Due 12:00 p.m. on Saturday June 20, 2015

   

  •                                           Asset Misappropriation and Corporate Governance

                                                      

 

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

 

1.    Based on your research, evaluate the type of asset misappropriations that occurred at the organization, and assess the factors that contributed to the misappropriation. Give your opinion on whether poor management or lack of management played a role in the asset misappropriation. Provide support for your rationale.

 

2.    Evaluate the legal mechanisms that could have been used to recover assets through the civil and criminal justice systems. Assess whether the civil and criminal justice systems did an effective job in recovering the organization’s assets. Provide support for your rationale.

 

3.    Assess management’s responsibility to share information related to the breach with various stakeholder groups, indicating what should be shared and how. Provide support for your rationale. 

 

4.    Review AICPA Statements on Auditing Standard (SAS) No. 99, “ Risk Factors Relating to Misstatements Arising from Misappropriation of Assets”, found within the text. Assess SAS 99 risk factors and discuss if the risk factors were prevalent in the organization you researched. Give your opinion on whether or not organizations should implement a plan that reviews risk factors on a regular basis to determine if fraud has occurred. Explain why or why not.

 

5.    Review the corporate governance plan of the organization you researched, evaluate the effectiveness of the plan, and make suggestions for improvements to protect the stakeholders.  Provide support for your rationale.

 

6.    Recommend a fraud prevention plan for this organization. Determine what positive or negative consequences this fraud prevention plan might have on employees’ morale and the public perception of the organization.

 

7.    Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

·         Examine the basic concepts related to fraud, including environment, impact, and the methodologies related to fraud examination. 

 

·         Analyze the theories related to crime causation, the essence of crime, organizational environment conducive to crime, and ethical issues related to fraud.

 

·         Examine the human factors related to corruption and how understanding these factors can facilitate the fraud prevention and deterrence process.

 

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in forensic accounting.

 

·         Write clearly and concisely about forensic accounting issues using proper writing mechanics.

 

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bus 405 week 2 assigment

After reading the Value Line figures and information on Abbott Laboratories in the Questions and Problems section of Chapter 6 (just before Problem 27), complete the following Problems and submit your work to your instructor.  

Problem 27: What is the sustainable growth rate and required return for Abbott Laboratories? Using these values, calculate the 2010 share price of Abbott Laboratories Industries stock according to the constant dividend growth model. 

Problem 28: Using the P/E, P/CF, and P/S ratios, estimate the 2010 share price for Abbott Laboratories. Use the average stock price each year to calculate the price ratios. 

Problem 29: Assume the sustainable growth rate and required return you calculated in Problem 27 are valid. Use the clean surplus relationship to calculate the share price for Abbott Laboratories with the residual income model. 

Problem 30: Use the information from the previous problem and calculate the stock price with the clean surplus dividend. Do you get the same stock price as in the previous problem? Why or why not? 

Problem 31: Given your answers in the previous questions, do you feel Abbott Laboratories is overvalued or undervalued at its current price of around $50? At what price do you feel the stock should sell? 

Show your calculations, and in your response to Problem 31, write a one-page defense of your position as to the value of Abbott Laboratories stock at its current price of $50 per share. Format your page per APA style guidelines.

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IT Question

  1. Identify and explain key trends that are occurring in computer peripheral devices? How do these trends affect business uses of computers?
  2. Discuss important computer hardware developments that you expect to happen in the next 10 years? How will these affect the business use of computers?
  3. What trends are occurring in the development and use of the major types of computer systems?
  4. What application software packages are the most important for a business end user to know how to use? Explain the reasons for your choices.
  5. What major trends are occurring in software? What capabilities do you expect to see in future software packages?
  6. Why is an operating system necessary? That is, why can’t an end user just load an application program into a computer and start computing?

Minimum 7 full sentence per question

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HCA 311- Ashford university

Need help with this class… Here is a course description on it

 

 

 

Health Care Financing is an introduction to health care’s fundamental financing concepts. The interaction of funding resources among government agencies and the private sector in the funding of health services is explored. Political and social policies contributing to the demand for health services are discussed. Cost control strategies such as managed care, fee for service and specified contractual arrangements provide the foundation for analyzing health care financing.. Health services financing and disbursement systems are presented across the domains of for-profit, non-profit, public, grant funding and managed care. Focused attention is given to discussion of government financing of health services including, Medicare, Medicaid, and specific entities such as veterans administration and other categorical funding.

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history research paper

History

 

Research question: What were the features of Medieval Europe that developed between 500 and 1200 C.E.?

