. To achieve this goal Kudler will use data mining tools to predict future trends and behaviors to allow them to make proactive‚ knowledge-driven decisions. Kudler’s marketing director has access to information
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when performing an audit. This responsibility is defined in International Standards on Auditing and enforced through legislation in national jurisdictions. This report identifies the factors that should be of consideration when deciding on the appropriate level of responsibility auditors’ should have to detect corporate fraud. There are various limitations inherent in audits that should be taken into account‚ as they hinder fraud detection which is why even though an audit may be performed properly
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Research Proposal and Proposal Review Part 1: Research Proposal The Research Proposal is a formal paper in which the learner is given the opportunity to propose a research study to investigate a relevant health care topic of interest. You do not need to carry out the study. The Research Proposal should demonstrate understanding of the reading as well as the implications of new knowledge. The 10-12 page double-spaced paper (excluding title and reference pages) should integrate the course reading
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We do not believe that the auditors from Friehling & Horowitz exercised due care and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. According to the AICPA website‚ “due professional care imposes a responsibility upon each professional within an independent auditor’s organization to observe the standards of field work and reporting” (AICPA). This is because the auditors should have been skeptical of Madoff’s bank account and Chase and should have looked into what that bank account was
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