Independence Case Studies Samples For Students

Abstract

The question on the moral issues surrounding companies and their decision makers has been there for a long time. This has become even more critical given companies’ ever-increasing urge to outdo their competitors. It has consequently, led to the development of decision-making models that incorporate ethical values to describe processes that decision makers should follow when dealing with issues containing ethical dimensions. That, therefore, creates and maintains a corporate culture that is ethics-oriented. Many problems and solutions have been attributed to the corporate practices that constitute an organization’s culture. That definitely makes it an important determinant of the ...

Attribute Standard 1312 issued by the IIA indicates that Internal Audit Departments purporting to follow IIA Standards must have an external assessment “conducted at least once every five years by a qualified, independent reviewer or review team from outside the organization. Two such organizations include World Com and Fannie Mae. The two organizations were in the news owing to various reporting and internal audit practices that may have resulted in their collapse, as is the case of World Com or hefty financial losses for their shareholders and other stakeholders. Consequent to such observations, the objective of this paper is ...

The professional standards i.e. International Ethics Standard Board for Accounting (IESBA) enables a company’s auditors to provide tax services and retain their independence. The standards give permission to audit firms to provide non-audit services if the provision of services does not conflict with the independence needs of auditors. The non-audit services are known as permissible non-audit services ranging from professional advice related to transactions, tax services, and advisory services regarding business activities. The tax services include assistance related to tax return preparation, tax calculations to prepare transactions, and planning and resolution of tax disputes. Absence of conflict enables ...

The Vietnamese had suffered so much in the hands of the Japanese and the French. In 1941, they formed a military and political movement called Viet Minh, meaning League for Independence of Vietnam. This movement did its best to challenge the Japanese and defeat the French. The struggles eventually led to the freedom of the Vietnam nation; it was led by Ho Chi Minh. Minh was a source of inspiration to the people of Vietnam since he led them to their freedom; he was seen as a national hero. Despite the controversy over whether he was a communist or ...

The Audit Enhancement Bill 2012 aimed at improving the transparency and quality of the auditing process to align Australia’s auditing framework with internal standards (Australian Government, 2012). According to Australian Institute of Chartered Accounts (AICA), the Audit Enhancement Bill 2012 brings more evolutionary changes than revolution changes. The AICA believes that these evolutionary changes will help in fine tuning the quality of the auditing process in Australia. The Audit Enhancement Bill 2012 are several measures affecting the regulatory framework in Australia. These measures recommended in the Bill include the extension of the frequency of rotating auditors by two ...

Introduction

India is a country of multiple ethnicities, religions, and races. Its diversity is not only seen in terms of its people, but also geographically. Despite its diversity in ethnicity and geography, India is able to exist in harmony and peace. After the country got its independence in 1947, different parts of India were at different developmental levels. Through the implementation of Five Year Plan, the Indian government has successfully bridged most of the developmental gaps between states and regions. Although all the Indian states are not doing as good as Punjab and Gujrat economically, but at least each state has ...

Powers Report: The Enron scandal

The Enron scandal that occurred in 2001 has been cited as the biggest audit failure. The scandal would later lead to the bankruptcy and collapse of Enron Corporation. Enron was an American energy company that was based in Houston. It was the largest energy company in the United States. The scandal also led to the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, an accounting firm that was one among the largest five accounting firms in the world. The investigation began when the share price of the company declined sharply from $ 90.75 in the mid of 2000 to less than $1 in 2001 ( ...

DIFFERENCE IN JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK LIFE BALANCE BETWEEN GEN X AND GEN Y

Introduction
The report is on the difference in job satisfaction and work life balance between Gen X and Gen Y. The differences in the generations have been researched and studied in regard to the workplace. The studies have found some differences in the generations, in the work value. For example, the work ethic and work centrality declined progressively from the Generation X to Generation Y. The studies indicate and confirm the existence of generational differences in the context of work. However, there are no confirmations on the relationships between the diverse work attitudes in respect to generation. The ...

1. With a 22.7% gross profit ratio, and a 5% return on assets, there is a huge red flag raised. It makes no sense when looking at Crazy Eddie’s figures as to why the profit ratio should be so low. With a profit margin of just 3% over a three-year period, a red flag is raised. This is because with so many millions of dollars in sales, one would expect the gross profit ratio and return on assets to be higher, especially since the chain was expanding during this time period. Because of this, an audit was necessary in order to determine where the ...

LJB Company needs to be cognizant of the Sarbanes Oxley Act provisions which demand for the application of corporate ethics even in the area of internal controls. For that reason, before the company goes public, it must take note of the demands by the Securities and Exchanges Commission in respect of public companies. Additionally, the policies and operating framework of the company must conform to the standards set out by the Sarbanes Oxley Act which in summary demand for sufficient internal controls to be implemented by public entities.
Some of the new internal controls that the company would ...

Discussion Questions

1. From the statements of David Russo and Jim Goodnight, it is evident that SAS is focused on giving employees a relaxed atmosphere and in ensuring high-productivity, high-quality work, loyalty and cohesiveness among its employees. Which of the leadership styles identified by Lewin and his associates would best help SAS achieve these goals, and why?
A leadership style refers to the way in which leaders set up plans and activities to be done and then give direction on how to carry the set activities and also motivate their work force (Newstrom and Keith, 1993: 67). A leader may decide ...

