Essays on Goodwill

The article is impressive in the manner it discusses issues regarding the challenges that people face in their bid to achieve social justice. It is particularly remarkable given that it exposes a contemporary society that is geared towards prosperity by all means possible while disregarding equally important conservative principles. The aspect of fighting for social justice is apparent when the author observes how the Buddhists embarked on a mission to address a local problem of deforestation and destruction of the ecosystem after realizing how harmful the trend was to the community. From the article, the use of religion by ...

Introduction

Ethics came from the Greek word ‘ethos,’ or character. In the modern context, ethics refer to the study of normative behavior. It is commonly understood as standards of behavior that ought to be followed under certain circumstances and the moral reasoning behind such actions. Ethics does not necessarily make people do good; nor is it an attribute that is only exclusive for good people. In fact, there are good people that exhibit unethical behavior, especially when under pressure. Professor and author, Denis Collins, for instance, observed that there are many good individuals who engage in unethical behavior because they ...

ABSTRACT

The businesses today have identified the need to focus more on customer and the key to retain customer is through development of customer relations. CRM or customer relationship management is based on the idea that loyal customers are profitable for the company. The loyalty has been identified by several researchers to be linked to the level of satisfaction of customers. Organizations require attracting the customers, developing relations so that satisfaction is ensured and retain customers by maintaining the relations. Due to intense rivalry and competition, businesses require focusing on building stronger customer base by promoting goodwill and providing them ...

Procter & Gamble is a Multinational consumer goods company which was incorporated in 1905 in Ohio, United States. It manufactures several consumer products and offers around 65 different brands under several product categories such as “Beauty; Grooming; Health Care; Fabric & Home Care; and Baby, Feminine & Family Care” (The Procter & Gamble Company, 2016). The company sells its products in almost 200 countries and conducts on-the-ground operations in almost 100 countries.

Balance sheet

P&G follows generally accepted accounting principles applicable in the Unites States for presentation and preparation of its financial statements. Much like other publically traded companies, P&G also electronically files its annual, ...

Introduction

Earnings or Net Income is the single most important figure in a company’s financial statement for the average investor. Even a small fall in the reported earnings can result in the loss of millions of dollars in stock value and subjects company managements to scrutiny by investors and financial analysts. Corporate executives are under therefore under pressure to meet market expectations resulting in “earnings management”. Earnings manipulations can range from minor adjustments within the law and the accounting standards to the outright fraud of showing non-existing profits (Carruth, 2011). The Sarbanes- Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002 was enacted ...

Financial Statement Analysis

Introduction and overview: The Apple Inc. is one of the leading companies in the production of smart phones and other latest hardware appliances. The main products of the Apple Inc. are Iphones, laptops, tablets and other small appliances. The Apple Inc. is listed on the major stock exchanges and they have a number of stores all over the world that are providing the best customer relation and increasing the sales. The Apple Inc. is performing business in the technology field and their main competitors are Samsung, HTC, Intel and Motorola. ("AAPL Income Statement | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow | Apple Inc. ...

INTRODUCTION

The South West (SW) Wedding Awards is the biggest event conducted each year throughout the Plymouth, United Kingdom (UK). The event caters number of wedding photographers, event management firms, wedding beauticians, and every contributor adding the value to an event. Our organization, Bell-Pickle Hospitality, is contracted for providing food and beverage services for the gala event. It is an opportunity for our company to serve the best audience with excellence and establish a goodwill. Our audience in the Plymouth gala event includes the wedding specialists, wedding organizers, and related wedding service providers. Since the purpose of this gala event ...

Introduction

Recreational Living Limited (RL) is a boat manufacturing company that specialises in building fibreglass for boats and canoes that are powered by outboard motors. They also manufacture sailboats that are up to eight meters high. James MacPherson, the CEO of Recreational Living Limited (RL), is currently facing a dilemma of whether he should relocate the company’s canoe and leisure manufacturing operations to a different location. Two reasons have mainly contributed to him being in such a situation; A residential neighbourhood that was developed around the company's site and enclosed the company's physical premises. The residents of these neighbouring ...

