...Cheating in Business Schools and Creating a Culture of Integrity Nichole M. Roberts NorthCentral University Northcentral takes pride on the stature of giving its graduates the opportunity to earn a “U.S. Regionally accredited degree” (Mission Statement, 2012). Along with mentors, academic advisors, librarians, the writing center, deans and many other individuals; they all strive to keep students on the right path. Along that path, there could be temptation to veer from an honest path and cheat. Cheating could be getting someone else to write a paper for a class, taking a test with a group of students or using technology to outwit the program students are utilizing for class. If we are to become “valuable contributors to our communities and professions” (Mission Statement, 2012) we should take our classroom work and academics on a serious note by following the values Northcentral University set aside for students. The values of Northcentral University are made up of an acronym. “I.D.E.A.” founded through the integrity of values formulated at Northcentral have become a very serious guideline for the graduate and undergraduate MBA programs. Linda K. Trevino of Smeal College of Business stated that cheating is more prevalent in business schools than regular colleges. Some say it has to do with whom business school appeals to. Others say that is could possibly have to do with what is taught and learned throughout the journey of business school. With the problem...
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...case 11 Ss&sm$ ef ffsrsfsresst The School of Business, one unit in a public university enrolling over 40,000 students, has approximately 2,100 students in its bachelor's, master's, and doctorate programs emphasizing such areas of business as accounting, finance, information and operations management, marketing, management, and others. Because the School of Business must serve a diverse student population on limited resources, it feels it is important to accurately measure students' satisfaction with the school's programs and services. Accurate measurement of srudent satisfaction will enable the school to target improvement efforts to those areas of greatest concern to students, whether that be by major, r,rppott services, or some other aspect of their educational experience. The school feels that improving its service to its customers (students) will result in more satisfied alumni, better community relations, additional applicans, and increased corporate involvement. Because graduate and undergraduate students are believed to have different expectations and needs, the school plans to investigate the satisfaction of these two groups separately. In a previous survey of graduating seniors using open-ended questions, three primary areas of concern were identified: the faculty, classes/curriculum, and resources. Resources consisted of five specific areas: Undergraduate Advising Services, the Learning Center, Computer Facilities, the Library, and the Career ...
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...Contribution and Diversity Questions Your background, experiences, and values will enhance and diversify Kellogg. How? (1-2 double-spaced pages) The Darden School seeks a diverse and unique entering class of future managers. How will your distinctiveness enrich our learning environment and enhance your prospects for success as a manager? Every essay question on the admissions application is geared toward the same thing. Committee members want to find out who you are, what makes you different from everyone else, and how you will contribute to the school if accepted. This question asks these things outright. Because it asks so directly what the admissions committee wants to know, this is one of the most common questions you will find. The question has a structure similar to the Why M.B.A.? question. It asks both Why us? and Why you? However, the nature of this question lends itself to a more personal response. Whereas the Why M.B.A.? question asks what you have done, what you want to do, and how that relates to the school, this question asks about who you are and how it relates to the school. The Why M.B.A.? question asks about your experiences, and this question asks about your qualities. Just as you brainstormed about your experiences, actions, and goals for the first question, brainstorm about your qualities and characteristics for this one. What sets you apart from everyone else? What words do friends and family use to describe you? For some people, the focus...
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...GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR CHUCK MCPEAK MBAM-601.13 ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKERS FALL 2006 WENESDAY 8-12 AM MALIBU SYLLABUS ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKERS MBAM-601.13 FALL 2006 Wednesday 8-12 AM Malibu Chuck McPeak 217 23rd St. Manhattan Beach CA 90266 Office (310) 506-4879 Home (310) 545-6921 FAX (310) 546-7671 Email cmcpeak@pepperdine.edu Course Description The primary emphasis of this study is to place sophisticated tools and techniques in the hands of primary users in making business decisions. Specific topics include cost behavior analysis, cost management systems, relevant cost analysis, performance measurement, and value-based management control systems. The course also includes presentations in teams whereby the students apply the course material. Course objectives At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to communicate cost information orally and in writing and should demonstrate managerial level analysis and decision making in the following areas: 1.Cost-Profit-Volume Analysis 2.Master budgeting 3.Relevant revenues 4.Management control systems 5.Performance measurement 6.Activity based costing 7.Job order costing 8.Ethical issues and the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley 9.The use of production data and information technology to solve business problems Text and Course Materials 1.Horngren, Foster & Datar “Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis”, Twelfth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006 2.Harvard Business School Case 9-198-117...
