Harnischfeger Corporation‚ a large New York Stock Exchange company‚ faced a financial crisis in 1982. New management was appointed to turn the company around and as part of its restructuring strategy‚ the new management team made a number of financial reporting policy changes and accounting estimates in fiscal year 1984. Listed below are all of the changes and analysis on whether they might be real earnings management activities. In addition‚ the effect of these changes on the company’s revenue‚
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corporations outline Georgetown University Law Center Prof. James V. Feinerman Fall 2012 I. Agency‚ Partnership and Limited Liability Companies 1 AGENCY Agency is a fiduciary partnership that results from the manifestation of consent by one person to another that the latter shall act on the former behalf & subject to his control‚ & consent by the latter so to act. E.g. Shareholders (principals) – officers (agencies). Principal: Has power to dictate how the agent will
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Introduction The Teletech Corporation is a “provider of integrated information movement and management”‚ as it defined itself. It had two main business segments: the first one was Telecommunications Services‚ which provided long-distance‚ local‚ and cellular telephone service‚ accounted for 75% of the market value of the firm; the second one was the Products and Systems segment‚ which produced computing and telecommunications equipment‚ accounted for other 25% of the market value of the firm. The
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1) How do the principles outlined in the “principles of redesign” relate to the changes suggested by Andy in the Call Center Design for Lion Financial Services? One of the process design principles is to enable workers to make decisions. Andy is assigning the decision-making authority to the agent‚ by providing the agents with clear-cut rules of thumb to guide them through resolving customer issues and by providing a call blueprint that details how to respond to specific calls. Should
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1. What are the ethical issues involved in the Madoff case? Bernie Madoff was a thief‚ plain and simple. He was a greedy‚ selfish‚ self-indulgent con artist‚ no different from any other grifter that you meet‚ except because of who he was‚ he was able to pull the con off on a grander scale. Madoff used his name and position and the legitimacy of his first business to draw people into his Ponzi scheme (like a pyramid scheme where one takes money from newer clients to pay older clients). He misrepresented
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Financial Reporting & Analysis April 19th‚ 2013 Case Study- Harnischfeger Corporation 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. The accelerated depreciation method was changed from to straight-line on all company assets that caused to increase after-tax net income for 1984 by $11.005 million. The cumulative effect of change in 1984 there will
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The Growth of Rondell Rondell Data Corporation was founded in 1920 by Bob Rondell. Its inception was based on Rondell’s invention of several electrical testing devices. During the 60’s the company had increased its business to include data transmission equipment. Rondell data Corporation had a reputation of being a source of high quality innovative designs. By 1978 they had two major lines known as Broadcast Equipment and Data Transmission‚ with broadcast equipment accounting for 35% of the company
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for Multinational Enterprise: A Philosophical Overview Part One: Review Question #1 Multinational Corporations have always been and are currently now under harsh criticism. They are mainly condemned for exploiting resources and workers of third world countries‚ taking jobs away from the US industry‚ and destroying local cultures. Although there are negatives of multinational corporations‚ there are also positives. Business done overseas provides jobs for the people of the host country‚ improving
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CASE on PLANNING: The ADAMS CORPORATION I. Viewpoint. Price Millman‚ the new President & Chief Executive Officer of the Adams Corporation [“Adams”] II. Statement of the Problem: Despite continuously increasing sales in the past 20 years‚ Adams’ net profit has continuously dropped during the same period. The new controlling owner group wants a new corporate design that will improve effectiveness. III. Objectives: To formulate and implement a new corporate design that will improve
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recommendation would you make to task force? As an industrial leader in home lighting system manufacturing‚ Tartan Corporation has been existing for more than 90 years‚ with its brands and products firmly holding the proprietary in the market‚ while competition and potential threats‚ on the contrary‚ are impelling Tartan Corp to strengthen itself strategically. Based on the charts given in the case material‚ products are well developed during different historical stages and distributed among various markets
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