Apple manufactures iPhone, its mobile brand, iPad, Mac, the personal computer brand, iPod, the Apple TV brand, a few software applications, a couple of operating systems, and some accessories. The company also sells digital applications through the Apple’s own app store, iBooks store and Macintosh app store. The Company sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, and direct sales force, as well as through third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers. The company also sells third-party mobiles, related computer hardware and software, and related accessories. These products are sold via the company’s ...

Imperial Oil, founded in 1880 is a giant petroleum producing company, with its headquarters located in Calgary, Canada. It is the second largest integrated petroleum company in Canada and has registered a phenomenal growth since its inception. Its operations consist of exploring and producing oil, manufacturing and distributing petroleum products for energy sources, producing chemicals for industrial and domestic use through innovative and sustainable technology. ( Annual report, 2016) reports a cash generation of $22 bn from operations only during 2010-2015. Its performance can be evaluated from the growing dividends paid to its shareholders in last 21 consecutive years. Imperial ...

GAAP and Consolidation

The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that are used in the United States issue very specific instructions on how companies should consolidate their financial reports when a merger or acquisition is accomplished. These instructions came as a result of the Enron scandal during the early 2000s, as the energy company shifted deadweight losses to subsidiary companies owned by executive staff to make its balance sheet look as profitable as possible. The losses were therefore hidden from public view, and contributed towards the impending financial collapse of the company. Because Enron led by example, the Financial Accounting Stability Board (FASB) ...

<Tutor> <Department> Simon hired the boy band No Direction to appear on the last episode of the show “You’re hired” with an agreement of £250,000 paid to each band members. The objective is to ensure the highest possible viewership and publicity, which in return will give the show a worldwide advertising revenue. Apparently, one of the members Payn is not very happy and as a goodwill gesture, he was offered a whole week of vacation with his fiance at Maldives. Unfortunately, Payn delivered a poor performance, which resulted to negative feedbacks from the press. Consequently, ...

Performance Measurement

Asset Utilization Revenue generation by each employee is perceived to be better for Boeing at $595,501.86, which may be due to a better employee retention policy. This was concurred by Boeing’s annual report where it revealed that the management has good relations with its employees since 38% are represented by unions (Boeing, 2016, p.20) with Lockheed at 18% (Lockheed, 2016, p.18). Due to the better employee retention, Boeing was able to generate a higher amount of sales based on its investor’s capital or equity at 15.02 but Lockheed was not lagging far behind at 14.90. The ...

The cause of unemployment is individuals being laid off or fired or they themselves quitting and seeking for an employment. In cases when the individuals are not in search of any job, they are not taken into the category of unemployed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Economy Added 215,000 Jobs In March; Unemployment Rate Rose To 5 Percent). After many years of underpaid jobs, there is an assumption that Americans are finally demanding a raise. When we observe the last month, there was a significant pick up in the level of wages after having observed many ...

Internal Analysis of PetSmart Inc

Resources are considered to be operational incentive, which a business or an organization may have. Identifying with the PetSmart Inc. the resources that the business has are analyzed from the perspective of the tangibles and the intangible resources. According to Ulrich (2013), the choice of the tangible and intangible resources can best fit the description of the internal environment, which the organization has in terms of business management incentives. Tangible resources The domain of the tangible resources is filled with the resources that are seen and can be handled by the metric measures of resource performances. In this case, ...

Financial Analysis: Microsoft.

1. Revenue goes up, why? Revenue increases are explained in Microsoft financial statements for FY 2014 and 2015. Revenue growth of 12% or $9 Billion in 2014 compared to 2013 was due to “higher revenue from server products, Xbox Platform, Commercial Cloud, and Surface. Revenue also increased due to the acquisition of NDS. Commercial Cloud revenue doubled, reflecting continued subscriber growth from our cloud-based offerings” (Microsoft, 2014). Revenue growth of 8% or $6.7 Billion in 2015 compared to 2013 was mainly due to “a full year of Phone Hardware sales and growth in revenue from our Commercial Cloud, Surface, ...

