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  • An Overview of Women in Business

    An Overview of Women in Business

    Even though women constitute 40% of all executives and administrative posts (up from 24% in 1976), they are still restricted mostly to the middle and lower positions, and the senior levels of management are almost entirely male domains. A 1990 study of the top Fortune 500 companies by Mary Ann Von Glinow of the University of Southern California, showed that "women were only 2.6% of corporate officers (the vice presidential level up)." Of the Fortune

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    Essay Length: 1,011 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Stenly
  • What Accounts for the Today’s Difference in Unemployment Rates Between France and Us?

    What Accounts for the Today’s Difference in Unemployment Rates Between France and Us?

    What accounts for the today’s difference in unemployment rates between France and US? France has one of the highest unemployment rates out of the industrialized nations. It has been at around 10% for the last two decades. Many French workers will go through unemployment at some point in their career, and it is an especially high probability for the low skilled workers and the young. There are many possible reasons for why France has a

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    Essay Length: 2,760 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • International Accounting

    International Accounting

    The International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) main objective together with national standard setters is to set standards for financial reporting that will be used by businesses and organizations worldwide. The board has twelve full-time members and two part-time members. Of the twelve full-time members, seven members must have a “formal liaison responsibility with one or more national standard setter.” (Hoyle, Schaefer, & Doupnik, 2004) There is no requirement of formal liaison responsibility for the remaining

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    Essay Length: 799 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Gear Accountability

    Gear Accountability

    The Marine Corps has adopted a system of serializing gear in order to keep records of where it's gear is issued. The units and individual Marines to whom this gear is issued are held accountable for maintaining them. Losing a piece of gear could have repercussions ranging from payment for lost property to legal action. In addition to these are other consequences. There is a quote by Benjamin Franklin that reads, �time is money.’ In

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    Essay Length: 299 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Timing and Mechanics of Accounting

    The Timing and Mechanics of Accounting

    To be honest, in this scenario, all I am thinking about is that bonus I worked hard for all year long. (Even though we all feel that this is an ethical dilemma, think realistically at what most people would do. We all know right from wrong it’s what we do with the feelings that counts.) If the expenses are recorded this year I will be off on my target revenue by $50,000. This is a

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    Essay Length: 437 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Compare Dollar General’s Financial Performance with That of Family Dollar

    Compare Dollar General’s Financial Performance with That of Family Dollar

    Compare Dollar General’s financial performance with that of Family Dollar. Dollar General has been performing well financially ever since they were established in 1955. In its first 10 years of existence, Dollar General had grown to 255 stores with nearly $26 million in annual sales. In 2002, annual sales were $6.1 billion and there were 6,300 stores in 27 states in operation. Strategy shifts as well as major acquisitions allowed for Dollar General to continue

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    Essay Length: 1,382 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Financial Analysis of Hershey Corporation

    Financial Analysis of Hershey Corporation

    INTRODUCTION The Hershey Company is North America’s largest manufacturer of quality chocolate and sugar confectionary products. They produce and sell a wide variety of confections from the familiar favorites such as Hershey’s, Reese’s, and Hershey Kisses to the Ice Breaker line of gums and mints. They have also emerged as the forerunner in the dark and premium chocolate category (http://www.thehersheycompany.com/). This paper will discuss the history of The Hershey Company, general facts and information pertaining

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    Essay Length: 5,235 Words / 21 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Global Success and the Role of Strategic Steering and Management Accounting Systems

    Global Success and the Role of Strategic Steering and Management Accounting Systems

    Global Success and the Role of Strategic Steering and Management Accounting Systems 1. INTRODUCTION Research approach The objective of the present study is to evaluate corporate global success and some of its determinants as a single case study of Nokia Group. The rationale for the research approach of a single case is that Nokia represents an extreme and unique case of reaching global success in telecommunications industry (see Yin 1994: 39). Global success in the

