Harnischfeger Corporation Teaching Note INTRODUCTION The purpose of the "Harnischfeger Corporation" case is to expose students to the managerial motives for making major financial reporting policy changes. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allow companies wide latitude in the choice of accounting policies. After a firm chooses a set of accounting policies‚ current accounting rules permit changes from one alternative policy to another at the discretion of the management
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Socio-economic sustainability Environment programs Cultural sustainability Stakeholder consultation and engagement Community sustainability management systems Community grievance Free and Prior Informed Consent and resettlement Artisanal and small-scale mining Case study: mobile Community Information and Resource Center Case study: SMI supports innovative education programs Case study: SMI trains barangay health workers 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 41 42 43 43 43 45 46 47 Environmental performance
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Commentary On: Bauxite Mining Issue in Orissa. (Draft #1; I’ve just done my research and written up‚ i still have to put it all together‚ produce graphs and more) Article link : http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/24/vedanta-mine-plan-halted-indian-government In a conference or board meeting room‚ business leaders should get down to the nitty-gritty interest‚ such as minimizing social cost instead of minimizing private costs. Often long-term environmental damage is overlooked by short-term
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There are many ways a corporation can be classified; however the best way to classify a corporation is by knowing the characteristics that makes a corporation. The unique characteristics of corporations are consist of limited liability of stockholders‚ free transferability of shares‚ perpetual existence‚ and centralized management. In relation to John Marshall who is the chief justice in 1819 defined corporation as an artificial being‚ invisible‚ intangible‚ and existing only in contemplation of
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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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Data Warehousing and Data mining December‚ 9 2013 Data Mining and Data Warehousing Companies and organizations all over the world are blasting on the scene with data mining and data warehousing trying to keep an extreme competitive leg up on the competition. Always trying to improve the competiveness and the improvement of the business process is a key factor in expanding and strategically maintaining a higher standard for the most cost effective means in any
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MANAGEMENT 8 ANATOMY OF A FAILED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE: LESSONS FROM PHARMACORP’S EXPERIENCES 8 BENEFITS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 9 DATA MINING 10 FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GROWING INTEREST IN DATA MINING 10 LIMITATIONS OF DATA MINING 11 HOW DATA MINING WORKS 12 DATA MINING TECHNIQUES 13 ADVANTAGES OF DATA MINING 14 DATA MINING ISSUES 14 CONCLUSION 15 REFERENCES 15 SECTION 1 Introduction We are in the information age and as the demand for information and knowledge increases
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also necessary for the ferrying of manufactured products to the suppliers or clients. This paper is going to explore the transport logistics of Target Corporation‚ also known as Target‚ and propose a Transport Improvement Plan (TIP) that would help to improve the supply chain of the company. Background Information of the Company Target Corporation is an award-winning retail giant and one of the largest retail stores in the United States of America. The idea of the business started with a New York
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part III Apache Corporation Carrie Rainbolt MGT521 June 11‚ 2012 Elaine Earle Business Analysis III Apache Corporation was formed in 1954‚ based on the idea of becoming significant and prosperous in the oil industry. The company took $250‚000 of investor capital‚ paired it with fierce determination and now Apache Corporation is considered one of the top independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world ("Apachecorp.com"‚ 2012). Apache Corporation operates in both
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| A PESTLE Analysis of Mongolian Mining Industry | | | Hui Wu (Meredith) | 09/04/2010 | | A PESTLE analysis of the Mongolian mining industry 2 1. Executive summary 2 2. Introduction 3 3. PESTLE Analysis 3 4. Analysis of the future environment 8 5. Entry mode options 8 6. Potential risks 9 7. Recommendations and strategic option 10 8. Conclusion 11 9. Bibliography 11 A PESTLE analysis of the Mongolian mining industry 1. Executive summary This report has analysed the
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