Introduction 1. Business meetings and oral communication The business meeting is a form of in-company oral communication. Many meetings take place in business today. They are a very important way of enabling information‚ ideas‚ suggestions‚ proposals made and decisions to be shared. The task of organising and preparing‚ recording the meetings‚ is one of the major functions of a secretary. Meetings are an important setting for oral communication and are used for a variety
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the firm should have carried out in determining whether it should accept the appointment as auditors to Gramjon Limited. The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person‚ organization‚ system‚ process‚ project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability of information‚ and also provide an assessment of a system ’s internal control. (Wikipedia‚ 2009) Auditors have to do a lot of research on a firm before accepting an appointment. The main matters they
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THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW Vol. 77 Supplement 2002 pp. 175–202 Evidence from Auditors about Managers’ and Auditors’ Earnings Management Decisions Mark W. Nelson John A. Elliott Cornell University Robin L. Tarpley The George Washington University ABSTRACT: This paper reports analyses of data obtained using a field-based questionnaire in which 253 auditors from one Big 5 firm recalled and described 515 specific experiences they had with clients who they believe were attempting to manage earnings
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How 2 be a good role model What does it take to be a good role model? Well here are the things that it takes. The most important characteristics you need are confidence‚ responsibility and determination. Without these things it is nearly impossible to be a good role model. Here are some good things you can do to improve yourself to be a role model that everyone likes! One of the things a good role model has is confidence. He/she always believes in things that they do. They also
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The Influence of Auditor Independence Regulation on Earnings Quality: An Empirical Analysis of Firms Cross-Listed in the US# Roger Meuwissen Universiteit Maastricht Frank Moers Universiteit Maastricht Erik Peek Universiteit Maastricht Ann Vanstraelen Universiteit Antwerpen and Universiteit Maastricht September 2003 # Corresponding author is Ann Vanstraelen. E-mail address: a.vanstraelen@aim.unimaas.nl. Adress for correspondence: Department of Accounting and Information Management‚ Faculty of
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CGAP Certified Government Auditing Professional ® ® CCsA Certification in Control Self-Assessment CfsA ® Certified Financial Services Auditor CERTIFICATION CANDIDATE HANDBOOK www.theiia.org/Certification www.theiia.org/Certification i IMPORTANT NOTE: The information in this handbook describes the application‚ registration‚ and certification processes for those IIA certification candidates who register through IIA Global Headquarters. It is not applicable to candidates
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A Corporate Fraud is defined as a set of Activities undertaken by a company or set of individuals that are done in a dishonest or illegal manner‚ and are designed to give an advantage to the perpetrating company or the individual. Corporate fraud schemes go beyond the scope of an employee’s stated position‚ and are marked by their complexity and economic impact on the business‚ other employees and outside parties. Corporate Frauds are becoming very inherent in the present era. A selected range of
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Types of Meetings There are several types of meetings‚ including formal‚ semi-formal and informal. A Formal Meeting Formal meetings follow set meeting procedures that are not always used for informal meetings. The following three types of meetings are formal: • Annual General Meetings • Extraordinary General Meetings • Board Meetings They all have: • An Agenda • A Notice of Meeting • Motions are put‚ discussed and voted on following certain rules • Proposers and Seconders of motions
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BUSM3199 Ethics & Governance Introduction to ethics and governance Questions for tutorial 1 I. Questions a) What are the differences between immoral and amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? b) What are the differences between intentional and unintentional amoral management (Carroll‚ 2001)? c) How should an organisation deal with an activity that is legal but unethical? d) Why is plagiarism an ethical issue? II. Case study: The not-so-great Gatsby The hourly employees at Appleberg Electric
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Assignment #3 HRM 530 – Strategic Human Resources Management Dismissal Meeting 1. Propose three (3) ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an employee layoff. When the economy — or a company’s business — goes south‚ the quickest way a company can chop its costs is by laying off its employees. It’s never popular and often companies will try other cost-cutting measures long before they have to cut workers‚ but if you’re among those who get the pink slip
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