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    Essay Length: 9,804 Words / 40 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Anna
  • Accounting Ethical and Legal Obligations Pape

    Accounting Ethical and Legal Obligations Pape

    Introduction: Ethics is first of all, the quest for, and the understanding of, the good life living well, a life worth living. It is largely a matter of perspective: puffing every activity and goal in its place knowing what is worth doing and what is not worth doing, knowing what is worth wanting and having and knowing what is not worth wanting and having. The purpose of ethics in business is to direct business man

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    Essay Length: 1,157 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • Financial Health

    Financial Health

    Saving for retirement. Everyone knows that Americans, as a nation, are spending too much and saving too little. This can be seen in pension fund shortfalls, consumer debt mountains, and an ever-expanding trade deficit. However, there are not a lot of people who lose sleep at night because of these long-term national problems. What matters to most people is their personal finances, and the only question most of us need to ask ourselves is, am

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Jack
  • Ayso Overview

    Ayso Overview

    The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) was founded in Torrance, CA in 1964. The league consisted of nine teams with almost 125 players. In the last 40 years, AYSO has grown to all 50 states, 50,000 teams, over 650,000 players, and also employs 50 people at its National Support and Training Center in Hawthorne, CA. In 1971, the first girls AYSO program was developed in the San Fernando Valley in California. This program now has

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    Essay Length: 650 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Creative Accounting

    Creative Accounting

    Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that deviate from (the spirit of ) standard accounting practices. They are characterized by excessive complication and the use of novel ways of characterizing income, assets or liabilities. Sometimes the words "innovative" or "aggressive" are used. The term is also (used more seriously and disparagingly) to refer to systematic misrepresentation of the true income and assets of business organizations. "Creative accounting" on this scale has led to a number

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    Essay Length: 262 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Penske Financial Analysis

    Penske Financial Analysis

    Introduction To start my introduction I would like to begin with the mission statement of Penske. “Unique in its heritage and formidable in its national and international scope, Penske Corporation is a closely held transportation services company that encompasses retail automotive sales and services, truck leasing, supply chain logistics management, transportation components manufacturing, and high-performance racing,”(Penske.com). In my evaluation of Penske I’ve gained a lot of new information and facts that I will now share

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    Essay Length: 1,350 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: July
  • Objective of Financial Statements - a Critical Review

    Objective of Financial Statements - a Critical Review

    The management of all listed companies registered in UK are bound by law to prepare and provide financial statements for each accounting period. This has been the case since the conception of ‘The Companies Act 1948’ (Flint, 1982), last amended in 1985. Although it’s been over 55 years of reporting entities preparing financial statements, the objective of these statements has always been a matter of discussion. The Accounting Standards Board (ASB) came up with a

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Financial Manager Career Data Analysis

    Financial Manager Career Data Analysis

    As the economy expands and employment opportunities increase, the need for workers with financial expertise will go up. I will enter the workforce at an excellent time to pursue a career as a financial manager. The information I have acquired concerning this field including opportunities, salary, and working conditions will justify my decision to obtain a position as a financial manager for a major corporation. The opportunities available to someone with a degree in finance

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    Essay Length: 588 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Accounting Essaays

    Accounting Essaays

    Financial Accounting Financial accounting involves the preparation of a business's financial statements, mainly for users outside the business. These reports are used by owners, potential owners of a business, and by people who have loaned a company money. Some government agencies that regulate business and the stock market require companies to submit financial statements to them. Additionally, stockholders, suppliers, and banks also benefit from the financial reports that are generated. (Horngreen, Stratton, & Sundem, p.

