Introduction Hallmark is the recent largest banking scam in Bangladesh‚ which occurred due to regulatory inefficiency of commercial banking sectors. It is a pointer to the fact that if you do not tighten the regulatory belt of the banks‚ serious problems could creep in. Source suggests‚ this particular business house is assumed to have resorted to fraudulent loan. A fraudulent loan is one in which the borrower is a business entity controlled by a dishonest bank officer or an accomplice; the “borrower”
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Enron Scandal In 1985‚ Enron was formed by Kenneth Lay after the merging of Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. In the 1990s‚ Lay helped to initiate the selling of electricity at market prices. Markets made it easier for Enron to sell energy at higher prices‚ which caused the company to get richer. Enron was the largest merchant of natural gas in 1992. In November 1999‚ the creation of EnronOnline enabled Enron to develop‚ negotiate and manage its trading business. By 2001‚ Enron became a
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The Adelphia Scandal In 1952‚ John Rigas purchased his own cable company. By the late 1990’s‚ he had turned it into the sixth largest cable company in the United States with 5.6 million customers. The business was always run as a family style business which led to fraudulent acts among family members and upper level executives. The family has been accused of stealing $3.1 billion from Adelphia and is now facing criminal charges. Adelphia was forced to file chapter 11 bankruptcy and as of April
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North Country Auto‚ Inc.. North Country Auto‚ Inc.. is a company that also is authorized dealer for service for several brands of cars such as Ford‚ Saab‚ and Volkswagen. North Countru Auto has two partners‚ namely George Liddy and Andrew Jones. Andrew Jones is the owner of Country Auto Noerth first since the company was founded‚ while George Liddy joined the last few years. When George Liddy joined‚ the company experienced a change in management control systems company. North Country Auto‚ Inc.. has
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1. Problem The main problem Skoda has is a brand image problem that is affecting its growth in the UK market‚ as a result of years of poor quality and national jokes from both the media and comedians‚ which has led to a bad perception and deep-seated consumer prejudice against Skoda. These preconceived opinions‚ perceptions‚ in addition to the Skoda brand seen as old‚ unfashionable‚ out of sync has led consumers (60% of respondents from a recent survey) to not want to buy a Skoda irrespective of
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Abstract This paper talks about operational innovation which is a competitive weapon at progressive insurance. The case is summarized and the operations management techniques used in this case are explored. Operational Innovation Operations strategy specifies the means by which operations implements corporate strategy and helps to build a customer-driven firm (Krajewski J. 2009‚ pp.9). It links long-term and short-term operations
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An analysis of The School for Scandal‚ by Richard Brinsley Sheridan “The School for Scandal” by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is generally considered as one of Richard masterful play that represents a comedy of manners. This play satirizes the deeds and customs of upper classes brought out through a witty exchange of ideas and a convoluted plot with comic situations that are utilized in order to describe the shortcomings of the characters. In regards to characters‚ the play entails stock type characters
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Ethics are values relating to human conduct‚ with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions. If all people lived by this code the world would be a much better place. Having business ethics in the workplaces is very significant to having a truly successful business. Many companies have been forced to suffer losses or even forced to enter bankruptcy. Enron is one of the biggest examples of when making business
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Is it greed or simply ignorance which caused the Enron Scandal? Enron once was known as "America’s Most Innovative Company" and as of today‚ known as one of the most popular business bankruptcies and failures. Enron appeared to be doing really well‚ producing a lot of cash and new businesses‚ in October of 2001 that all changed. Enron reported a $618 million third-quarter loss and declares a $1.01 billion non-recurring charge against its balance sheet. Partially related to "structured finance" operations
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Corporate Governance WorldCom Scam Introduction MCI WorldCom was one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Bernie Ebbers founded WorldCom in 1983‚ after that WorldCom began as a re-seller of long-distance telephone services. WorldCom is located at Mississippi. After Ebbers bought around 50 other small long-distance firms‚ he set his sight on MCI. Thus MCI WorldCom would have become the second biggest telecom service provider in 1997. MCI WorldCom was formed on September-15-1998
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