...Dawei Chen Case Summary- Confucius, Machiavelli, and Rousseau According to the Case context, we can find out many ideas about leadership. First, from the great Chinese ancient philosopher-Confucius that we can learn that a phenomenal leader needs to love people and use virtue to rule a society. The ultimate goal for a leader is to fulfill everyone’s demand. In order to achieve this goal; a leader must be a sage or at least a very wise man to set up a very extraordinary example for others to learn. However, this opinion has a very obvious flaw that people cannot be as good as he think and most people are selfish that this kind of leadership is not going to be successful. Second, From the Machiavelli, we can acquire the idea which is almost opposite from Confucius, in his eyes, people has variable characters and most people are wicked. They are selfish and the only way to rule them is to treat them like objects. To achieve this goal, most leaders need to use the power of government and use many different strategies to control his followers such as military forces and spies. The core of his theory is to make fear in people’s mind and use this fear to set up the leadership and leaders can observe other leaders to make this happen. Third, case describes the great thinker in revolution era- Rousseau. He established the basic ideas of democracy. The core idea of his “The Social Contract “is to gather the “general will” and make the general will into a contract that is the...
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...ACCTG 351B: Business Law (San Francisco, Fall 2013) INSTRUCTOR: KRISTIN L. ROSI Work: (415) 538-4387 FAX: (415) 904-5854 E-mail: krosi@ggu.edu In addition to working as an Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University, I am employed as an Administrative Law Judge with the California Department of Insurance and as a Pro Tem Judge with the Alameda County Superior Court. Prior to becoming an ALJ, I was the Senior Regional Attorney at the California Public Employment Relations Board, where I authored a treatise on public sector employment. I was awarded an A.B. in Psychology and Women’s Studies by Smith College in 1992; a J.D. (Public Interest Scholar) by University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1995; and am currently working on my PhD in Judicial Studies from the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno. OFFICE HOURS: My office is located 1.5 blocks from 536 Mission St., so I can meet there by appointment. Please telephone or email me as early as possible for an appointment. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Focuses on the legal, regulatory and ethical context of professional accounting practice. This course will consider the law and the legal environment within which certified public accountants practice and the most important areas of the law affecting clients. Topics covered in this course are the law of administrative agencies; the regulation of professions generally and of accounting specifically; ethics and professional responsibility, the AICPA's...
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...This case describes a decision facing the officers of the Solidarity Fund, a large pension fund operated by the Quebec Federation of Labor (QFL).The QFL had founded the Fund to provide members of its affiliated unions and others access to professionally managed retirement accounts. It also sought to create job growth in the province of Quebec and to support companies with good working conditions, positive relations with local communities, and a commitment to environmental responsibility. The goal of QFL was to extend access to manage retirement account for its members and to instill job growth. Another focus of the QFL was to support socially responsible companies that carried out their due diligence process successfully and paid special attention to employee working conditions. The controversy stemmed from the fact the Gildan Active wear and Montreal based textile and Garment that started in 1984 managed and operated three factories. Gildan owned and operated three factories and in effort to compete with Hanes and Fruit of the Loom, Gildan began to expand in 1995, Gildan contacted the Solidarity Fund for help in financing its expansion. Gildan grew drastically and even expanded some production to Honduras. Gildan believed that Honduras was the reason for its success as 80% of the jobs were held by women between the ages of 18 and 25. In 2002, the basic minimum hourly wage was 63 cents. An employee in Montreal earned more in one hour than a Honduran did in one day. The Solidarity...
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...The case study discusses challenges that the Iggy’s Bread of the world are experiencing ensuring effective leadership while maintain the culture of the organization. Igor and his wife Ludmilla Ivanovic both started the Pain d’Avignon bakery with no previous in baking. Passion, motivation, and dedication enabled the bakery to grow at an unprecedented rate. Upon insisting on using only organic ingredients, the Ivanovics and their partners seemed to be going in different directions and consequently decided to sell their share of the bakery and start a new one where they can continue their business journey. Iggy’s Bread of the World was established and in just six months, and no marketing, the bakery generated revenues over $1.5 million. As they became more successful, new challenges arose. Challenges included hiring new employees, assigning a management team, and making decisions concerning expansion. As they grew bigger, the Ivanovic lost control over day to day operations and new management team led by Matthew McRae – the appointed COO took over. Tensions began to rise as the new management team were looked at as outsiders who were attempting to change the culture set by the owners. Employees perceived the new management team as uncaring and inconsiderate of the family culture. The Ivanovics must thoroughly analyze the credibility and qualifications of the new management team. All new employees including any executive member is required to embrace the culture of the business...
