...I ~ i APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS SERIES CASE Series Editors LEONARD BICKMAN, Peabody College, Vandelbilt University. Nashvine DEBRA J. ROO. Vanderbilt UnillelSity. Washington. DC I. SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS (ThIrd Edition) by FlOYD J. FOWLER, Jr. 2. SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by HARRIS COOPER 3. METHODS FOR POUCY RESEARCH by ANN MAJCHRZAK 4. SECONDARY RESEARCH (Second Edition) by DAVID W. STEWART and MICHAEL A. KAMINS 5. CASE sruDY RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by ROBERT K. YIN 6. META-ANALY11C PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (Revl'" Edition) by ROBERT ROSENTHAL 7. TELEPHONE SURVEY METHODS (Second Edition) by PAUL J. LAVRAKAS 8. DIAGNOSING ORGANlZAnoNS (s.cond Edition) by MICHAEL I. HARRISON 9. GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR IDEA BUILDING (Second Edition, by CARL M. MOORE 10. NEED ANALYSI9 by JACK McKilliP II. UNKING AUDmNG AND META EVALUAnON by THOMAS A. SCHWANDT and EOINARD S. HALPERN 12. ETHICS AND VALUES IN APPUED SOCIAL RESEARCH by ALLAN J. KIMMEL 13. ON nME AND METHOD by JANICE R. KEllY and JOSEPH E. McGRATH 14. RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE SEmNGS by KATHLEEN E. GRADY and BARBARA STRUDLER WALlSTON 15. PARnCIPANT OBSERVAnON by DANNY JORGENSEN 16. INTERPREnVE INTERACllONISM (Second Edition) by NORMAN K. DENZIN 17. ETHNOGRAPHY (Second Edition) by DAVID M. FETTERMAN 18. STANDARDIZED...
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...Key Controls | Transaction-Related Audit Objective | Test of Control | Substantive Test of Transaction | 1. Segregation of the purchasing, receiving, and cash disbursements functions. | Recorded acquisitions are for goods & services received. (Occurrence)Recorded cash disbursements are for goods & services received. (Occurrence) | Discuss with personnel & observe activities. | Review the acquisitions journal, general ledger, and accounts payable master file for large or unusual amounts. | 2. Independent reconciliation of the monthly bank statements. | Existing cash disbursement transactions are recorded. (Completeness)Recorded cash disbursement transactions are accurate. (Accuracy) | Examine bank reconciliations and observe their preparations. | Reconcile recorded cash disbursements with the cash disbursements on the bank statement (proof of cash disbursements).Compare cancelled checks with the related acquisitions journal and cash disbursements journal entries. | 3. Use of prenumbered voucher packages, properly accounted for. | Existing acquisition transactions are recorded. (Completeness) | Account for a sequence of vouchers. | Trace from a file of vendor’s invoices to the acquisitions journal. Review a sample of voucher packages for the presence of the purchase requisition, purchase order, receiving report and vendor invoice to verify that the accounts payable are owed by the Pinnacle Manufacturing. | 4. Use of prenumbered checks...
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...• 1. INTEGRATED CASE STUDY (PAS 3183)MALAYSIA AIRLINES (MAS) PRESENTED BY Luluk Nor Khotima Bt Nursam Ashvenee Devi Selvaraju Noor Armi Addila Bt Noor Ariff Nur Azlinda Bt A.Azaman Norliza Bt P P Mohamed • 2. AGENDA• INTRODUCTION• MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINT• COMPETITION• UNPROFITABLE ROUTES• INCREASED IN FUEL PRICE• MAINTENANCE COST• RECOMMENDATION • 3. INTRODUCTION• 1994- Privatized 32% controlling stake to Tajuddin Ramli through Naluri Berhad• 1998- Asian Financial Crisis MAS faced substantial losses• 2005- MAS reported loss RM1.3b• 1 Dec 2005- Idris Jala became CEO of MAS• 27 Feb 2006 - BTP 1 was announced • Action taken by management(Government intervention (Constrained freely changing destination, routes and pricing (4. 1. MANAGEMENT CONSTRAINT • 5. Constrained Freely ChangingDestination, Routes And Pricing • MAS suffered high losses due to poor management & fuel price increases. • MAS operations were identified as the causes of the RM1.3 billion loss are: – Escalating fuel prices – Increased maintenance and repair costs – Staff costs – Low yield per available seat kilometre • 6. Government Intervention • Transformation Programme: - Widespread Asset Unbundling (WAU) RM7bil in debt were shifted to Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad (PMB) - Government Linked Corporation (GLC) BTP is also part of the GLC which aims to make all GLCs more successful. • 7. Action Taken By The Management • Increased domestic price • Major cost reductions were made •...
