Case 13-6 Natural Irony: Accounting Considerations When There Is a Natural Disaster WetWind Alternatives Corp. (“WWA”) is a publicly traded company in Reedsport, OR, that produces electricity using alternative production methods; specifically, using wind and wave-powered turbines. WWA operates one of the first commercial wave-power farms installed in the United States off the coast of Oregon near the mouth of Umpqua River. The wave-powered farm provides power to the city of Reedsport using turbines
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Management Information Systems Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Information Systems in Global Business Today Learning Objectives Information Systems in y Business Today VIDEO CASES Case 1: UPS Global Operations with the DIAD IV Case 2: Google Data Center Efficiency Best Practices Instructional Video 1: Green Energy Efficiency in a Data Center Using Tivoli Architecture Instructional Video 2: Tour IBM’s Raleigh Data Center 1.2 • Understand the effects of information systems on business and their relationship to
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Question 1 (7 marks) The following are independent statements concerning certain auditing issues. Required Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement, and explain your reasoning. a. An adverse report would be issued when an auditor was unable to observe a company’s inventory count at the beginning of the year because the auditor was appointed during the year. (1 mark) b. When encountering a violation of generally accepted accounting principles in an audit of financial
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and contributions. When talking about good business ethics we should be aware of the need for compliance with the rules, the contributions business can make to society, and the concern for consequences of business activity. Enron, a energy trader, was formed in July 1985 when Texas-based Houston Natural Gas merged with InterNorth. At first Enron was only a natural gas provider, but in 1989 Enron begun trading natural gas commodities, and in 1994 it began trading electricity
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Case 12-1 An Unlikely Alliance? Meyer Inc. (“Meyer”) and Saban Company (“Saban”) are investors in energy venture Florabama, an independent power producer with one power plant located in the southwestern United States. Meyer owns 60 percent of Florabama, and Saban owns 40 percent of Florabama. Meyer and Saban obtained their ownership in Florabama in February 2011 by contributing cash in a ratio equal to their ownership percentages. The terms of the venture arrangement permit Saban to purchase
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Walsh College Wellness Feasibility Report Prepared by Wesley Wise Student Submitted to Walsh College Board of Directors March 10, 2015 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION….…………….……………………………………….....................................3 SOLUTIONS/ALTERNATIVES….…………….………………………......................................4 CRITERIA….…………….……………………….........................................................................4 DISCUSSION/EVALUATION….…………….………………………….....................................4 Kind
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Solar Feeder Case The company Squirrel Defense Inc (SDI) was founded primarily by two men Bo Haeberie and Ed Welsh in october of 1998. With a stroke of luck these two men had the idea for what is now known as the Solar Feeder. This ingenious idea was a bird feeder that can repel squirrels with a small electric shock that at the same time is completely self sustaining through solar energy. While this idea and the product have proven to be popular and in demand overall the business strategy lacks
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Organization case study Organizational Mission, Values, Customers and Competitors Mission Statement * Our company Nike aims towards sport fans. * Individuals such as Athletes * Values from the company are sponsorships to promote Nike. * Nike is strictly based on sports industries such as Football, Basketball, Baseball, etc. History of Nike * Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon sports for the Japanese. * It officially became Nike became in 1971 Inc. * The company
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Appendix………………………………………….……………………………………..12 Appendix A: Interview with Ray Ortega, President, Stechristom Private Detective Agency……………………………….………………………………....…….13 Appendix B: Interview with Thomas G. Thigpin, President, Thigpin Distributing, Inc………………………………………………………………………………………..15 Introduction The purpose of this project is to analyze how leaders in organizations use their values and talents to motivate employees to maximize the value the organization. It will also reflect how
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the world” as quoted from CNN Money. Chevron is forging ahead with a strong global market presence as one of the leaders in providing fossil fuel to the entire human race. SWOT Opportunities and Threats Chevron recently bought the company, Atlas Energy. It seems that its hopes are to merge and exploit Atlas’s influences to obtain and control the fuel in the North Eastern United States. They have refineries all over the world, from Canada and The United States to as far as Thailand and the UK. They
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