1.0 Description of a Health Care Assistant Job
1.1 Duties and Responsibilities
My main role as a healthcare assistant is to help in creating and maintain a supportive, secure and homely environment in which the service users can achieve maximum independence, freedom and choice. The job’s main purpose is to provide physical, social and emotional support to service users. My main tasks include assisting patients with their personal care and mobility which involves dressing them, washing them, toileting and helping them in movement as may be appropriate. I also undertake social services for the service users which entail talking ...

Additional observation and information that is required to start planning treatment

First, I would get information on any associative conditions specifically behavior since I want to enhance Riley ability to socialize with the fellow students. I would gather this information by observing his social interactions.

Determining if Riley has eating problems is also important in planning treatment.

I will get this information by giving him some food to chew and then observing the process. This information is important since it will help the Teacher Assistant in training Riley on how to feed himself.
Finding if Riley has sitting problems associated with abnormal postures or hip subluxation is important. I would get this information by observing him for any gestures of uncomfortable sitting ...

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As it is known from history, the German Empire was among four Central Powers that fought the Entente during World War I. This war eventually led to a revolution in Germany that caused the demolition of the monarchy and installment of a democratic republican regime. The regime change that immediately followed the armistice of 11 November 1918 was in fact the main reason for a dissonance during peace talks. Entente powers, first of all the United Kingdom, desired to weaken Germany — then the most powerful state in continental Europe — permanently, especially in ...

Servant leadership is a model of leadership whereby the leaders subscribes to the ideals that enhance team building, empowerment of the followers, total quality, service ethics and participatory management (Blanchard,2015).Servant leadership is characterized by;empathy,active listening,persuasion,foresight,healing,conceptualization,commitment to growth, team building and awareness. According to Pariss and Peachey (2015), the model of servant leadership puts more emphasis on the development of the followers since the main endeavor of a servant leader is to ensure that the priority and the needs of his people are served at the expense of his individual needs.
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Business Case Study: Yahoo. Inc!

Background
This paper seeks to examine Yahoo Inc. and give an in-depth analysis into the business financial, market, and general performances on the years 2010 and 2011. It further identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the business in its operations and finally gives recommendations that could induce improvement of the business processes and approaches in a bid to increase its competitiveness, performance and stability in the market. It’s purely an objective compilation based on factual information derived from the company’s annual reports and an analysis of the same in the global market context.

Stakeholders and customer need

Yahoo is ...

Human Geographical Factors and Social Systems

Human Geography is defined as the activities of human beings and its impact on the society and the earth in general. Human geography is a key indicator and pointer that can and has been used to explain trends in societies and communities. According to Jared Diamond, societies and how they rise and collapse can be linked to a number of human geographic factors which influences the way societies are ran and can be analyzed. This is mainly due to the fact that society is based on livelihood and a reliance on the environment. Thus, human geography identifies these collective ...

INTRODUCTION

Robert Feldman (2010) defines lifespan development as a study that analyzes different patterns of change and growth in behavior that happens throughout an individual’s entire life. Though multiple theories exist to explain lifespan development, all specialists agree that both environment and heredity contribute to human development. For our case study, we would focus more on the environmental aspect of both Tayib and Rachel. The environmental aspect basically describes the surrounding circumstances an individual grew up with. It is largely affected by the people around them and the accompanying cultural circumstance they are currently in.
Twenty-nine-year old Tayib is ...

Disruptive Business Models

Disruptive innovation model, which explains why the world’s largest companies fail with the advent of new technologies, was named one of the most important for modern business. The author of this concept, Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who wrote the book “The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (originally published in 1997), led Thinkers50 rating of the most notable business thinkers in 2011 and 2013 (Thinkers50, 2013). According to Christensen’s model, at the time the new technology occurs in the market, it is still very flawed, and by most of the ...

Summary

Beijing Jeep Corporation was one of the leading industries in the production of the locally consumed automobiles in China. BJC was facing a major challenge in this industry after the liberalization of the market in China leading to the welcoming of the outside investors to indulge in the exploitation of the China Market. BJC was organized in such a manner that there were major players in the management of the industry and the potential buyers before the liberalization of the market were its own population and the upper hand producer in the industry was the BJC members themselves that is before ...

Abstract

In the movie Still Alice, Alice, a successful woman, after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease (AD) loses almost all she had. Alice’s case doesn’t typically fall under the traditional age bracket for the onset of Alzheimer’s because she is only 50. However, the symptoms she displays clearly fall under the earlier DSM-IV criteria of diagnosis. Under the new DSM-5 criteria, she would still be a fit case for Alzheimer’s because she has been experiencing a gradual decline in her autonomy. She loses control over her speech, mobility and motor functions until she becomes completely dependent on ...

