2007 has not looked to well for Home Depot. The company has seen a 3% decline in revenues and that resulted in a 21% decrease in earning as compared to the last half of 2006. The prudence concept is the accounting concept that best describes the situation that Home Depot is currently facing. The prudence concept is an approach that does not report revenues until they have been realized or very certain to be realized (Edmonds‚ Tsay‚ & Olds‚ 2011). Home depot 3% decline in revenues in the first half
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Home Depot A. Executive Summary * Introduction * The Home Depot Story - First Stage (1979-2000) * The Home Depot Story – Second Stage (2000 – 2006) * Problem Identification * Case Questions Introduction * Home Depot was founded in 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank. * Both of them worked at Home Improvement Company in California and were fire by this company. * So instead of looking for a new job they decide to start up their own business
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1.What are the internal resources‚ capabilities‚ or competences of Home Depot that seem to need upgrading or improvement as Bob Nardelli becomes the CEO and why are they important? The internal resources‚ capabilities‚ or competencies of Home Depot that seem to need upgrading or improvement as Bob Nardelli becomes the CFO are the saturation of stores in suburban areas from accelerated growth‚ the lack of IT resources and service deficiencies‚ and the layout of the stores. In terms of the "Internal
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Home Depot was founded in 1978 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. The company went public in 1981. Their stocks were first traded in OTC (Over-The Counter) and were subsequently listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1984. The Chain stores were warehouses that had huge amounts of building materials and home improvement products targeting customers that were individual home owners and small contractors. Their aim was to bring the warehouse retailing concept to the home center industry. This was considered to
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people • Entrepreneurial spirit • Building strong relationships The founder of The Home Depot had this for his vision statement back in 1976 when their first store was opened in Atlanta‚ Georgia: “a vision of warehouse stores filled with a wide assortment of products at the lowest prices with trained associates giving absolutely the best customer service in the industry.” I believe that The Home Depot is living up to this vision‚ they are still one of the number one hardware stores in the nation
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on Home Depot to certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and continues to keep them “honest” as far as their environmental contributions and practices. The stakeholder has legitimacy because they want to make sure that Home Depot’s appearance of being environmentally responsible is not a sham‚ so they force them (power) to get certified and make sure they rank high comparatively on company’s environmental responsibility lists. They have urgency‚ because they wanted Home Depot to respond
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Strengths • Home Depot is the world’s largest home retailer. The fourth largest retailer in the U.S. and the fifth largest retailer in the world. • Home Depot ranks #37 on Forbe’s “ World’s Most Valuable Brands” list. • Offering the largest selection of home products‚ Home Depot can cater to three distinct target audiences‚ do-it-yourselfers‚ do-it-for-me consumers and professional customers. • The company has alliances with many exclusive brands giving them a competitive advantage. • Home Depot is ahead
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Slipping on her shoes‚ she stormed down the stairs of her tall apartment with excitement. Pulling the chain to unlock the huge‚ heavy‚ scarlet shaded metal door‚ she raced out to the front garden. There she is going to meet her neighbor‚ who she is also friends with. Sitting down on the small wall that shields the garden she waited‚ looking at bugs crawl all in a trail. Soon enough he had come‚ wearing a plain ivory shirt and shorts. They sat and talked for a while. Smelling the roses‚ feeling the grainy
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External/Internal Factors-Home Depot Internal and External factors affect the four functions of management in several ways. A way that affect the external factor would be to encourage spending and making sure websites are readable and that buttons are operable and viewers have easy access without a large amount of difficult and straits. This can drive away business. The driving forces or environmental or forces‚ internal driving forces are inside the business and external forces are outside
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