PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY COURSE YEAR 3 AUDIT & ASSURANCE 1 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT BRIEF HAND OUT DATE: 5th October 2011 HAND IN DATE: INSTRUCTIONS FOR COURSEWORK You are required to research and prepare a report based on one of the following topics. Please seek the assistance of the module leader Ivor Pingue and your seminar tutors for help and guidance with your coursework. Do not leave the research too late!! The word limit for the report is a minimum of 3‚500 (+10%) words. maximum
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DIVERSITY AUDIT Diversity Audit at Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is a multinational company based in United States. It was founded in the year 1971 and is headquartered at Seattle‚ Washington. Starbucks is engaged in the business of selling coffee‚ coffee beans and different types of bakery products all over the world. The company also has a division known as Starbucks Entertainment division which is utilized for marketing films‚ music and books (Yahoo Finance‚ 2012). The coffeehouses owned
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AUDIT PLANNING Audit planning procedures are the first and perhaps the most important step in carrying out a successful audit. Without adequate planning‚ the likelihood of missing a significant risk area or encountering engagement-related problems increases considerably. As baseball great and noted philosopher‚ Yogi Berra puts it‚ “If you don’t plan on where you are going‚ you could end up someplace different!” All too often the auditor does not give adequate attention to audit planning for a vast
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The Glenarm Company Case Report Executive Summary The Glenarm Company case study is based on Peter Sherman‚ CFA holder‚ and the ethical implications involved with his move from Pearl Investment Management to the Glenarm Company for a new position. This is Sherman’s last week working at Pearl for 5 years as a junior research analyst before he moves to his new employer Glenarm as a portfolio manager. The past history
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current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm Past control risk and current audit fees Past control risk Thomas G. Calderon‚ Li Wang and Thomas Klenotic George W. Daverio School of Accountancy‚ The University of Akron‚ Akron‚ Ohio‚ USA 693 Abstract Purpose – The authors posit that audit fees are driven by historical risk factors and risk encountered in the current period. The purpose of this paper is to focus on historical
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the marketing communications and advertising objectives of Asia Pacific Breweries for Tiger Beer from 1932 to 2012? What should be the appropriate marketing communications and advertising objectives from 2012 onwards? Why? Tiger Beer being a beverage that cannot be differentiated very much from other substitutes such as Heineken and Carlsberg‚ generally focuses on advertising itself as a brand more than a beverage. At such‚ the focus of Asia Pacific Breweries for Tiger Beer on the marketing communications
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term benefits of a Market Audit 4. Identification of the challenges facing marketers undertaking a market audit and the dangers of not doing so. 5. Conclusion 6. Bibliography 1. Introduction Step 1 Macro Analysis Step 2 Micro Analysis Step 3 TOWS/SWOT Step 4 Identification of Key or Critical Success Factors Step 1 Macro Analysis Step 2 Micro Analysis Step 3 TOWS/SWOT Step 4 Identification of Key or Critical Success Factors A market audit is a strategic planning process
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SUMMER PROJECT REPORT ON FINANCIAL MODELING OF DABUR Under the guidance of Mr.DheerajVaidya‚ Director Corporate Bridge Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. In partial fulfilment of the requirements For the award of MASTER IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES(MMS) (Affiliated to university of Mumbai) VIVEKANAND EDUCATION SOCIETY’S INSTITUTE OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH CHEMBUR‚ MUMBAI Submitted by Sumit B. Agrawal ROLL NO: 01 MMS 2012-2014 Declaration By Candidate I wish to state that the work embodied
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INTRODUCTION Audit Planning and reporting Auditing planning and reporting are two critical stages in whole audit Cycle. Audit planning is before beginning of field work and reporting is last Stage in bank audit Good planning leads to effective Reporting Planning (also called forethought) is the process of thinking about and organizing the desired activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning involves the creation and maintenance of a PLAN. As such< planning is
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WorldCom The Story of a Whistleblower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 Hollinger International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Realities of Audit-Related Litigation instructor resource Manual — do not coPy or redistribute instructor resource Manual — do not coPy or redistribute a day in the life of brent dorsey staff auditor Professional Pressures inS tr uc t ional o b je c t ive
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