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...Case #3/Dying, death and bereavement in social work Introduction In this case we are presented with The Florida Project for Human Justice; a nonprofit agency in downtown Tallahassee that provides legal services to inmates pro-bono. Diane Epps, executive director/attorney and Joe Moran, lead attorney for the agency has invited their co-worker Cynthia Sanders, mitigation investigator to join them in working with one of their death row clients. , Elaborate more on the case Problem Statement The team of attorneys and mitigation investigator cannot agree on whether Mr. Aranda is competent enough to make the decision of waiving his death sentence appeal or if his rights to self-determination is being violated. It is important that the team is united in their decision in order to present a solid case to the presiding. Very good problem statement Contextual Analysis The Florida Project for Human Justice is a nonprofit agency that primary mission is to represent death-sentenced inmates across the state who are appealing their sentences. The agency also advocates for clients with life sentences and for a change in state law to end the death penalty. They’re ultimate mission is to protect and sustain the lives of those on death row. The agency consists of a staff of seven with a high employee turner turn over. The work is stressful and they operate on a very limited budget. The agency is primarily devoted to appellate work and usually began providing services when the client...
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...Motivation Paper Name: Rakshit Challapally Course: MGMT 6170 – Leading people and organization Professor: Dr. Jennifer Palthe The most motivating factor in my life is to become an entrepreneur. The reason for becoming an entrepreneur is the first spark that any business carries when it initially kicks off. A successful business is determined by how often you are motivated and in balancing the various stages of one’s life. Planning every step that is well thought out is the key to having continuous success in a business. In order to start a business, it only takes one thought. In order to grow any enterprise, business, or entrepreneurship it requires a series of steps that must be actively and consistently developed. This can be achieved through a successful MBA program. The MBA program will provide the rigor and depth of learning to give me extensive exposure to all subject areas of business management. I will learn to work with accounts, financial evaluation and projection, project management and supply chain optimization. The atmosphere of collaboration and student participation will help me develop my team-management skills. Active participation in classroom discussions will enhance my communication and presentation skills. The program will give me insights into strategy development, which I can translate into sound decision-making in optimizing business operations. To successfully pursue my goals, in addition to developing hard business skills, I would also need to...
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...and no working experience. In May 2006, the company secured a contract worth RM 750,000. Due to shortage of funds, the company must apply banking facilities from banks. However, the banks have required the company to submit the audited financial statement for two years which sadly, the company accounts never have been audited. Due to that, the company has appointed Aziz & Co. as company auditor. Consequently, during the performance of audit, it has been found that there were many unresolved issues and the auditor want to express qualify financial statement. But Encik Zayed doesn’t want the auditor to issue qualified audit report since that would make it difficult for the company to get banking facilities. So, he hired Cik Amy. In this case, the protagonist is Cik Amy. As new finance executive, she faced few problems. The first problem is unorganized and incomplete accounting record. For example, there was missing of Accounts Receivables listing. Due to this, the second problem arose which is to entertain and fulfill the auditor needs. In addition, the director and CEO were not familiar with Accounting Standards and the provision of the Companies Act 1965. So, their lack of knowledge in those fields resulted in wrong treatment of some transactions and accounts. Incomplete information and records: Withdrawals were made from the company totaling RM12,500 without proper documentation. Besides, several pages of Account Receivables listing went missing. Listing of Account Receivables...