Executive Summary

The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) primary point is to build up new bookkeeping gauges and enhance past bookkeeping norms of monetary reporting and money related bookkeeping identified with nongovernmental elements, so they gives exact data to speculators and different clients of budgetary explanations. The paper portrays the FASB current venture identified with protection identified with focused enhancements to the representing long-span protection contracts. The fundamental point of this anticipate is create focused on upgrades to exposures necessities identified with long haul and brief length protection contracts.

Introduction

The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) has been built up in 1973 ...

In the modern world of business, strategic partners happen to be one of the major channels to success. Notably, many corporations are looking for strategic partners to either acquire or get acquired by them simply because of the synergy that comes with the merger and acquisition. In the world of technology, mergers and acquisitions are a common thing, especially for the newly establishing technology firms which get acquired by the legends in the industry. However, it is not common to hear of one tech giant acquiring another well-established firm. This was the case when Microsoft decided to take over ...

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Introduction The novel, ‘City of Thieves’ by David Benioff, presents an opportunity to analyze the concept of masculinity under the circumstances of war. What is significant in this literary work is that manliness emerges under extreme adversity, which is often considered as the very test of being a man. Although Benioff’s ‘City of Thieves’ is fictional, the circumstances are realistic and is based on a historical incident that happened around six decades ago in Leningrad, which is the present day St. Petersburg in Russia. Becoming a man is one of the most confusing rhetoric there is. ...

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Introduction

Cruise ships are used to take vacationers on recreational voyages. The ships provide amenities that enhance the passengers experience such as lounging facilities, cinemas, indoor sports, swimming pools, and music concerts among others. Cruise ships usually take the vacationers on a round trip through a given number of destinations, which usually include a number of coastal downs, before returning them to the port of origin. The cruise industry started in the early 1970s and was widely embraced in 1971 as a viable tourist attraction when a ship known as the Pacific Princess was featured in ...

Introduction

Practicing business ethics involves three major steps; first, there must be a set of values that are used as a guideline in decision-making in a business environment, second, an understanding of the parties affected by those values and finally deciding on what actions works best for the values (Harry 45). Business ethics enable us to tell what is right and what is wrong in the course of doing business concerning the law. Good values make the society a better place to live. This essay gives a case study on business ethics in four parts. The first part introduces the ...

Section

The Bidding Charterparty invited tenders for the construction of a new cruise-liner, to be called the Ocean Carpathia. Donelly was invited to tender. However, the person responsible for receiving tenders left work early.

ISSUE: WON Donelly Brothers can compel recognition of its bid? HELD: Yes

DISCUSSION: Similar to the case of Blackpool v Blackpool, it is the duty of the entity requesting for bids to inspect all those which have been submitted. In the case at bar, MC Donelly was actually able to submit its bid on time. It is not the fault of the bidder that their documents were not received in time, as it was the responsibility of the ...

This memo addresses the question of whether Nice Creams should give a free ice cream cone replacement if a customer drops it. The gross profit per family per visit is $3.8 (20%*$19). Giving away an ice cream cone that costs Nice Creams $3.15 in material costs wipes out 82.89% of the gross profit made per family. For this reason, May seems right that giving away the ice creams would adversely impact on the profitability of the business. This argument is valid especially if you assume that there are no repeat customers. However, the business operates in a suburb ...

Shakira

Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

Background

I volunteered to work with Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulfcoast. This organization was founded in 1902 by Rev. Edgar J. Helms, an early social innovator and Methodist minister. Helms used to collect clothing and household goods from affluent parts of the city, then proceeded to hire people who could mend the goods. After that, the goods were resold or given to individuals who repaired them. This system became successful and resulted in the Goodwill philosophy which stated that “a hand up, not a hand out”. Dr. Helm’s vision set the precedent for the $4 billion non-profit organization ...

Question 1

Virgin Galactic is the first space line in the world that owns and runs privately built spaceships. The company plans to be the pioneer in commercializing space travel and offering ordinary people a unique opportunity of going into history as the first ever non-professional astronauts. Its main competitor is the Blue Origin, which has already attained a spectacular achievement in pioneering the first rocket booster to make a safe trip back to earth from space (The Economist, 2015). Virgin Galactic plans to use its massive resources and synergistic effects from the Virgin Group umbrella to beat its competitor in ...

