And because Michael trusted Sue, Michael did not fully review the financials before approving them. Secondly, the related accounting system technology is old and cannot provide the sufficient controls. For example, Koss Corp.’s computerized accounting system was almost 30 years old. Moreover, the internal control of the company was also weak. There are not enough regulations and monitoring system for the daily accounting activities.
For example, there were no longer any engineers left who knew how to build or maintain aqueducts. This meant that when these structures broke they couldn’t be fixed, and so over time there was less provision for clean water. The local population used the stone from the bath houses and other structures to build their own homes as there was less emphasis on public health. The new rulers of Britain did not think it was as important as the Romans had. By 1350 there were some quite serious public health problems in towns, where the lack of fresh water and drainage was a problem which caused the water to be contaminated by other sources and was not healthy to drink.
Company Q in the scenario provided has a very poor attitude towards social responsibility because though they provide some basic aspects like Economic and Legal they fall short in Ethical and Philanthropic aspects. We will examine ways that Company Q can improve those lacking aspects. The first potential improvement is in the store closing situation of the scenario where Company Q closed two stores in high crime rate areas. Company Q has the right to be profitable and if they report that these stores are losing money then they have every right to close those stores but they made no efforts in the Philanthropic aspect of social responsibility. Company Q could have made investments in the local community that would have potentially improved the community thus decreasing the crime rate.
However, no monetary amount could correct the trauma that was brought upon this man by his own government. This in turn caused many Americans to question the actual usefulness of the Patriot Act. The feeling is that it doesn’t work and it allows government to skip important steps in trying to prove people are guilty or were truly involved in a crime. While there was without a question a mistake made, it is the knowledge gained from experiences such as this one in which government officials can reflect on and use better judgment in the
This case describes problems with constructing cellular towers which would cause dysfunction of the company and inability to meet the turn-on deadline. Erik Peterson was not that effective in managing and leading his team which is shown by negative relations among team members and miscommunication was present between him and the rest of the team. There was no mutual trust and there was a lack of motivation among team members. One thing that slowed Erik down was his lack of experience in the cellular industry. Without the knowledge about how specific industry works, it is very hard to manage and lead the team to progress and be successful.
Our team found that we did not agree with those professionals who chose to commit crimes. We felt that those in our examples had the means that they needed and were being greedy. These were not values that our team found to be important. Ethics will always be a greatly debated subject because there are so many grey areas and differing opinions on what values support those ethics. It is key to an organization to have a
Initially, under the Hoover administration, the government did not do much to intervene on the economic crisis. Hoover was a strict constructionist, who believed that it was not in his power to intervene on the Great Depression. He feared that too much intervention or coercion by the government would destroy individuality and self reliance. Instead, Hoover held a stance on the economy that was largely based on voluntarism, expecting churches and other social institution to aid the poor. However, as unemployment and poverty grew, many became unsatisfied with Hoover’s take on the depression.
Which voted to impeach him on two counts: perjury and obstruction? Some saw Starr as a fanatic invading individual's privacy. While most of Americans and some Republicans condemned the president’s behavior, they approved of the job he was doing and opposed removing him from office and agreed it did not warrant his removal from office. A number of senators did not believe that Clinton's actions constituted the high crimes and misdemeanors required by the Constitution for conviction. Starr reported insufficient evidence of illegalities related to the Whitewater land deals.
Packard Electrical had previously experienced excellent results in the United States based on their traditional operational processes but had failed to impress in the overseas market, serving a different type of customer. This is due to a number of systemic problems in the customer serving processes inherent in the Rio Bravo plant operations. These problems are highlighted in the report and are: • A lack of proper planning led to the mismatch of resources, which includes human talent, infrastructure; • • • • Careless planning and poor execution of processes; A lack of customer focus; Poor communication across the supply chain; Misalignment in philosophies and value systems between Packard Electrical and NUMMI; • • Lack of a change management system and A dearth of continuous improvement The primary causes of the above stated problems were a lack of lack of proper strategic planning on behalf of Packard Electric’s management team. There was also a lack of planning in the design and development of the plant taking into account the demanding customer requirements. There are also appeared to be a lack of understanding of the exact customer requirements and how to deliver the exepcted quality.
The management lacks policies and visible support for quality standards. Although they have recently hired Hank Kolb to oversee their quality program, which is a good decision, the lack of support from senior management for quality is very apparent. It was evident in launching the Greasex line to gain market share without testing the processes involved in making the product as well as ensuring safety requirements are achieved. They saw quality as only a secondary added value. The personnel department is the first department to be interviewed.