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...Integrated Case 1 Strategy Webster University September 7, 2014 Papa Joe and the board of directors should proceed, as far as strategic planning for their organization, by attaining visibility on the best strategic five to ten year long term courses of action for the Great Italian Food Company. Maria’s course of action in expanding the business to other major cities in the Midwestern United States should be thought about by the board of directors as a highly desirable course of action that aligns with the company’s expansion strategy while staying concentrated with the Italian restaurant food industry business model. Additionally, Maria’s experience in strategic management will enhance the company’s ability to involve “managers from all parts of the organization in the formulation and implementation of strategic goals and strategies” (Brasfield, 2014, p. 138). Maria’s emphasis on the strategic planning process to systematically determine their future will make her suggestions well based while maintaining a concentrated strategy. Furthermore, solidifying gains and successes of the company in St. Louis could be incorporated into Papa Joe’s vision of having a celebrity endorse the business in the St. Louis area which will strengthen the Midwest expansion lines of effort. Offering the company’s signature frozen foods at their area restaurants would function to expand awareness and enhance the marketability...
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...MAF 680 REPORT The problem faces by the Delima Enterprise Sdn. Bhd can be solve if the company implement some sort of internal control system in all activities. A system of internal control consists of policies and procedures designed to provide management with reasonable assurance that the company achieves its objectives and goals. Typically, there have three broad objectives in designing an effective internal control system, reliability of financial reporting, efficiency and effectiveness of operations and compliance with laws and regulations. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is one of the internal control systems that can be implemented by the company. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a set of written instructions that document a routine or repetitive activity followed by an organization. The development and use of SOPs are an integral part of a successful quality system as it provides individuals with the information to perform a job properly, and facilitates consistency in the quality and integrity of a product or end-result. The term “SOP” may not always be appropriate and terms such as protocols, instructions, worksheets, and laboratory operating procedures may also be used. SOPs will detail the regularly recurring work processes that are to be conducted or followed within an organization. They document the way the activities are to be performed in order to facilitate consistent conformance to technical and quality system requirements and to support data quality...
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...Describe and different between Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) : MICR and OCR are technologies increasingly being used in businesses these days. While OCR is Optical Character recognition. OCR is the recognition of printed or written text characters by a computer. It is the application software that allows a computer to recognize printed or written characters, e.g. letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and pictograms using an optical scanner for input. OCR is being used by libraries to digitize and preserve their holdings. MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character recognition. It used primarily by the banking industry to facilitate the processing of cheques. The human readable characters are printed on documents using a magnetic ink. It stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. Though these techniques have similarities and specific uses that differentiate between these two technologies. MICR MICR or My-ker as it is popularly known as is used in the banking industry in many countries of the world to ensure authenticity of a check or a demand draft using simple and inexpensive machines. The bottom line on these MICR checks is printed using a special magnetic ink. It is this ink that allows the information written on the check to be authenticated through machines. This facilitates processing of a huge number of checks in a single day which is otherwise very tedious. MICR typeface has only 14 characters in it including 0-9 and...
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...Parts III, V, and VI of this case study dealt with obtaining an understanding of internal control and assessing control risk for transactions affecting accounts payable of Pinnacle Manufacturing. In Part VII, you will design analytical procedures and design and perform tests of details of balances for accounts payable. Assume that your understanding of internal controls over acquisitions and cash disbursements and the related tests of controls and substantive tests of transactions support an assessment of a low control risk. The listing of the 519 accounts making up the accounts payable balance of $12,969,686 at December 31, 2011 is included under the Pinnacle link on the textbook Web site. Required a. List those relationships, ratios, and trends that you believe will provide useful information about the overall reasonableness of accounts payable. You should consider income statement accounts that affect accounts payable in selecting the analytical procedures. b. Study Table 19-5 (p. 647) containing balance-related audit objectives and tests of details of balances for accounts payable to be sure you understand each procedure and its purpose. Prepare an audit program for accounts payable in a performance format, using the audit procedures in Table 19-5. The format of the audit program should be similar to Table 16-5 (p. 541). Be sure to include a sample size for each procedure. c. Assume for requirement b that (1) assessed control risk had been high rather than low for...