 

 5-6 double-spaced pages or more with standard 1-inch margins and 12 point standard font.  Papers significantly shorter than this will be penalized.   You need a title page and a references page (not counted as pages) Sources & Citations. Your paper should have a minimum of five outside sources.   Assigned resources may be used (and should be used) but they do not count toward the minimum number of outside sources.       

 

 Encyclopedias and dictionaries are not appropriate sources for college level work. Wikipedia, Infoplease, About.com, and other non-academic websites are not acceptable sources.  (Bear in mind that anyone can submit an article to Wikipedia.)  Personal websites and blogs are also not appropriate, unless the author has academic credentials. Online sources are fine

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Drug Treatment for ADHD

Drug Treatment for ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received a lot of media coverage in the past ten years. One of the things most misunderstood about the disorder is the treatment. Children (and adults) afflicted with ADHD are often treated with stimulant drugs. Parents are often hesitant about giving their children these stimulant medications. Treating hyperactivity with a drug that increases activity appears paradoxical.

 

Using the Argosy University online library resources, find at least two peer-reviewed journal articles that explain the effect of stimulant drugs (such as Adderall or Ritalin—amphetamine or methylphenidate) on the brains of those with ADHD.

 

Create a brochure that explains the benefits of using stimulant medications and addresses the concerns of parents of children with ADHD. Be sure to use language appropriate for the audience. Include the following in your brochure:

 

  • Summarize the findings of the two articles.
  • Explain the effect that these drugs have in the brain.
  • Explain the concerns of using stimulant drugs to treat ADHD.

 

Develop a 2-3-page brochure in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

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Humanities Paper 3

Select the two best examples of art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature from the Enlightenment period.

Select the two best examples of art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature from the Romantic Age.

Create a Top Ten list of the examples you chose for each period. Your list should be numbered 1-10. For each example on your list, include the creator’s name, the title, and the date, e.g. 1. Joe Smith, The Birds of Song (1973).

Write a brief introduction for each Top Ten List providing a description of each epoch – the Enlightenment period and the Romantic Age – and an explanation for how you decided on the examples you included in your list. Note: Your explanation should not state that you chose these examples because they best represent the period. That is already understood. Say why you think these examples best represent the period. How did you decide which examples best represent the period?

Write a rationale of 30 to 60 words for the ranking that you gave each example. In writing your rationale, consider how well the example you have chosen reflects developments in world events and cultural patterns of that time period. Based on what you know about each time period, how does the art, music, architecture, philosophy, and literature capture the tenets, spirit, ideology, thinking, concerns, aesthetics, politics, cultural and social mores, etc. of the period? Note: You should write a rationale for each example you choose, not a summary or description of the example.

Submit your Top Ten List as a Microsoft Word document.

Format your responses consistent with APA guidelines. Note: You must use your course text as a reference for this assignment. This means that you should include quoted or paraphrased text from your readings to support your response to, and discussion of, the assignment questions. Course readings should be acknowledged with an in-text citation.

If you need additional sources, use the University Library. If you use the Internet to find sources, you should only access credible and reliable Internet sites such as those affiliated with a museum, magazine, newspaper, educational institution, or arts organization, for example. You should not use sites like Wikipedia, About.com, Ask.com, or blogs, for example.

Note: Please make it like a list and number them.

 
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Creative Problem Solving/MGMT445

No plagiarism will be accepted.  The paper calls for 1,200-1,500 words using APA 6th edition format (Abstract, in-text citations and a Reference page).

You own a small gardening and landscaping business and employ 4 full-time employees and 8 part-time employees who work on a seasonal basis when you need the additional help, especially in the spring and summer months. The part-time workers’ salaries are 20 percent higher than the industry average.

The full-time employees do outstanding work year-round. Yet, it is difficult to motivate the seasonal employees in the spring when the weather is rainy. It is also a challenge when the weather is hot as you move into the summer months. For the most part, the full- and part-time workers meet their productivity goals, but often the seasonal workers lack initiative on such things as making sure the client’s yard is spotless when the work is complete and more.

You are seeking some type of rewards and recognition program to motivate the seasonal employees to be more customer-service oriented when on the job at various commercial and residential sites.

Following these guidelines, write a proposal about how you will solve this problem:

  • Define the steps to solve this problem.
  • Research and apply at least 1 creative approach to determining a solution to the problem of motivating your seasonal workers to do their best work. Explain why you believe this is the best approach to solve this problem.
  • Brainstorm 5 potential programs that could motivate and reward seasonal employees, and do not include “raising their wages.”
  • Include a section about what rewards and recognition program you decided upon, and why.
  • In your summary, evaluate the creative approach you suggested.
    • Why do you think your solution will be effective?
    • Why do you think this approach will help solve the problem relative to cost, benefits, and practicality?
    • How and why this is an innovative solution?
    • How and why do you think the solution will fit the problem?
  • Decide on 1 alternative creative approach to solving the same business problem.
  • Add any other ideas that will help solve the problem of how to motivate the seasonal employees.
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Periods 1 and 2 Decisions

Please read the instructions carefully! There are three distinct actions you need to complete.