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...KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY Management in context Business School Lausanne - Case Study BSL: A Business School in Transition ARNAUD Félix – 25777 Submission Date : 05-11-2012 Academic Year 2012/2013 Semester: Fall I hereby certify that this paper is the result of my own work and that all sources I used have been reported. -------------------------------------------------Signature © Kozminski University 2012 BSL Case Study 1. Please evaluate the decisions of Katrin muff from the side of: Situation on the market Employees of Business School In 1987, Business School of Lausanne was founded in Lausanne by Dr. John Hobbs. In that times, on the real distinction from more traditional business schools was the fact that most of the teaching was done by practitioners. Ten years later, the Lemania Group acquired Business School of Lausanne (BSL) and Philippe du Pasquier became President and Managing Director. To become one of the leading innovators in business education, BSL restructured its MBA and EMBA programs in 2009 by the will of the new Dean of BSL, Dr Katrin Muff who was appointed at this function in 2008. As the new BSL’s Dean, Dr Muff, with her entrepreneurial and corporate background, made news decisions in 2008 to get the business school back a stable financial situation and to become again a dynamic business school. For her, this business school is an established faculty with a certain age where the need for new blood is essential...
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..._________ BSL: A Business School in Transition (A) – The Challenge Sitting at her desk and gazing at the gathering clouds over the lake in Zurich (Switzerland), Katrin Muff was tapping her elegant pen on the writing pad in front of her. The page was covered with four blocks of scribbled notes. She smiled with the realization that, without intending to produce a SWOTi analysis, she had in fact organized her views about the Swiss film production company she had been working with into the familiar four categories. She was still not entirely convinced that she had made the right decision a few minutes earlier on the phone, when she firmly announced to the Director of the film company that she had decided not to invest in his venture, and not to join him as a full Partner. It had been a difficult decision to make; since early childhood she had nurtured the fantasy of some day writing and directing films that would tell a dramatic story, maybe even influence lives. Working with the director of the Swiss film production company for the past eighteen months, she could not help but admit to herself that producing films in fact entailed running around to find and structure the financing, and endless arguments with distribution companies, and constantly making deals that did not stick. Even the glamour of participating in the annual rituals at the Cannes Film Festival somehow did not compensate for all the superficiality that she had discovered the film business entailed. The ringing...
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...(1) I believe that business schools are trying to respond to the social requirement of educating more ethical and social responsible business leaders. As the author suggests, however, I believe that this might be a long process and its results will be hard to predict. I have heard, for example, of a special interdisciplinary business school curriculum implemented by several institutions (Giving Voice to Values) which focuses on the implementation of ethics in the workplace. These kinds of programs suggest that business schools are trying to move to a different direction, where the main goal of the business leaders is to generate and manage a responsible growth. Generally speaking, I think that there is still a lot to be done and that business schools should focus more on the quality of their graduates as responsible and careful managers and not only as brilliant performers in terms of profits and earnings. (2) I don't believe that business schools alone should be accused. Of course the financial scandals of the recent years which have been orchestrated by MBA graduates have put the business schools in a bad light but this should not take us to the wrong syllogism that all the MBA graduates are irresponsible managers and excellent cheaters . By logic, not all the MBA graduates can be cheaters and lead to economic and social disasters. There is a misconception and generalisation, in my opinion, that lead to think that every student who applies for an MBA wants only to make more...