A majority of Australians suffer from various mental health conditions. Recent researches have shown than quite a number of citizens diagnosed with mental related problems stands at 50% as at 2015 (Perkovic 78). The government is therefore tasked to offer vital mental treatment to protect the productivity of its people and improve the quality of life. Introduction of mental health system reforms have been spearheaded as a means to allow more people to access timely treatment unlike the past where inpatient system dominated the treatment corrido. Government allocation on mental health care has tripled over the past decade. People ...

The elements of a valid non-compete agreements are: a.) should be supported by a valid consideration at the time of the signing of the agreement; b.) it should be able to protect a legitimate business interest of the employer; and c.) the scope, geography, and time must be reasonable A non-compete agreement should be supported by valid consideration, wherein the employee is expected to receive a value thing in exchange for the undertaking that such employee will refrain from any competition. When an employee has signed a non-competition agreement before the start of his employment, the employment itself is ...

Introduction

The accounting for valuation and impairment of goodwill has received important recognition in popular areas. However, due to the economic crisis in the United States and the ongoing steps towards the convergence with the IFRS, a focus on the potential valuation of goodwill has become to the forefront. This project will examine the accounting issues of valuation of goodwill for the major areas of concern for the corporate financial position such as economic, social, and legal or political issues under each accounting body (FASB and IASB).

Government patronage/ support The products of a company will experience high demand especially ...

Introduction

Mining activities can pose serious environmental and health implications. Although, these environmental and health hazards can be mitigated and effectively managed through sound engineering and environmental practices, these environmental and health issues associated with mining operations could not be totally eradicated. In general, there are three major players in the mining industry: the company, which include the employees and the stockholders; the regulatory bodies, which include the government and other national and international environmental organizations; and the community, which are not directly related to the mining industry, but is impacted by its operations. Each one of these stakeholders has ...

1.0 INTRODUCTION According to Ekelund (2014, p. 76-77), the franchisor-franchisee relationship is far more complex than the traditional supplier-retailer relationship. First, the franchisor retains the ownership of the brand or the trademark, which the traditional supplier did not over its products. Second, the relationship is subject to conflicts, directly arising from the independent power of the franchisor and the franchisee as well as the interdependence of both. These factors create a flash point in the relationship, which if not effectively managed can destroy the relationship and economically impact on each other as a consequence of the relationship. In this ...

The worth of business goodwill is measured to determine whether a business should continue or liquidated. A Positive goodwill value shows that the business value is more than the value of the business asset base (Ahmed, 2007). The value of business goodwill is determined by a number of factors that have an impact on the earnings of a business (Ahmed, 2007). Which include a business location, marketing and production technology, competition, employees’ relations, government interventions, products and services quality, management skills, business risks involved customer relations and favorable contracts (Ahmed, 2007). These factors can be analyzed using the PESTEL ...

GOODWILL CASE

Despite the fact that, a business venture may claim to own numerous intangible assets, not all of its intangible assets qualify to appear on the balance sheet. Intangible assets will only appear on the balance sheet based on the following criteria of restrictions; intangible assets will qualify to appear on the balance sheet only if; the business venture acquired the assets i.e. if the intangible assets are not developed within the business enterprise. Also intangible assets can only appear on the balance sheet if they can be identified in terms of value and have a useful timeline and therefore ...

MANAGEMENT OF E-COMMERCE

Management of E-Commerce Introduction The improvement in technology all over the world has led to the adoption of E-Commerce in the businesses. According to Andam (2014), E-Commerce is the use of electronic systems and the internet to facilitate selling and buying of goods and services. Grandon (2004) is of the opinion that the Electronic Commerce started forty years ago but currently through the day to day innovations, many firms and individuals are entering the market through the internet. In the work of Demirel (2011) businesses incorporate the use of Electronic Commerce to offer its goods and services in a ...

