Authors Pearce and Robinson (2009) suggest, a balanced scorecard “Is a set of measures that are directly linked to the company’s strategy,” “Directs a company to link its own long-term strategy with tangible goals and actions,” and “Provides a framework to translate a strategy into operational terms” (p. 202). A balanced scorecard is comprised of four perceptions: financial, customer, internal business process, and learning and growth (Pearce & Robinson, 2009). Utilizing Kaplan and Norton’s development of the balance scorecard AB Cleaners (ABC) evaluated its strategies relative to their mission and vision. The preceding matrix echoes ABC’s measurements, its targets, and supporting initiatives for each of the four perspectives associated with the
QBT Task 4 – Final Version 2 Robb Farrell Western Governors University Student ID# 000242903 THE REAL BOTTOM-LINE OF TODAY’S BUSINESS Research reveals that companies that focus on adhering to ethical standards and investing in socially responsible practices to the benefit of all stakeholders have a significant business advantage it today’s market place. Socially and ethically conscious originations have compelling business results in related to employee loyalty, company profits and consumer affinity. There was a time in our capitalist society that an organization’s number one priority and predominant focus was profits and shareholder interest. Indeed things have and are changing. In today’s market climate, companies have had to increase their consciousness as to what really matters.
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Certified public accountants (CPAs) perform a role that is essential to society. Because of the importance of that role, CPAs have responsibilities to anyone who employs their professional services. CPAs also have a responsibility to assist one another in enhancing the accounting profession, maintaining the public's confidence, and consistently fulfilling the profession's exclusive responsibilities. The voluntary association of CPAs, better known as the AICPA, has proposed a code of conduct that CPAs have chosen to adhere to. Now it is time to discuss the purpose for AICPA’s code, why it is considered the foundation of ethical reasoning, and its most important purposes.
Staffing at Tanglewood James Cochrane Human Resource Planning Staffing at Tanglewood Tanglewood is an organization that maintains the importance of utilizing and implementing essential elements that are crucial in the development of an effective organizational strategy. By aligning human resource initiatives with organizational strategies, Tanglewood displays its ability to be a successful organization that is able to effectively unify its corporate culture in a way that positively influences its productivity and profitability. In this report, the Staffing Organizations Model as outlined by Staffing Organizations, Heneman, Judge, & Kammeyer-Mueller (2012), will be used to make recommendations to Tanglewood’s senior management and their practices towards centralizing staffing practices in their company. This report will do this by effectively highlighting elements of the model such as Organization, Organization Strategy, Human Resource (HR) and Staffing Strategy, Staffing Policies (Support Activities, Core Staffing Activities), and Staffing system and Retention Management strategies. Organization As clothing, appliances, electronics, and home décor items are their main selling feature, Tanglewood is comprised of a chain of general merchandise stores.
CHAPTER 4 - Internal Controls, Accounting for Cash, and Ethics ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. The accounting scandals of WorldCom and Enron are partially responsible for the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. SOX requires public companies to evaluate their internal control system. 2. Internal control is the process designed to ensure reliable financial reporting, effective and efficient operations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
McBride financial is an organization that needs to focus and adhere to compliance issues within the organization. Two effective ways of ensuring this is for McBride Financial to implement charters and bylaws. Doing so will transfer authority of the organization from the CEO to the independent Board of Directors. “Bylaws established by the board of director’s authority include the specific rules that govern the corporation and its business conduct” (Chew, D. and Gillian, 2005). “Charters assist in the creation of committees.
Out of the many parties in the league and the major force behind the debacle of Enron concern Andersen's, the accounting and auditing firm that once deserved name in the industry for its conscience in accounting professional services and auditing. The interesting feature is that some compromise in the profession of accounting services by Andersen's was notable, given that there are noteworthy feature of stock manipulation, especially in financial statements of Enron attended and audited by Andersen's. 2. List three types of consulting services that audit firms are now prohibited from providing to clients that are public companies. For each item, indicate the specific threats, if any, that the provision of the given service could pose for an audit firm’s independence.
Why? DQ 3: What are two platforms that business leaders can use to demonstrate and articulate their purpose, principles, and values? Discuss them. DQ 4: Do you think consumers hold companies responsible for their actions? Why is it important to have a corporate code of conduct?
This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information. Management means the organization of and control over the planning, structure and organisation, controlling, processing, evaluating and reporting of information activities in order to meet client objectives and to enable corporate functions in the delivery of information. What is the office administrator’s role? The office
INTRODUCTION At times we may wonder what is meant by ethics, why accountants need ethics in their business life or even how they are related. As we may know, definitions of ethics vary with time but in most cases it is defined” With these definitions we can understand that basically ethics is knowing what is right (Mitchell 2009). Ethics in accounting and finance a global concern today (Onyebuchi, 2011). However, the accounting and finance sector has over the past years developed a culture of ethical misconduct (Gianneti & Yue Wang, 2014). According to Anup & Chadha (2005), Ethical misconducts often lead to corporate scandals that come with serious consequences e.g.