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...ankaj Ghemawat, Raymond Hill, L.G. Thomas "Southern Co. Investment in CEMIG" Harvard Business School Case 707-512 In the spring of 1997, Southern Company had the opportunity to acquire a significant portion of the electric utility in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The shares in the utility, CEMIG, were being sold by the state government as part of a comprehensive privatization of Brazil's electric sector. Brazil's privatization was, in turn, part of a world wide movement toward deregulation and privatization of the electric sector. Like many of its rivals in the utility sector, Southern had committed itself to a strategy of growth by taking advantage of the significant opportunities for cross-border investment that were being created by this trend. The privatization of CEMIG was a particularly appealing opportunity for Southern. Not only was CEMIG one of the largest utilities in Latin America, but this investment would provide a base in the Brazilian market, which was expected to have the largest potential for further growth on the continent. Brazil was in the process of reforming its system of regulating electric utilities and of introducing competition into Brazil's wholesale generating market. These changes would further enhance the potential profitability of investing in CEMIG. In addition to the attractiveness of the investment, Southern had been able to secure non-recourse financing for half of the required amount. Keeping in mind Brazil's volatile economic history...
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...Draft Business Plan Business Russian Language School Location Bangkok, Thailand Target market/Clients 1. Local pupils and students (primary tourism and hospitality course) 2. Local employees of hotels and restaurants 3. Foreigners wishing to learn Russian Courses, services and pricing * Russian for Beginners * Business * Intensive * Individual lessons Academic hours - 45 minutes. Group size min. 2 people max. 10 people. The cost of the textbook is not included. 7% VAT not included in the fees. Study options You can attend classes at school or our teacher can come to your place (extra cost). Russian for the beginners – Price in THB per 1 academic hour Teacher | Studying | | Group | Individual | Thai | 150 | 400 | Native speaker | 200 | 500 | Business and intensive – Price in THB per 1 academic hour Teacher | Studying | | Group | Individual | Thai | 200 | 400 | Native speaker | 300 | 500 | Competition * Russian language Club in Bangkok - http://domdruzei.ru/ * IFL - http://iflintl.org/index.php/courses * Taiyo Language School -http://www.goabroad.com/providers/taiyo-language-school/programs/intensive-thai-language-course-23164 * Private teachers Expenses * Staff Salary: Full-time 15,000 Baht / month | Part-time: 7,000 baht / month * Rental: 30 sq.m. office. 20000-30 000 Baht / month * Equipment (chairs, tables, comp) + Renovation of the office - 70,000 Baht * Cost: Supplies and equipment...
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...Owning and running a business has always been my dream. I always had a strong conviction that I would start my own business and run it successfully. My parents had tried this before but, they had failed due to poor managerial tactics. To overcome those certain pitfalls, I realized the need to find out the best business solution methods and avoid the path that my parents went through. However, I never imagined that I would study business in one of the best business schools in America. The idea of joining an American University occurred to me when I was admitted into the 2012 Harvard College Summit for Young Leaders in China. This event was an eye opener and prompted me through a series of discoveries of the American culture and education system. After a thorough analysis of the American’s way of life and their education, I was convinced that this is where I would perfect my business skills and prepare myself for my career business. The behavioral features that interested me most about the American students is their innovativeness, independence, open-mindedness, and their ability to work as a team. These are some of the skills that really impressed me, and, which, I thought would go a long way in enhancing my chances for starting and running a business. During the HCSYLC event, I invited two Harvard students to choreograph a dance that was quite successful. We related quite well and the experience I had with those two gave me an insight on how intelligent and innovative they were...