Executive Summary

Risk management is the core function required to address the impending possibilities of a global financial crunch that might occur due to higher volatility in financial and commodity markets. Financial risks like Credit risk, Foreign Exchange risk, Interest Rate risk, etc. are of a prime importance as they result in the direct downswing of the involved business markets in the respective economies. Organizations have developed specific enterprise level risk management frameworks to encounter the business and market risk related contingencies. Financial risk models have already been defined by the BASEL committees in segment like those of expansion strategy, capital ...

Executive Summary

This paper discusses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR refers to the responsibility of that an organization has to avoid actions that harm the society.CSR is important dues to various reasons. First and foremost, it helps companies to solve societal problems. Secondly, it helps in attracting customers and thirdly it contributes to the satisfaction of customers. Fourthly, CSR enables organizations to engage in positive public relations and fifthly it reduces the operational costs. Sixthly, CSR increase the business opportunities for companies and seventhly it increase the innovation capacities if companies. Lastly CSR helps companies to differentiate their Brands. The process ...

Facts

With the pending merging of two businesses on the basis of family, the valuation of the newly formed Messina Propriety Inc. is suggested to be a direct market value combination of the values of the two companies. This cumulatively stands at $ 3,600,000. The merger will see the three Messina’s has a 62.2% holding for Tony Messina, 15.6% for Martin Messina and another 22.2% for Tony Jr. Looking at the basis of shareholding in the two companies, Tony holds 600,000 ordinary shares , which is double what Martin owns in their company. On the other end, Tony ...

Introduction

Christianity has had its own definition and essence of marriage for some 2,000 years. The Christian definition of marriage is based on the Bible and over the years, marriage has adapted to the social structures within which Christians live. The purpose of this essay is to critically analyze and review the concept of spousal love and its essence and features.

Marriage and Love in the Bible

The very foundation of marriage is found in Genesis 2:18 where the Bible says that “it is not good for man to be alone”. This was mainly because man was created and was alone and although all the ...

New Products

The agricultural sector is among the most vital sectors of the Indian economy although its share has dwindled as a result of the high growth rates in the other sectors such as services and industrial sectors (The World Bank Group, 2012). Despite this decline, agriculture remains the main source of livelihood for most Indians especially those in the rural areas. Consequently, this presents a very promising business opportunity for Caterpillar, Inc. In particular, the company will capitalize on this opportunity by manufacturing and selling small tractors below 50 horsepower and economical water irrigation system, which uses collected rainwater to ...

Introduction

An organisation is composed of people and they have the power to make or break it. If they feel associated and motivated, people can go an extra mile to see the organisation succeed. Alternatively, if they feel alienated and ignored, they will completely detach themselves. So, managing the human resource is very important for any company. The case of Wheeler Motor Services Ltd is one such example. The objective of this paper is to act as a management consultant, and provide consultation and advice for Richard Wheeler so that he can make difficult decisions that will in turn contain ...

Background

Since 1993, when its first restaurant was opened in London, Chipotle proved its clients that high-quality food can be served fast. By using only fresh ingredients and adding no artificial flavors, Chipotle managed to create trustful relations with its customers and even expand its business to other countries. Chipotle has opened their stores in few countries such as the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and France. It is now time for the corporation to follow the lead from other companies like Yum. Brands such as KFC and Taco Bell as well as McDonalds expand their footprint in the Asian ...

The business environment is becoming tough due to increased competition. It has led to different challenges for the large corporations. The companies have to work consciously in devising strategies to form and sustain competitive advantage. The successful companies adopt well-defined strategies in each operation of the business. Similar is the case in devising strategies for managing intangible assets of the firm. This paper discusses some of the challenges associated with managing intangible assets at Du Pont. Directly coming to the topic, below is the discussion about intangible assets (Hussi and Ahonen, 2002).

Intangible Assets

Whenever we speak of the term intangible ...

Part 1

Financial reporting entails the production of financial statements which disclose the financial status of a company to the interested parties. Usually, financial reporting targets the external stakeholders, such as the shareholders, potential investors, customers, government employees among others. However, financial reporting is also used by the management of the organization to improve the corporate governance. Shareholders are extremely interested in the financial status of a company. The investors need to understand how the company is making an effort to maximize their wealth and create value from the resources they have injected into the company. Such information can only be ...

