INTRODUCTION • Kimi Ford‚ a portfolio manager of a large mutual fund management firm‚ is looking into the viability of investing in the stocks of Nike for the fund that she manages. • Ford should base her decision on data on the company which were disclosed in the 2001 fiscal reports. While Nike management addressed several issues that are causing the decrease in market sales and prices of stocks‚ management presented its plans to improve and perform better. • Third party sources also gave
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services” (Tracy)1. These businesspeople help build our economy by creating jobs‚ increasing productivity and partnering with other firms to help reach success. Entrepreneurship is so crucial to society because “it’s the entrepreneurs who serve as the spark plug in the economy’s engine‚ activating and stimulating all economic activity…” (Tracy)1. Entrepreneurial firms highly impact the economy by creating jobs‚ which is essential in fueling our economy. When an entrepreneur begins to expand their
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Quirky We make invention accessible. * Quirky – Brain Child of Ben Kaufman a Social Entrepreneur. Quirky is a platform for product ideas that are not generated as part of formal Business and Technology incubation process. But it is a platform where anyone can present his/her idea by paying consideration of USD 10. Basically many people get ideas while actually delivering the tasks and Quirky brings such people together. * It uses crowdsourcing to develop the product‚ by engaging participants
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Chapter 1 – The demand for an Auditing and Assurance Profession Key Services for Public Accounting Firms Audits High Assurance (95% - 99%) Reviews Moderate Assurance (60% - 70%) Compilation Low to No Assurance (0% - 10%) Assurance Engagements (Triangle diagram based on the subject matter at hand) Practitioner (Auditor) Users Accountable Party (Management) Practitioners give the Users a written conclusion Accountable party must have an accountability relationship with the Users
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NIKE COMPANY BACKGROUND About Nike Inc. Nike‚ Inc. /ˈnaɪkiː/ is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area‚ and is one of only two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers ofathletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports
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world? In 2005‚ Nike released reports of multiple audits it conducted in its supply chain. Said report brought to light serious unethical violations. In half of the shops visited‚ workers were being poorly treated. The victims have little or no access to water and restrooms during work hours; they work more than 60 hours a week for wages below the legal minimum. Moreover‚ workers are literally being forced to work overtime and those who still refuse are severely punished. Nike is trying to change
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CASE 14 NIKE‚ INC.: COST OF CAPITAL Cost of capital denotes the opportunity cost of using capital for a particular investment as oppose to the alternative investment which has similar systematic risk. It is extremely important since it is used in evaluating whether a project is feasible or not in the net present value (NPV) analysis‚ or in assessing the value of an asset. WACC (weighted average cost of capital) is the proportional average of each category of capital inside a firm (common shares
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Ch. 2. Professional Standards 2-1. Generally Accepted Auditing standards (GAAS) -Audit procedure -Audit standard 2-2. Fundamental Principle: Responsibilities -Competence and Capabilities -Independence and Due care --Independence in fact --Independence in appearance -Professional Skepticism and Professional Judgment 2-3. Fundamental Principle: Performance -Reasonable Assurance -Planning and Supervision --Audit plan -Materiality -Risk Assessment --Internal Control --Risk of Material misstatement --Inherent
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UPS Diversity Audit Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Diversity Audit 4 I. UPS Organizational Background 4 I.1. Corporate History 4 I.2. Corporate Business Culture and Scale 4 I.3. Delivery Service Industry 4 I.4. Operational Management 5 I.5. Technology and Innovation in UPS 5 II. Selected Criteria 6 II.1. Diversity Audit Background 6 II.2. Audit Criteria 7 III. Diversity Management in UPS 8 III.1. Diversity of UPS people 8 III.2. Diversity of UPS Community 8 III.3. Diversity
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leading athletic brand in the world‚ much of Nike’s success can be attributed to its shrewd marketing strategy. As reported in its 2009-2010 Annual report‚ because NIKE is a consumer products company‚ “the relative popularity of various sports and fitness activities and changing design trends affect the demand for our products”. Therefore‚ Nike must “respond to trends and shifts in consumer preferences by adjusting the mix of existing product offerings‚ developing new products‚ styles and categories‚
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