For this assignment, complete the following:

  • For Period 1: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 1 into the airline simulation no later than 11:59 p.m., central time, on Wednesday.
  • For Period 2: Complete and enter your decisions for Period 2 into the airline simulation no later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Saturday.
  • For Periods 1 and 2: Develop a thorough and well-written paper of 2–6 pages, documenting your team’s decisions and rationales for those decisions for both periods. Submit one document to the assignment no later than 11:59 p.m., central time on Sunday. Review the Periods 1 and 2 Decisions – Team Scoring Guide to see how your instructor will evaluate your work. Please note: You must provide relevant professional or industry-related support (at least two resources) for the decisions your team made. Be sure you follow APA sixth edition guidelines for style and formatting throughout your assignment
  • http://schools.interpretive.com/v1505/redir.php?p=~gQLypSXAKQRechL_LeQ …Use this link to access the simulation decision will not be done until 4 Sept

Be sure the document each team member submits includes the following:

  • Your team number, name of your airline, and the names of each team member.
  • A brief overview of your airline’s mission or philosophy.
  • The decisions your team made for Periods 1 and 2.
  • A rationale for each decision. Explain what you hope to accomplish or achieve with the decisions, and provide references to support the decisions.
  • References to at least two professional or industry-related resources. Follow APA guidelines for all references.
  • Attach is a copy of the team’s airline stragey
  • Team number is ind1-a
  • will give you the username and password afterhand shake
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program capstone

Before you will accept the assignment please read the requirement carefully. No plagiarism please  

 

  300 words please part 1

 

You have just been promoted from front-line supervisor to be one of the firm’s senior managers. During your business education, you learned that the primary role of a manager is to make good decisions. As a supervisor, you had frequently been making routine decisions, but you realize that decision making for the overall company can and will have far greater impact on the company and its employees.

Your boss, the chief executive officer (CEO), realizes that you do not have much practice in this higher level, decision-making process and has asked you to write a memo describing your understanding of how to make important decisions.

Your memo should address the following questions:

  • Describe at least 3 criteria that would determine whether the manager is making good decisions. What should be done to better assure that you are making a good decision?
  • In the realm of decision making, what are assumptions? Rather than use a dictionary definition, cite several specific assumptions that would go with any real-life decision you have made or have seen made at a company at which you have worked.
  • Given the importance of proper assumptions, your boss asked you to assess the accuracy of certain business assumptions and what could you do to test or confirm the credibility of them. The following were major assumptions for each firm:
    • An automobile manufacturer’s assumption that the demand for SUVs would continue because gas prices would continue to rise 
    • An airline’s assumption that there was a need for an airline that provided no added amenities

Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):

  • Unit 2: Assumptions
  • Unit 2: Making Good Decisions
  • Unit 2: Strategic Market Research Data
  • Unit 2: Research Strategy & Proposal Outline
  • Unit 2: Methods and Tools for Decision Making
  • Unit 2:Decision Making Strategies
  • Unit 2: Using Statistics in Business Decisions

300 words please part 2

 

 

You are the newly appointed department manager. Your department has not been performing well, and you have been investigating why. You soon realize that the firm has had no formal performance appraisal system. Supervisors that need to do a better job have not been receiving any kind of formal feedback.

To correct this situation, you will begin by creating a performance grading form that will be used to assess the front-line supervisor’s performance. Create a form that includes areas the supervisors should be graded on and the relative weight or importance assigned to each category. For example, should 30% of the weight be assigned to communication skills versus 20% for coaching skills?

You want to make sure that the grading form reflects what you feel are the indicators of a good front-line supervisor’s performance.

Create the form including the relative weights of each category and the grading scale to use (for example, for grading criteria you could use 1–9; low, mid, or high; or poor, mediocre, average, or excellent). Justify why you chose those criteria and why you assigned particular weights.

Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):

 

  • Unit 3: Monitoring Performance
  • Unit 3: Setting Fair Standards
  • Unit 3: Quality Overview
  • Unit 3: Measuring Performance
  • Unit 3: Strategies to Improve Performance
  • Unit 3: Production Decisions
  • Unit 3: Pricing Decisions
  • Unit 3: Input & Output Decisions
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