Andrew Delbanco, director of American studies in Columbia University, wrote an essay that transpired to define the purpose of receiving a college education. This was published during a time in recent American history where a college education is being reconsidered due to economic instability, globalization, war, and a continuing divide within American politics. His main argument is that college still matters, and he has three reasons to support this argument. One reason is for economic concerns, where the money spent would be worth the education, another states that it would educate people more about politics, and the last reason ...

British Petroleum (BP) is an energy company, ranked as the third largest in the world. It undertakes oil exploration, refining, and the sale of oil products. The energy industry exposes the company to numerous risks and uncertainties in the exploration, extraction, refining, and sale of products (Bamberg, 2000 p.34). BP has however managed to maintain its top position in having a 100% oil reserve replacement for 17 years. Despite the efforts to maintain safety precautions, unfavorable events have followed the company’s operations. One instance is the explosion in the Gulf of Mexico where the company was drilling in ...

ACME Car Rental

Facts ACME Car Rental purchased a total of 1,000 Volkswagen model cars at a total purchase price of $17,000,000 from the Volkswagen Company. It then sold some of the cars to individual consumers and other smaller rental fleet companies. However, unknown to the purchaser, Volkswagen Company, the vendor, had fitted the cars with an ‘emissions defeat device’ which is software that was meant to cheat on the rate of emissions of the cars. This was in a bid to conform to the relevant laws and regulations in place. Though these vehicles were able to pass the ...

Current Assets versus Long Term Assets

The current assets in the balance sheet of Wal-Mart include cash and cash equivalent, receivables, inventories, prepaid expenses. On the other hand, the long-term assets of Wal-Mart incorporate property and property equipment, goodwill and property under capital leases. Assets that are readily convertible into cash without losing their value are classified as current assets. Conversely, certain assets are not highly liquid and are not readily convertible into cash and hence, they are classified as non-current assets. The cash and cash equivalent, receivables, inventories and prepaid expenses are classified as current assets because these items are sold, loaned out or ...

The benefits of the crusades vs. the benefits of the current terrorist group (ISIS)

Introduction Since the medieval ages, religion has been used to spread acts of narrow-mindedness against others. From the time of the Christian inquisitions and crusades to the current Islamic jihadism and terrorism, this fundamentalist attitude has caused the death of many. At its root, is the selfishness and ambition for power and wealth that rules the hearts of men. Religious organizations are responsible for establishing the moral fiber in the society. They undertake this duty by selling the concept of ‘salvation’. In return, they obtain rent in the form of tithes in order to intercede on behalf of individuals ...

Abstract

This paper presents the ideal purpose of adopting a unitary global set of accounting standards to be applied across the globe. It presents the major characteristics of both the dominant accounting standards used worldwide, the IFRS and the US GAAP. It examines whether the IFRS or US GAAP works best for the present and the future needs of a global finance system. The various differences of these two accounting standards were shown. The major applications of the IFRS as the leading accounting standards and principles were also highlighted in the paper. It also provided various guidelines in this seemingly ...

Executive Summary

Macau is a very attractive gaming destination in the Asia Pacific region, just across the border for Hong Kong. This city attracts a large number of tourists and international visitors. It has also seen a rapid growth in establishment of large gaming companies, ever since liberalization for gaming operators in 2002. This must have actually spurred economic growth, and boosted SMEs, which are the economic growth power engines. However, unfortunately this is not the case, primarily because of the intense pressure on manpower, which is contributing to labour turnover in Macau, so much that, almost 30% of the SMEs are facing closure ...

ABSTRACT

The aim of the current research was to examine the impact of the wider view of CSR on operations management of any the organization. The aim was divided into four objectives i.e. This research was based on secondary analysis. The researcher collected secondary data from internet and peer-reviewed journals to achieve the research objectives. The researcher made the following conclusion from this research. Decision-making is the core responsibility of managers. Operations managers need ensure that business decisions do not affect the society negatively. The business should not make profits at the cost of the environment. The manager should ...

