United Thermostatic Controls This paper will show the legality of the activities that happened within United Thermostatic Controls based on federal, state, and local laws. As this case is examined the Sarbanes-Oxley act will be discussed as it played a role in this case because United is a publicly owned company. Also this paper will show the ethicality, if the activities were equitable to internal and external stakeholders, and what is the next step based on everything that has happened.
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STRATEGIC RAIL FREIGHT APPLICATION PREVIOUS EXAMPLE: CORBY EUROHUB * Application 2006 * 2007 planning permission secured by Astral Developments * Early 2008 crisis and threats to sue and in October 2008 works starts on a road linking the DCs with the national rail network. http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/top-stories/work-to-begin-on-rail-road-link-1-792520 * 2010 dispute to pay Section 106 payments or the Community Infrastructure Levy * 2012 revised plan was granted
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance United Thermostatic Controls is a publically traded corporation and is in the middle of an internal audit going on. The company makes and sells the thermostats that are in refrigerators and furnaces in residential and commercial properties. Frank Campbell (the director of the Southern sales division) is worried about their goals not being met due reasons concerning the big fluctuations in the market, the end of the year approaching, the thermostat
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance ETH/376 Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance United Thermostatic Controls, a publicly owned company, like many other companies in the world faced financial difficulties in 2010. The company set sales goals in the different regions they serve for 2010; most of the regions met or exceeded their goals although one region was below the target. The director, Frank Campbell, of the region with below target sales thought of an idea to meet
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Nicolle Pack ETH376 / University of Pheonix Abstract The publicly traded company, United Thermostatic Controls, is currently in the middle of an internal audit. The different divisions of the company are regionalized according to their area. The southern division has had struggled with decreasing sales and is having a hard time reaching the target set for their sales. The company pushes the different divisions to be aggressive with increasing revenue
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Name ETH 376 January 30, 2012 Instructor Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance United Thermostatic Controls is a publically traded corporation, and currently they are in the middle of an internal audit. The company manufactures and markets residential and commercial thermostats. The company is divided into four regions, U.S.A Sales Division, Western Sales Division, Eastern Sales Division, and Southern Sales Division. Each of these
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Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Paper ETH/376 Legality and Ethicality of Corporate Governance Paper United Thermostatic Controls is a publicly owned company that manufactures and markets residential and commercial thermostats (Mintz & Morris, 2011). As a publicly owned company, United Thermostatic Controls common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Frank Campbell is the director of the Southern sales division. Because of regional economics getting
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The United Thermostatic Controls Company is one of many that is publicly owned and manufactures and markets residential and commercial thermostats. As a publicly owned corporation. United Thermostatic Controls mutual stocks are to be listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Frank Campbell is the director for the Southern sales division; however beings the economics are getting worse for the Southern Region Campbell is faced with a tough decision in order to make his sales quota. Considering
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This paper will discuss the legality and ethicality of United Thermostatic Control’s (“United”) corporate governance. Given the fact that United is a publicly owned company, the role that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) played in this case will be examined. The discussion will cover various regulations such as the AICPA Code of Conduct, GAAP, and the ethicality of the activities that occurred at United. United Thermostatic Controls manufactures thermostats for commercial and retail users
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9-502-030 R EV: JUL Y 1 0 , 2 0 0 6 ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Professor Youngme Moon and Research Associate Kerry Herman prepared this case. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Some data have been modified or disguised. Copyright © 2002 President
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