Adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Shawn J. Jones Strayer University Accounting I Acc100 Professor Alexandra Silva June 05‚ 2011 Adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 1. Prior to 2002‚ the U.S. government had very little oversight of the financial practices and corporate governance of public companies and accounting firms. Corporate investors‚ to include banks‚ and public company employees took for granted that public companies they invested in or worked for operated
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The Psychology of Waiting Lines By David H. Maister Introduction In one of a series of memorable advertisements for which it has become justly famous‚ Federal Express (the overnight package delivery service) noted that: "Waiting is frustrating‚ demoralizing‚ agonizing‚ aggravating‚ annoying‚ time consuming and incredibly expensive." (1) The truth of this assertion cannot be denied: there can be few consumers of services in a modern society who have not felt‚ at one time or another‚ each of the
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James Madison University – ISAT 493 Senior Capstone | Power Line Efficiency Analysis | By Wade Reynolds | | Advisor: Dr. James L. Barnes | Sponsored by Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative | | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Jason Burch and Myron Rummel for their help and support throughout the duration of the study. Jason’s help proved to be critical in overcoming some of the complex technical challenges associated with the data calculations and solutions. I would
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APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE In This Issue: Value-based Management‚ CEO Pay‚ and Private Equity Managing for Value 2.0 8 Kevin Kaiser and S. David Young‚ INSEAD The Growing Executive Compensation Advantage of Private Versus Public Companies 20 Three Versions of Perfect Pay for Performance (Or The Rebirth of Partnership Concepts in Executive Pay) 29 Stephen F. O’Byrne‚ Shareholder Value Advisors Inc. A Look Back at the Beginnings of EVA and Value-Based Management: An Interview with Joel M
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Case Study: Allure Cruise Line – Challenges of Strategic Growth and Organizational Effectiveness Who are the “major players” in the North American cruise industry? The “major players” in North America cruise industry are‚ Carnival‚ P&O Princess (P&OP)‚ RCC and Star Cruises Group accounted for 69% of capacity in 2002. In 2006‚ with P&O Princess now part of Carnival‚ the top three reached over than 79%. In progress the top three “major players” would increase to 81% by 2010. With the emergence of
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TASK 1 1.0 Definition of Below the Line Tools The terms ’below-the-line ’ promotion or communication refers to forms of non-media communication‚ even non-media advertising. Below-the-line promotions are becoming increasingly important within the communications mix of many companies‚ not only those involved in products‚ but also for industrial goods. http://www.coolavenues.com/mba-journal/marketing/below-line-promotion For my understanding‚ below the line tools means that the promotion is not
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What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and what is its purpose? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was designed and passed to protect investors of corporations from the possible acts of fraudulent accounting activities by corporations. The SOX Act’s purpose is to commend and force ethical business practices among businesses across all industries. The overall goal was to protect financial records that organizations keep to help further protect against any and all accounting fraud. Major corporations like
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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) is the interjection of the Federal government will into organizational governance since businesses failed to enforce proper control processes throughout their organizations; process such as ERM (enterprise risk management)‚ which is designed to identify and manage risks that may result in failure to achieve objectives (Gelinas‚ Dull‚ & Wheeler‚ 2016). The paper did not really present an Article Critique but I chose to reply because I wanted to research on the
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Atlas Eléctrica recommendation: External strategy: 1) Buy La Indeca and the store chain La Curacao: - Why: To keep market shares and leadership in Central America‚ deeper market coverage. - How: Take long-term loans - Alternative: It will kill the company if other competitors buy La Indeca (Mabe‚ Whirlpool‚ LG‚ Samsung in Mexico)they would take market shares from Atlas Eléctrica and by the time wipe out the company from Central America where Atlas Eléctrica has the biggest market
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Competitive Environment 1.5 Opportunities and Threats 2.0 INTERNAL ANALYSIS 2.1 The Firm’s Resources: Tangible and Intangible 2.2 Capabilities Identification 2.3 Core Competency Analysis 2.4 Value Chain Analysis 2.5 The Firm’s Weaknesses 2.6 SWOT Analysis 3.0 STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 Current Strategies 3.2 Future Strategies 4.0 REFERENCE LIST Introduction An analysis of the External Environment would be done so as to facilitate a direct comparison between
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