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...Issue: Whether in Partnership or not Welch and Others v Jess (1976) Facts: Plantiff and defendant agreed to share prizes and expenses of fishing holiday. Defendant then refused to share prize money Plantiff sued claiming partnership Held: No partnership as did not satisfy s4(1)(a) it was not for the purpose of carrying on a business However, contract between parties and defendant had to share prize money. Not partnership Harrison v Franich (2007) Facts: Ms Franich and Mr Franich entered agreement to purchase a stallion Agreed to create a syndicate and sell shares in order to produce sufficient profit Ms Franich made a capital contribution of $65000 for 50% share Remaining shares sold at a profit Arguement and dispute Held: Main purpose was to syndicate the horse for profit therefore purchase was part of the business plan. Capital contribution by Ms Franich clear signal that parties intended to create a partnership Court to determine by looking at parties objectively determined intentions Largely hobby element does not prevent venture to be partnership provided main purpose is for profit. Partnership Cox v Coulson (1916) Facts: Defendant arranged performance in his theatre with one Mill, who provided actors and scenery Defendant provided the theatre and lighting Playbills were proportioned between them both Plaintiff was struck by a pistol during performance who then sued defendant Issue: Whether defendant was a partner with Mill, who...
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...Summary- ‘Utilization of E-Logistics in Multinational Companies To Overcome Difficulties of Today’s Economic Environment’ The rapid emergence of the internet has greatly influenced the regular operations carried out by businesses. According to Auromo’s definition of E-logistics (as cited by Angheluta and Costea, 2010, P.1), “It can simply mean processes necessary to transfer the goods sold over the internet to the customers”. The integration of E-Logistics in a company’s supply chain model has resulted in several Web-based frameworks being created which are targeted for the use of the suppliers, management, other intermediaries and the customers for purchase as well as post-purchase services. An example used was DHL which uses on-line tools to track their shipments and also provides their customers with the convenience of tracking and tracing their shipments online without incurring additional costs (Angheluta and Costea, 2010, P.2). ELPIF: E-Logistics Processes Integration Framework is designed to apply “Automating process integration” to reduce time and cost, provide service efficiently, gain competitive advantage and aid companies to sustain despite any economic crisis (Angheluta and Costea, 2010, P.3). The article mentions two multinational companies and presents the efficiency of E-logistics integration in their Supply chain model. Volvo Logistics Corporation (VLC) and Haier Logistics Corporation (HLC) are subsidiaries of Volvo Group and Haier Group respectively...
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...Bridgeton Industries: Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant In the early 1900s, the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was the primary production site for Bridgeton Industries. All of the ACF’s products was provided to the Big-Three domestic automobile producers. At that time, the competitors were only domestic suppliers and other Bridgeton plants. However, later on, competition became stronger due to the foreign suppliers increased. In addition, the expensive gasoline and scarce caused the ACF loss their market share. At the end of 1986, engine plant—one of the ACF plant had to shut down due to the unsustain growth in diesel-powered cars. The physical machinery, equipment and building were written down and taken off the plant books. In 1987, Bridgeton Industries employed a strategic consulting company. On the one hand, the Strategic consulting company needed to examine Fuel Tanks, Manifolds, Front and Rear Doors, Muffler-Exhaust System and Oil Pans. On the other hand, the strategic consulting company was also asked to classify all the five kinds of products in term of “world -class” competitive position and potential. After collecting data and doing interview, the consultants put the products in the following classification: Class 1: Fuel tanks (having costs equal to or lower than competitors’ costs) Class 2: Manifolds, Front and rear doors (having costs 5%~15% higher than competitors’ costs) Class 3: Muffler-exhaust systems and oil pans (having...
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...The travels of a t-shirt in the global economy is an excerpt written by Pierta Rivoli commenting on the expansions of globalization. Globalization has become a widely used term because of its long growing existence. Rivoli has crafted the story of how a t-shirt comes into existence through exploiting and identifying the various social groups, economies, firms and governments that have all fallen under the forces of globalization. As stated in the article, “Back at Georgetown in 1999, I watched a young woman seize the microphone, “Who made your t-shirt” she asked the crowd. “Was it a child in Vietnam, chained to sewing machine without food or water? Or a young girl from India earning 18 cents per hour and allowed to visit the bathroom only twice a day…” Her great interest in this fostered her to write about the many factors that put together a globalized community. Her story is narrated through the travels of the origins of a t-shirt. The t-shirt is a symbol for the globalized community and it does not only represent the tag of the production country on the t-shirt, but the entire process that is involved in this industry. Over the past two centuries many industries have shifted from the western civilization to the eastern, mainly because of cheap labor, however the cotton industry has been excelling and growing in the past two centuries. It was the ninth largest export in the United States in 2003. The story starts from a Miami based t-shirt production firm, which has “Made in...