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accountingadvantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accountingadvantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and disadvantages of historical cost accounting, alternatives to historical cost accounting 2.1 Introduction Accounting concepts and conventions as used in accountancy are the rules and guidelines by which the accountant lives. The historical cost accounting convention is an accounting technique that values an asset for balance sheet purposes at the price paid for the asset at the time of its acquisition. The historical cost accounting is the situation in which accountants record revenue, expenditure

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    Essay Length: 1,230 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Steve
  • Role of the Financial Manager

    Role of the Financial Manager

    Role of the Financial Manager Paper Introduction Shareholders own companies and are therefore entitled to a return on their investments when the companies are performing well. It becomes the financial managers’ role to ensure that shareholders are receiving a maximum return on their investment. This project will concentrate on defining the different roles and objectives of financial managers in their attempt to maximize shareholder value. Furthermore, the viewpoint of stockholders will also be compared to

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    Essay Length: 1,039 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Historical Cost Accounting, Alternatives to Historical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and disadvantages of historical cost accounting, alternatives to historical cost accounting 2.1 Introduction Accounting concepts and conventions as used in accountancy are the rules and guidelines by which the accountant lives. The historical cost accounting convention is an accounting technique that values an asset for balance sheet purposes at the price paid for the asset at the time of its acquisition. The historical cost accounting is the situation in which accountants record revenue, expenditure

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Yan
  • Overview of Management

    Overview of Management

    Business has become and more competitive each day and in that competition lies many steps with which to compete, get ahead, and stay ahead. The business that can master the tools available stands a greater chance for the sustainable competitive edge. Big business is increasing and small businesses are starting to fade. In today’s market, businesses big and small need to try to find a way to stay ahead of their competitors. In this essay,

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    Essay Length: 1,140 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Victor
  • Financial Theories and Strategies

    Financial Theories and Strategies

    Financial Theories and Strategies Paper FIN 554 February 15, 2005 Introduction Financial theories are the building blocks of today’s corporate world. “The basic building blocks of finance theory lay the foundation for many modern tools used in areas such asset pricing and investment. Many of these theoretical concepts such as general equilibrium analysis, information economics and theory of contracts are firmly rooted in classical Microeconomics” (Oaktree, 2005) This paper will define and discuss five

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    Essay Length: 1,533 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Ethics, Accounting and Business Decisions

    Ethics, Accounting and Business Decisions

    Ethics, Accounting and Business Decisions In the article “Business and Accounting Ethics” written by Dr. K. T. Smith and Dr. L. Murphy Smith, the authors affirm the need for ethics and decision-making in accounting due to recent unfavorable business practices. They stress the importance of maintaining and implementing regulations for professional conduct for public and private accountants. In addition, they raised question, “What is my highest aspiration? The answer might be wealth, fame, knowledge, popularity,

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    Essay Length: 471 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Forensic Accounting

    Forensic Accounting

    FORENSIC ACCOUNTING MORE THAN JUST NUMBERS The field of accounting is no longer just for those who enjoy crunching numbers. Preparing financial statements, internal auditing, and tax accounting are only the tip of the iceberg. In today’s society of the “money hungry”, the “sue happy”, and the financially unfit, a new breed of accountant; the “Forensic Accountant” has emerged. Although Investigative Accounting has been around for years, it has only recently begun to transform into

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    Essay Length: 1,586 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Switzerland: An Economic Overview

    Switzerland: An Economic Overview

    Switzerland An Economic Overview Abstract Switzerland is one of the most prosperous countries in Europe. With a stable government, sound economy and highly skilled labor force and strong tourism, Switzerland is driving force in the world economy. However, in the coming years Switzerland will face three challenges that threaten their positive economic outlook, they are 1) agriculture protectionism, 2) Non membership in the EU and 3) aging population. This paper takes a brief look

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Hstorical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Hstorical Cost Accounting

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Hstorical Cost Accounting Advantages and disadvantages of historical cost accounting, alternatives to historical cost accounting 2.1 Introduction Accounting concepts and conventions as used in accountancy are the rules and guidelines by which the accountant lives. The historical cost accounting convention is an accounting technique that values an asset for balance sheet purposes at the price paid for the asset at the time of its acquisition. The historical cost accounting is the

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Jon

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