- The story-context and Players positions
- How did this civil war begin
This civil war began because of the Serbs decided to establish pure ethnic towns and villages. Ethnic cleansing referred to the complete eradication of non-Serb populations through killing or retaining Muslims in detention camps where atrocities such as killing and rape were committed.
- What pushed the Serbs to become the aggressor
The population of the Bosnian Muslims was higher (72.2%) than the population of the Serbs. The unwillingness of the leading states in United Nations and NATO to provide support through ...

Background of human trafficking

Human trafficking can be related to the slave trade, a practice that was common before the 17th century. Human trafficking involves the transportation of human beings from one region to the other for the main purpose of providing cheap labour, as well as some income to the traders. In this procedure, humans are lured or forced into accepting to work elsewhere for a fee. In some cases, there is no payment accorded to the workers, they are not paid anything especially if they have been exchanged for money. Their masters or mistress only agree to carter for their needs during the ...

Introduction

A woman in Palestine has a major role in her society, which is being part of the formation of the family. The formation of the family has different units, nuclear, transitional, or hamula or the extended family. Hamula or the extended family is the most common family formation in the Palestinian community. The tradition and teachings of the Quran have significant influences for the rights of women in Palestine. Hanan Riyan Bakri, a counselor of Women’s Social and Legal Center based in East Jerusalem traveled throughout the Occupied Territories to lecture Palestinian women about their rights . Generally, parents who are ...

- Introduction, General Overview, & Thesis Statement.
The Central – African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is richly endowed with minerals and natural resources. Despite the presence of these endowments, this population of this country continues to live in abject poverty. The country has had a gruesome history since the colonial period. King Leopold of Belgium was allowed to colonize the country during the Berlin Conference of 1884 that was intended to partition Africa among various European powers. Despite never setting foot in Africa, King Leopold of Belgium treated Congo as his own property. His colonization process was characterized ...

1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM(S)
The problem that was indicated in the case study was the obstacles that the company faced during creation of new entity. This entity was created with the merger of ATK and EDS but with this merger, there were a lot of critiques and questions that were raised as both the organizations had totally different background and were operating in different market as well. It is important for the organizations to carefully analyze and evaluate the different factors and elements before taking a decision of merger or acquisition. If the organization is able to manage ...

Discuss why making changes such as Mitsubishi did is important both legally and improving Human resource management with the employees and managers.
It is very discouraging how women get discrimination in work places silently but legally important. Women do not get equal rights and privileges in work places and in participation of current events. Current events include participation in rally games that concentrate in marketing certain products. In Mitsubishi, a motor company that has been in existence for many years, women hardly drive the cars during test drives, something that denies women many chances in proving their efficiency. In ...

Executive Summary

Nestle S.A. is a Swiss multinational company dealing with health-related consumer and nutritional goods. In the food processing industry, the company is presently the largest in the whole world in terms of revenues and employs approximately 328,000 workers (Hill and Jones, 2012, p. 13)). This paper will focus on its subsidiary, Nestle Italy, a Milan based company that has failed to register impressive results in terms of market penetration despite the company spending millions of dollars in advertising campaigns. At one point, the subsidiary even lowered the price by 14 % to experiment if it would capture loyal customers. ...

With respect of the launch date for Harry Potter and the deathly hallows II, Warner bros is expected not to change the dates. There exists Nash equilibrium at this point. This is because based on research, moving the debut date would welcome competition from other debuts. However, this would not help either company. The biggest bet would be to stay put and not change the dates for the production of the new Harry Potter movie since it would be closing on a series of movies they have produced. If Harry Potter’s Deathly Hallows is moved forward even a week from ...

Chapter 10: What is the ethics behind our ideologies?

The case study on Chapter 10 questions an individual responsibility on the pretext of business to what it might bring in terms of political and military interest overseas. Mr. Dan was acting carefully in exporting non military products to Turkey. He has just been appointed as the new export manager and he was wary about Aishagu Import-Export Trading Company, a Turkish company. It surprised him that the owner of this Turkish company happened to be a college classmate and dorm mate, Mr. Mustafa. He suddenly remembered the political intent of this guy and wondered if the exports are being used to ...

Strategic Planning Process Issues

Steve Cantwell, the external consultant hired by Mueller-O’Keefe Home. His task was to assist Mueller-O’Keefe in developing a long-term plan for the house, which would plan further capital development and consider the possibility of including new services. Steve Cantwell’s analysis of the situation and the method of evaluation is consistent with the strategic planning process. Thus, he spent significant amount of time analyzing external market environment and the internal situation in Mueller-O’Keefe. His suggestions were made with consideration of the organizational capabilities and the alternatives available in the market.

However, the process used by Cantwell lacks a ...

Engaging Clients and other Systems in GSW Practice
Agency Setting

North Suffolk Mental Health Association provides mental health services to underserved communities in East Boston, Chelsea, Withrop, and Revere, Massachusetts. Among the primary mission objectives of the Agency is to provide people with institutional care, support community-based services in addition to helping people to achieve independence and fullness of life through the provision of a wide variety of community-based, person-centered treatment. North Suffolk Mental Health Association was founded in 1959 and has expanded into one of the leading and largest providers of mental health services in the State (North ...