1. List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives of Goodner’s Huntington sales office. The Goodner Brothers‚ Inc. case is an example of when company profits derived from management’s culture facilitated weak internal controls which allowed employees to commit serious fraud. "Goodner’s’ executives preached one dominant theme to their sales staff "volume‚ volume‚ volume." The Goodner Company in an effort to undercut its cut back on operating expenses
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References: Heracleous‚ L. and Papachroni‚ A‚ 2009‚ Strategic Leadership and Innovations at Apple Inc‚ Warwick Business School. Porter‚ Michel E.(2004)‚ Competitive Strategy‚ Boston‚ Freepress Porter‚ Michel E.(2004)‚ Competitive Advantage‚ Boston‚ Freepress Moore‚ J.I.‚ (2001)‚ Writers on Strategy and Strategic Management‚ theory and practice at enterprise
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Alcoa Inc. For the quarter ended 30th September 2015‚ Alcoa Inc. reported revenue of $ 5.6 billion which was 11 % below that reported for the same period last year. The main reason behind this decline in revenue was the divestiture and closure of low margin business and the dent that aluminium price have continued to take in the most recently ended quarter. The net income was $ 44 million down from $ 149 million of third quarter 2014. Adjusted net income was $ 109 million translating into an EPS
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XIAOMI A Chinese electronics company headquarter in Beijing‚ China owns a private incorporation‚ Xiaomi Inc. and according to IDC (2015)‚ it’s the world’s 4th largest smartphone maker. Xiaomi develops‚ design‚ and sells smartphones. The company sold over 60 million smartphones in 2014 with the start-up of US$1.1 billion‚ known as the world’s most valuable technology star-up. Xiaomi’s valuation is over US$46 billion‚ according to (Douglas MacMillan‚ 2015). Over 8000 employees in the company‚ throughout
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In 1949‚ audiences met Willy Loman in a play entitled Death of a Salesman. In 1984. readers met Case and Molly in a novel entitled Neuromancer. Finally‚ in 1999‚ viewers met Neo in a film entitled The Matrix. In a span of 5 decades‚ these three works drew the attention of millions and were admired for their unique approaches on bringing groundbreaking ideas of reality into view. By thorough examination of these three works‚ a common theme is discovered despite obvious differences of setting and medium
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CASE 1.3 Just for FEET‚ Inc. 1. (1) Common-sized Balance Sheet 01/01/1999 01/01/1998 01/01/1997 Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents 2% 18% 37% Marketable securities available for sale - - 9% Accounts receivable 3% 4% 2% Inventory 58% 46% 35% Other current assets 3% 1% 1% Total current assets 65% 69% 84% Property and equipment‚ net 23% 21% 15% Goodwill‚ net 10% 8% - Other 1% 1% 2% Total assets 100% 100% 100% Current liabilities: Short-term
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Case Analysis: Apple Inc.‚ 2012 IBM introduced the personal computer into the mainstream in the 1980’s‚ after Apple pioneered the first usable “personal ” computing devices. By the early 1990’s‚ lower price and expanding capabilities drove the growth of “Wintel” (the windows OS combined with an Intel processor). The revenue growth continued through the early 2000’s then lowed over the next decades. The personal computer (PC) industry is in high dynamics‚ with new products emerging and old technology
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Sew What? Inc. has grown from a tiny kitchen and garage operation to a multimillion- dollar enterprise throughout the years by utilizing information technologies to contribute to the success of the business. The company began as a small company that was comfortable with utilizing word-of-mouth for business sales and only making sales local. Overtime‚ the founder became aware that she needed to branch out to other areas once she lost a contract. She lost the contract due to not having an active website
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University of Phoenix Material Process Design Matrix Process Design Aspect Service- Papa Johns Production Line Approach** Product- Keurig Mini Plus Brewer Assembly Line Approach** Design focal point One touch button that creates the perfect cup of coffee in under 2 minutes Choice of color (personalize) Easy clean up (removable drip pan) Over 268 flavors to choose from Strategy Carryout orders must be completed within 20 minutes of order taken Delievery orders must be delivered in 45 minutes
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Service-process Matrix The Service Process Matrix is a classification matrix of service industry firms based on the characteristics of the individual firm’s service processes. The matrix was derived by Roger Schmenner and first appeared in 1986. Although considerably different‚ the Service Process Matrix can be seen somewhat as a service industry version of Wheelwright and Hayes’ Product-Process Matrix. The Service Process Matrix can be useful when investigating the strategic changes in service
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