British Journal of Management‚ Vol. 10‚ 335-350 (1999) Why do Managers Do What They Do? Reconciling Evidence and Theory in Accounts of Managerial Work Colin Hales Westminster Business School‚ University of Westminster‚ London NWl 5LS‚ UK This article seeks to show that there has been surprisingly little interest in developing a causal explanation of the consistently documented common characteristics of managerial work and attempts to sketch out such an explanation. It is argued that researchers
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a dumpster. What would you do? Look the other way or decide to raise that baby as your own. Raising a newborn till they become an adult‚ takes a tremendous amount of hard work. It requires loving‚ caring‚ pleasing the baby forever as well as being able to clean the house‚ work for money‚ and lots of others. Once you get the hang of it becomes easier. Therefore‚ by being heroic throughout harsh-durations you attain the impression of comfort. For example‚ my father was not there to raise me. He had
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Irrational Ratios 1 of 5 http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2001/Aug/IrrationalRatios... FRAUD The numbers raise a red flag. BY JOSEPH T. WELLS AUGUST 2001 inancial statements tell a story‚” says accounting professor W. Steve Albrecht‚ “and the story should make sense.” If not‚ it’s possible the story is a fake. By standing far enough back from the numbers to get a good picture of the client’s business‚ auditors frequently can detect signs of financial statement frauds
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Accounting ratios are relationships expressed in mathematical terms between the figures which are connected with each other in some manner. Obviously‚ no purpose is served by comparing two sets of figures which are not at all connected with each other. Moreover‚ absolute figures are also unfit for comparison. The following are the different classification of ratios: 1. Traditional classification: The traditional classification has been on the basis of the financial statement to which the determinants
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Raise the Red Lantern offers a view of life within a closed‚ dictatorial social community. Much of the film deals with the ever-shifting balance of power between the various concubines. Beauty and sexual appeal are secondary attributes in a battle of wits that demands guile and duplicity. Bearing a male child is more critical to each woman’s standing than possessing a pleasing countenance. While the master’s favor determines which of his wives commands the most power‚ Zhang illustrates how easily
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BMW: The 7 Series 1. What are the causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products? What should be done to improve “launch quality”? The causes and consequences of BMW’s quality problems with newly launched products were plentiful and apparent all throughout the case study. For instance‚ BMW does not use pre-production tools during prototyping. This significantly lowers their opportunity to discover and fix quality problems earlier in the production process. Secondly
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CURRENT RATIO The current ratio is a financial ratio that measures whether or not a firm has enough resources to pay its debts over the next 12 months. From the table it shows that Ajinomoto (M) Berhad is the highest liquidity. The ratio is 5.38‚ followed by Padini Holding Berhad at 2.37 and 3rd British American Tobacco with ratio at 1.91. Therefore‚ we can see that Ajinomoto has enough resources to pay its debt over the next 12 months. LEVERAGE : DEBT RATIO Debt ratio is a financial ratio that
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2011 2010 2009 ROE 2.69% 3.95% 2.02% This comparison shows that Toyota’s performance in 2011 as measured by its ROE has improved compared to 2009. It suggests that the company has been effective during the time period. ROA: ROA= (Net income+ interest expense net of tax)/ average total assets 2011 2010 2009 ROA 1% 1.47% 0.8% This comparison suggests that Toyota has been increasingly effective on utilizing its
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Financial Results FIN/571 July 22‚ 2013 Interpreting Financial Results Liquidity: Current Ratio Parrino‚ Kidwell‚ & Bates (2012) detail the current ratio as current assets divided by liabilities. The current ratio identifies a firm’s potential to pay short-term liabilities; higher liquidity is a good sign for potential creditors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). At the same time‚ however‚ the current ratio should not greatly exceed benchmarks of other competitors (Parrino et al.‚ 2012). This could be
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Ratio Analysis Ratio analysis is used to evaluate relationships among financial statement items. The ratios are used to identify trends over time for one company or to compare two or more companies at one point in time. Financial statement ratio analysis focuses on three key aspects of a business: liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Liquidity ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short-term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio. The current
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