FAQ Answer: What is the Balanced Scorecard? In 100 words 2GC ● FAQ Answer A Balanced Scorecard monitors the performance of all or part of an organisation‚ towards (usually) strategic goals. It uses financial and non-financial performance measures (normally less than 25‚ spread across two or more ‘perspectives’) to highlight areas where the organisation is failing to do what is required or was expected. Popularised in the early 1990s‚ Balanced Scorecard is widely adopted across the private
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Many have heard of the Enron Scandal of 2001. A scandal‚ by definition‚ is an event that involves allegations of wrongdoing‚ disgrace‚ or moral outrage. In other words‚ a scandal is caused by shortcomings in ethics. Enron’s Ken Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow each engaged in unethical practices in their various leadership positions at Enron and caused thousands of Enron employees and investors to lose their savings. (Smartest) Kenneth Lay showed all the signs of a transformational
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Sources of Agriculture Financing Financing is needed to start a business and ramp it up to profitability. There are several sources to consider when looking for startup financing. But first you need to consider how much money you need and when you will need it. The financial needs of a business will vary according to the type and size of the business. For example‚ processing businesses are usually capital intensive requiring large amounts of capital. Retail businesses usually require less
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Mercantile Bank Limited SME Financing Division Mercantile Bank Limited has designed and developed four loan products to meet up all types of justified business requirements of SME customers. However‚ the features of the products so far developed may be changed‚ revised‚ while new products can also be developed to cope with the market demand as per guidelines of Bangladesh Bank and the Bank’s own policy. The products are: CHAKA “PvKvÓ (Term Loan). ANANNYA “Abb¨v” (Women Entrepreneur’s Loan)
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Centre for Management Technology Knowledge Park I Gr. Noida Acknowledgements If words are considered to be signs of gratitude then let these words Convey the very same My sincere gratitude to ICICI BANK for providing me with an opportunity to work with BANK and giving necessary directions on doing this project to the best of my abilities. I am highly indebted to Mr.Remay Verma‚ Branch Manager and Mr. Ravi Parmar (RM) company project guide‚ who has provided me with
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Martirosyan Case 1.1 Qt.1 Several parties were responsible for Enron crisis‚ including independent auditor‚ key executive officers‚ internal auditors‚ SEC and FASB. The hypocrisy‚ dishonorable actions and unethical behavior of Kenney Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow led to bankruptcy. This and many other problems‚ such as loss in transactions involving the swaps stocks‚ SPE related issues and est.‚ finally contributed to crisis. As Enron executives‚ all of their concerns should have been
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The debentures are having a great significance as a means of corporate financing. Through debentures‚ the company is enabled to have the capital without giving any control over their holders. There is a certainty of finance for a specific period and the company can adjust its financial plan accordingly By issuing the debentures‚ the company gets an opportunity to trade on equity. Consequently‚ it results in increasing the return for the equity shareholders. There are certain individuals and institutional
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Response to organizations in art or entertainment (Enron‚ the Smartest Guys in the Room‚ 2005) Introduction There is a proverb “too good‚ to be true”‚ and it means the same‚ that some things are too great‚ to be real. In business world‚ it is often used to describe market conditions or companies under unbelievable success. Although‚ there were not too many companies that would fit the saying Enron was one of them. In a period of sixteen years‚ Enron’s value grew from 10 to 70 billion dollars
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and applied by all in the world of politics‚ sports‚ science‚ and business. In the complex world of finance and accounting‚ the importance of ethical behavior and professionalism cannot be stressed enough. The Enron Corporation evidently did not read the code of ethics or morals. Although Enron had the makings of a successful corporation‚ Enron’s unethical behavior ultimately led to its downfall. As we have learned in financial accounting‚ the income statement shows a “company’s operating performance
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These very educated men organized their lives and morals in the search for the meanings of things and what they stand for. Every Greek mind had a different answer to the same questions being “what is the primary substance of things?” which branched out in two more questions being ‘what is the origin of things?” and “What is the nature of things?”. These are the mysteries of life that people deflect and not give a second thought; however‚ some people do ponder
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