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...1.0 Executive Summary A quality education is sorely lacking in Asaba Delta State, Nigeria. The lack of quality education has had a detrimental impact on families and the society in that part of the state. Infant Jesus Academy School will be a top-notch and English-medium higher secondary school imparting quality education to children in the city of Asaba Delta State, Nigeria. The purpose of this business plan is to raise $100,000 for the development of Infant Jesus Academy School while showcasing the expected financials and operations over the next three years. Infant Jesus Academy School. (“the Company”) is a Nigerian based partnership that will provide Secondary education to customers in its targeted market using the Infant Jesus Academy School system. The Company is founded by the six (6) partners namely: 1. Okocha Daniel 2. Kekeh Peter 3. Erhiaganoma Orhien 4. Oweifie Onyinkuro 5. Jude Ekezue 6. Anwasia Anthonia The school will be managed by Dr. Okocha Daniel who is the General partner while the other five will be limited partners. 1.1 Vision Statement We at The Infant Jesus Academy School seek to cultivate a happy and caring community that fosters a culture of learning where success is celebrated. Aims * To create in our school a climate where everyone is recognised and respected. * To encourage everyone to achieve their goals and dreams. * To promote a healthy lifestyle which embraces physical, mental and emotional wellbeing amongst all. ...
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...MA Assignment Were business schools to blame for the financial crisis? What should business schools do to help prevent similar crises in the future? The financial crisis in 2008 involved banks with the ability to generate a large sum of money in a short space of time, causing house prices to rise and the financial market to fluctuate. The debts created from loans awarded by the banks outweighed the income costs, which backfired upon the bank, causing a financial crisis (Positive Money (BSD), 2015). There were many reasons to blame for the pandemonium within the financial market during this period of time. This paper will examine whether business schools in particular, contributed to the financial crisis and will explore what business schools could do to prevent similar crises in the future. There have been negative spotlights upon graduates entering the banking world. Jonathan Slack, representative of 114 UK business schools stated that students with MBAs achieved higher positions within the corporate world, who are found to instigate high-risk taking (The Guardian, 2009). Graduates were seen to lack acknowledgement for factors such as value and ethics at this level of high risk taking and believe they can complete the work set without consideration of these factors (Podolny, 2009). Although much emphasis is upon graduates to produce profit and developing a business to success after graduating from a business school, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is just...
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...Over the past 15 years I have attended dozens of business events. I had such a thirst for learning that I have participated in seminars, workshops and courses of different classes which together represent for me a real business school. If I did accounts of how I invested money, perhaps surprised me, because it's probably a lot of money. At the same time I wonder where I would be today if I had not made that investment in me. business School One of the experiences I remember most pleasure was a few years ago when Ismael Cala Guatemala was in my town I told my 15 years. "Son put on your suit and tie because today we will go to a very special event" . Without asking is arrangement and that night we were there, together listening to great...
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...Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish - Cecile M. Springer. My greatest passion in life drew me to University of Maryland, in particular the Robert H. Smith School of Business. My journey in life since I was in middle school was to become an Accountant. It is my ultimate goal to become a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and I believe that the Business School will help make that a reality. I am an ambitious, hardworking, and enthusiastic individual. Since middle school I have enjoyed problem solving and analyzing. I had the opportunity to help my Uncle prepare taxes for his clients, therefore, wanting to get an education in accounting. I am a sociable individual who gets...
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...starting pre/primary schools in Pune with good return on investment. The nurseries to be set up should be started keeping in mind its demand and the basic factors which are contributing to their demand. With this study we tried to understand the growing need for such entrepreneurial opportunities. Entrepreneurship in set up of pre nurseries is in demand because of increase in level of educated parents and income levels, who also expect their children to learn and progress right from the beginning. Entrepreneurship not only involves starting a business but also to nurture it till it grows and start giving the fruits. Study on entrepreneurial opportunity in primary education sector also includes profitability of starting a pre-school and the growth opportunities it provides. OBJECTIVE: 1. To determine the feasibility and profitability of entrepreneurial opportunities in pre/primary education sector in Pune. 2. To study the factors surrounding the set-up of Pre-nursery and also to provide a template to an entrepreneur to start any business. SCOPE OF THE STUDY: 1. Study is limited to only PUNE city. 2. Study has been conducted in specific locations within the city. These locations are: a) Wanorie (Panda Kids) b) Magarpatta city (Euro kids, Zee Kids) c) Koregaon Park (Innovations) 3. Target respondents are limited to: a) Parents of the students studying in the schools as mentioned b) Teachers and staff of the respective schools c) Franchise...
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