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...commissioning on site; the balance of 10% after three months satisfactory performance.As provided in the contract, BETA paid to CONARTIST 20% of the contract price (Rs. 2,000,000) on the signing of the contract on 1 September 2010, a further 20% (Rs. 2,000,000) on 6 January 2011 upon completion of tests of the equipment at the CONARTIST works and 25% of the contract price (Rs. 2,500,000) upon delivery of the equipment to BETA site on 20 February 2011. On 29 March 2011 CONARTIST assigned to ACME the right to receive the remaining two payments, of. Since that time no payment has been made by BETA to ACME. In the case of the payment due upon commissioning on site, BETA paid it to CONARTIST on 19 April 2011, i.e., nine days after having received notice of the assignment. BETA has claimed that the notice was defective in form. These objections are manifestly unfounded. In the case of the payment due after three months satisfactory performance, BETA has refused to pay it at all. When ACME was assigned the right to payment under the contract between BETA and CONARTIST, it was necessarily assigned the right to enforce its rights in the same manner as the assignor, CONARTIST, would have had....
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...Case Guideline Summary Good Attitude: Self-study is the best key for succession. Several successful methods are including: 1. Personal initiative, self-reliance: student needs to finish the project by their own under the guidance of professors. They need to sort thing out in a way that makes sense to them 2. Curiosity, a zest for exploration as an end in itself 3. A willingness to take risk: people learn more from failure, so do not hesitate to take since you can learn more afterward. 4. Patience and persistence: since the cases are messy, don’t be dragged to the mess by them. Instead, try to reach a solution because you may find other alternative options. 5. An orientation to community and discussion 6. Trust in the process Good infrastructure: Infrastructure is all resources case is giving to you. Steps that may help you further in utilizing all resources: 1. Find a quiet place to study: spend at least 90 minutes for each case 2. Get a business dictionary 3. Skim a business newspaper each day; read a business magazine; follow the markets. 4. Learn the basics of spreadsheet modeling on a computer 5. Form a study group 6. Get to know your professor Good execution: 1. Reading the case: in the first time reading the case, try to get a big picture, not a detail information. The first few paragraph will talk about the problem; while the rest may provide you with information helping to solve the problem 2. Getting into the case situation. Develop your “awareness”:...
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...Quick summary of case incident: Powell case 2009-wife, Susan of Josh Powell disappeared (never charged). Two children of Josh and Susan Powell are Charlie and Braden. Josh’s father Steven lived with Josh and boys. 2011-Steven Powell arrested on charges of voyeurism, child pornography. Susan Powell’s parents granted custody of two boys. Josh Powell was granted supervised visits twice weekly. Feb.2012- CPS worker arrived with boys at Powell’s new residence for visitation. Powell let boys in, and locked CPS worker out. CPS worker smelled strong odor of gas, she backed off and called police. Immediately the house erupted in flames. Powell and two sons were killed in fire. • Analyze the four stages of fire. • The four basic classifications that...
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...The Summary of Carrefour Case SUMMARY OF CARREFOUR Carrefour S.A. was Europe’s largest retailer. In the past, Carrefour management had generally financed company growth through securities denominated in the currency of business operation. Carrefour considers borrowing in British pounds sterling in order to take advantage of a borrowing opportunity in that currency. With a debt-financing requirement of EUR750 million, the bond issue would be one of Carrefour’s largest. It altered the world of retailing with the introduction of the “hypermarket”. This format combined a supermarket, drugstore, discount store, and gas station into one massive, one-stop-shopping megastore. The company expanded rapidly in France and beyond. Carrefour was profitable in all major operation regions. The company generated 5% of operating profits from Asia, 2% from Latin America and 26% from Europe outside France, with the remainder of profit coming from French operations. The company would increase sales by 5% on constant exchange rates and increase recurring net income by 10-15% Carrefour’s Financing Policy operated primarily within the local economy when buying and selling product In 2001, Carrefour borrowing were EUR 13.5 billion, of which EUR6.4 billion were in publicly traded bonds. Foreign-currency borrowing was generally hedged so that total debt requirements were currently 97% in EUROS. Carrefour’s current market opportunities considered the bond-denomination...
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