Every Organization has a mission statement. According to David (2013), a mission statement might undergo changes from time to time depending on the direction of the organization. The mission statement is the concept of the Company. It gives details for existence of the company by defining all processes that occur within the company.

The Goodwill Organization’s mission statement is made to act as a guide to the internal efficiencies of the organization. The mission statement describes Goodwill organization’s purpose of “working to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families.” It shows the primary internal goals ...

Introducing

Human resources are an important aspect of every organization. They are the key founders who play the role of the mentors, trainer and development for the organization. The human resources lay the foundation for the respective businesses as well maintain eh respective business related performance. (Altman 2006: 769) The human resources should maintain the respective business aspects that shall consider about the appointments, developments and the training of the employees in the organization. The human resources maintain the respective business development aspect and manage the resources of the organization.

Cenlow Limited is concerned about the expansion and developments program ...

Analysis of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

The organization’s set up should always be working within the mission in which it’s established. This will enable the organization delivers and be objective. The mission of the organization should be believed in by all the staff members; hence the results will be delivered. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) operates in a wide range of activities which go beyond conservation. The organization is a nonprofit institution that has been in operation for the last 50 years, making it a leader in the wildlife conservation industry.

The organization do have operations in 100 countries and have the support of over 1.2 million ...

Executive summary 1

Statement of problem 2 Controlling Authorities 5 Possible Solutions 6 Solution 1 6 Diversity in Expertise 7 Professionalism and Ethics 7 Increased Goodwill 7 Big Costs 7 Option two - hiring an in-house counsel. 8 Minimal costs 8 Accessibility to the documents 8 Shared Ethics and Value 8 Lack of Professionalism in Specific Areas 8 Continual training inadequacy 8 The legal model for XTRA Technologies 9 Conclusion 9

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Executive summary The majority of business analysts agree on the idea that legal compliance is ...

In order to perform the analysis of the Annual Report we will take the Juniper Networks’ Inc. annual report (also known as Form 10-K) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 as an example. The report provides detailed information on company’s business and its operations, presents analysis of financial statements and risk factors throughout the year, and depicts the structure of corporate governance within the company. Annual Report consists of 4 major parts. Part I defines Juniper’s area of expertise and major milestones in its history, as well as potential risk factors which may affect the ...

STARBUCKS REPUTATION

In the pursuit of their objectives organizations become so uncompromising that they only realize the importance of goodwill once it is lost. The same is the case with Starbucks. First, it took advantage of the loopholes in the accounting standards and taxation laws to minimize corporate tax liability and when caught doing so they actually admitted it by announcing that they would pay more corporation tax in 2013-2014, regardless of whether the company is profitable or not. (Armistead, 2012)

The company has not been successful in managing its reputation after the tax avoidance scandal. In fact, it is among ...

Discuss potential hazards associated with focusing too heavily on the bottom line.

Income statement is a financial statement, which shows the transformation of the revenue into the net income, also known as the “bottom line”. Net income for a reporting period is obtained by subtracting all the losses and expenditures from the revenue. It is often considered in financial analysis as the measure of financial performance for the period. However, there are hazards, associated with focusing too much on the “bottom line”.

One of the aspects one must consider when using the “bottom line” for performance assessment is its tendency to estimate the value of some assets. If the estimates are wrong, net ...

List of Illustrations

Executive Summary Managing goodwill is an important part of any organization, be that a for-profit or a nonprofit organization. At some point managing goodwill is an important aspect of stakeholder management as the management team involved in taking care of the organization’s reputation in terms of goodwill considers the different possible reactions of the stakeholders, especially the customers and clients, whenever new changes in existing policies and regulations get set. In such situations, any decisions that may negatively affect the stakeholders’ perception about the company including its products and services would most likely be considered for re-deliberation. This is ...

Introduction

Football is the blood sport for the European people. Since last fifty years it is a part of the national affairs for some countries in Europe. The principle ways of competition among these countries is the domestic leagues that took place on a frequent basis. As compare to other countries, only few people of other countries outside Europe use to know about football because international football was not that much famous at the beginning of the era. But with globalization and cultural mix, football started spreading at a high pace all over the world. This is due to the invention of Television ...