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...Question 3 ------------------------------------------------- Could the Audit be completed soon without any qualification? From the financial perspective, discuss and recommend objectively the most appropriate solution for Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd (DESB) financial management and operations. There are two possible answers to this question and the first is being “No, the audit could not be completed without any qualification.” However, the audit can be completed but with a qualified audit report. The few reasons behind the qualification of the audit report are as follows: 1. The sum of RM250,000 account receivables was wrongly entered into another account in the General Ledger. To make matters worse, several pages of account receivable listing were missing causing it even more difficult for the auditors to track the transaction movement. 2. There is a breach of accounting standards FRS119- Employee Benefits as EPF was not contributed by the employer or deducted from the employees. With this, there was a breach as EPF (Employees Provident Fund) falls under FRS119 which states that, post-employment benefits such as pensions, other retirement benefits, post-employment life insurance and post-employment medical care. Generally, a qualified audit report is issued when the auditor encountered one of two types of situations which do not comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), however the rest of the financial statements are fairly presented. A qualified...
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...Integrated Case Study: Bandon Group Inc. John Wilson Dr. Ashley Johnson 7/31/13 The Bandon Group was founded in 1953, and is still a family own company that is a distributor of copiers, electronic printers, faxes and other equipment for mid market companies. The company’s has effectively competed with IBM and Xerox by offering mid tier equipment at competitive prices. Bandon Inc. has four divisions located in the western parts of the United States in states such as Salt Lake City, Arizona, Denver and Portland, where their corporate head quarters is located in Arizona (Sumner, 2005). Over time the Bandon Company’s sales became successful which allowed growth. Since splitting into four divisions, each division has tried different attempts to determine how a new Information Technology can improve the overall needs of the company. Each division attempted many different ways to implement its own Information Technology systems that the whole company could benefit from. The attempts were unsuccessful and caused errors with duplication, migration, data migration, technical support and training for four sales prospects and CRM solutions. Because of this it put the company at a disadvantage not allowing them to compete with the competition (Sumner, 2005). Step 1: Purpose and Scope of Study The purpose and scope of the Bandon Group Inc. case study is to identify a way that...
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...| U06A1- Integrated Global Marketing Case Study | Sprint Nextel Corporation | Capella University- MBA6012 | LaJeania P. Kitchens | 2/15/2013 | | Sprint Nextel Corporation “S” is a communications company offering a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications products and services that are designed to meet the needs of individual consumers, businesses, government subscribers and resellers. The organization is “organized to meet the needs of our targeted subscriber groups through focused communications solutions that incorporate the capabilities of our wireless and wireline services” (Sprint, 2012). Sprint is the third largest wireless provider behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility. Sprint targets those consumers that use wireless communications daily. Marketing Mix Sprint Nextel Corporation’s marketing mix creates a somewhat successful mix of products, price, timing and promotion in order to spread awareness of their services. They have repositioned some products and services for consumer acceptance as part of a long term goal to continue to be a leader in the telecommunications sector in the global marketplace. The price of Sprint’s products is comparable to those of Verizon and AT&T. Since price is determined by the value perception of the consumer, pricing would indicate the value the consumer would want to pay. Sprint pride themselves on offering bundled services at a cheaper rate to entice the consumers’ interest and hopefully...
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...Integrated Global Marketing Case Study Capella University MBA 6012 Integrated Global Marketing COMPANY Since 1971 Starbucks Coffee and Tea has set out to be a different kind of company. Starbucks started out as a single store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market with a narrow storefront and some of the world’s finest fresh-roasted whole bean coffees. In 1981 a customer named Howard Schultz walked into Starbucks and had his first cup of Sumatra coffee. From then on Schultz was drawn to the company and joined a year later. In 1987, with the help of some investors, Schultz purchased Starbucks. Schultz’s mission for the company was to inspire and nurture the human spirit. Today, Starbucks is located in 62 countries having over 18, 000 stores in the world. MARKETING BASE When Starbucks opened, they use an undistinguishable marketing strategy and created a mix as a single segment. The difficulty in using this strategy is developing a brand that to caters to all customers. Considering that Starbucks has superior quality and only a few base products, the company developed a target strategy that did not compromise quality and satisfied all customers through relationship marketing. The goal was to foster customer loyalty, interaction and, long-term engagement which are attributed through the company’s quality, product class, and prices. Products 1. Starbucks specializes in coffee, tea, and associated beverages. a. Italian-style Espresso and Cold-blended...
