The Peloponnesian War was a conflict between the Greek city-states, Athens and Sparta, from 431 BC that brought an end to the Hellenic age of Pericles and his empire by the succession of Sparta by the end of the war. Thucydides is seen as a ‘proto-realist’, one of the first realists in the study of politics that wrote in a more theoretical sense, as well as the founding father of International Relations. His study on the History of the Peloponnesian War provides awareness of the conflict and various
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financial performance measures; the myopia problem; uncontrollable factors; corporate governance; and ethical issues. | Educational Objectives/Outcomes Upon completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Locate the role of Management Control Systems (MCS) in both strategy and operations. 2. Describe results control and its applications. 3. Distinguish indirect controls from the direct controls based on action and personnel/culture. 4. Determine whether an entity or an area
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Pinto Fires and Personal Ethics: A Script Analysis of Missed Opportunities Dennis A. Cioia ABSTRACT. This article details the personal involvement of the author in the early stages of the infamous Pinto fire case. The paper first presents an insider account of the context and decision environment within which he failed to initiate an early recall of defective vehicles. A cognitive script analysis of the personal experience is then offered as an explanation of factors that led to a decision
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CHAPTER 1 ENVIRONMENT AND THEORETICAL STRUCTURE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Overview The primary function of financial accounting is to provide useful financial information to users external to the business enterprise. The focus of financial accounting is on the information needs of investors and creditors. These users make critical resource allocation decisions that affect the nation’s economy. The primary means of conveying financial information to investors, creditors, and other external users
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1 NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA COURSE CODE : DAM 205 COURSE TITLE: DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY 2 COURSE GUIDE COURSE CODE DAM 205 COURSE TITLE DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY COURSE WRITER: MRS. AISHETU UMAR DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA DR. OLUSEGUN FOLORUNSHO DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, NIGERAI. COURSE EDITOR PROGRAMME LEADER COURSE COORDINATOR 3 CONTENTS CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . . . . .
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perspective and ethical dilemma, the end-state goals, alternative solutions, a risk assessment and the optimal solution, and last implementation of the plan. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Gene One is a company that entered the biotech industry with groundbreaking gene technology that eradicated diseases in tomatoes and potatoes. In just eight short years, the company grew into the $400 million company that it is today. Past events that have led to Gene One current issues and
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long-term. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Lawrence Sports’ principle customer, Mayo Stores, is having a difficult time paying for the products on time. The current payment arrangement is that Mayo will pay 20% on purchases and 80% the following week. Mayo depends principally on this revenue from Mayo and it finds itself not being able to live up to the agreements made to their agreements to both
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Attachment, in dictionary terms, means affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something. In psychotherapy, attachment theory refers to how those attachments impact human interpersonal relations. Attachment theory was first conceptualised by John Bowlby, a psychoanalyst who dedicated his time to studying the affectional bonds which form between a child and his primary caregiver. In Segal and Jaffe (2013), the affectional bond is simply but realistically defined as one's first love relationship
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Week Five Discussion Question 1 What components do you think are most important in a communication plan? What are the advantages of a formalized communication plan? What might happen if a consultant does not establish a communication plan with a client? In my opinion, the most important components in a communication plan consist of the measurable goals and objectives. The measurable goals are meant to express the end points towards the direct effortsof the project. The business consultant's communication
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Managers’ Ethical Evaluations of Earnings Management and Its Consequences* ERIC N. JOHNSON, University of Wyoming GARY M. FLEISCHMAN, University of Wyoming SEAN VALENTINE, University of North Dakota KENTON B. WALKER, University of Wyoming 1. Introduction and motivation The purpose of this study is to investigate, in an experimental setting, how favorable versus unfavorable organizational consequences influence managerial responses to an employee’s earnings management behavior. We focus on
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