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...silicon have made these developments in microelectronics possible. Silicon based microelectronic devices have revolutionized our world in the past three decades. Integrated circuits, built up from many silicon devices (such as transistors and diodes) on a single chip, control everything from cars to telephones, not to mention the Internet. Silicon technology is still the most reliable and cost-efficient way to fabricate large microelectronic circuits. Semiconductors have played an amazing role and have impacted technology in many ways. Every technology product we use in the modern world is created with silicon and depends on semiconductors. The earliest semiconductor device was a diode which let electricity flow in only one direction. Integrated circuits are called micro chips which are complex circuits that are made of many miniature chips of semiconductor and made of silicon. These chips are packaged in a plastic casing and the fine wires inside the chip link to the pins outside. Microchip is the integration of a whole CPU onto a single chip or on a few chips and greatly reduced the cost of processing power. The integrated circuit processor is produced in large numbers by highly automated processes. A microchip or microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few...
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...silicon have made these developments in microelectronics possible. Silicon based microelectronic devices have revolutionized our world in the past three decades. Integrated circuits, built up from many silicon devices (such as transistors and diodes) on a single chip, control everything from cars to telephones, not to mention the Internet. Silicon technology is still the most reliable and cost-efficient way to fabricate large microelectronic circuits. Semiconductors have played an amazing role and have impacted technology in many ways. Every technology product we use in the modern world is created with silicon and depends on semiconductors. The earliest semiconductor device was a diode which let electricity flow in only one direction. Integrated circuits are called micro chips which are complex circuits that are made of many miniature chips of semiconductor and made of silicon. These chips are packaged in a plastic casing and the fine wires inside the chip link to the pins outside. Microchip is the integration of a whole CPU onto a single chip or on a few chips and greatly reduced the cost of processing power. The integrated circuit processor is produced in large numbers by highly automated processes. A microchip or microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit (CPU) on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few...
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...Case 1.1 Intel A. The type of business in which Intel operates is world’s largest semiconductor chip maker. They develop advanced technology, primarily integrated circuits, for industries such as computing and communications. Their Integrated circuits are semiconductor chips etched with interconnected electronic switches. They also develop computing platforms, which we define as integrated hardware and software computing technologies that are designed to provide an optimized solution. They do this all based on their revenue. B. From the letters from the chairman and CEO the analyst can learn that Intel reported their best financial results in 2010. The broadband for intel products across all regions continued to grow. Operating income rose to 15.6% billion, which was a net income of 11.5 billion and earning shares rose to $2.01. Their use of recycling of factory reuse drove the cost down. Intel will need to be aggressive with keeping up with the modern technology such as smartphones, tablets etc. to continue to grow. The total dividend payout for 2010 was $3.5 billion. The new intel processor has increased the data center group revenue 35% over 2009. This information can help the analyst to see what type of revenue and how the revenue is coming in to help create a financial projects for next year. C. The audit opinion that Intel recieved was stated to be fairly accurate to Intel financial position for the past 3 years. They stated that the information on...
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...Introduction to Microprocessor A microprocessor is a single chip integrating all the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer. It includes all the logical functions, data storage, timing functions and interaction with other peripheral devices. In some cases, the terms 'CPU' and 'microprocessor' are used interchangeably to denote the same device. Like every genuine engineering marvel, the microprocessor too has evolved through a series of improvements throughout the 20th century. A brief history of the device along with its functioning is described below. Its Working It is the central processing unit which coordinates all the functions of a computer. It generates timing signals, sends and receives data to and from every peripheral used inside or outside the computer. The commands required to do this are fed into the device in the form of current variations which are converted into meaningful instructions by the use of a Boolean Logic System. It divides its functions in two categories, logical functions and processing functions. The arithmetic and logical unit and the control unit handle these functions respectively. The information is communicated through a bunch of wires called buses. The address bus carries the 'address' of the location with which communication is desired while the data bus carries the data that is being exchanged. Arithmetic & Logic Unit (ALU) This part of the central processing unit deals with operations such as addition, subtraction...
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