Personal Code of Ethics Statement: An original document that represents a thoughtful effort to communicate who you are, what you believe, why you believe what you believe, and how you will integrate these elements in your professional development, business relationships, and management of ethical challenges. Your code should be a very individualized document that reflects the values (virtues) you prioritize, the internal and external risks (vices) you face, and your plan for bridging your PCE into behavior. The document should be well-written (e.g., distinct intro, body, & conclusion, appropriate use of headings & subheadings), logical, and transparent. Please pay careful attention to detail when compiling this document.
Review the required resources and perform a search on organizational structures, virtual teams, and traditional teams. Use the NCU Library or external websites (not Wikipedia) to locate a minimum of two additional resources.
It is recommended that you review the requirements for the assignment due in Week 8 (Signature Assignment), as portions of this assignment may be used in the final assignment presentation.
Respond to the following in an analytical report:
Describe three organizational structures, including the matrixed structure. Provide two positive attributes and two negative attributes of the matrixed design. Elaborate on the concepts of general systems theory / general systems thinking and boundaryless organizations. Interpret how systems thinking and boundaryless conditions can be positive characteristics in an organization. Evaluate the challenges and opportunities of managing diverse virtual teams and managing diverse traditional teams. Provide two positive attributes and two negative attributes for each team design (virtual and traditional). Summarize the difference between shareholders and stakeholders. Expound upon the concept of emerging stakeholders. Length: 3-5 pages not including assignment cover sheet, title page, and references page. Begin your assignment with the NCU cover sheet, followed by a title page, and then an introduction, where you will state the purpose of the paper. Use topic section headings for each of the bullets (centered and bolded). Remember to cite your sources within the text of your document. End with a concluding paragraph, followed by the references page. If you have in-text citations, they must appear on the references page.
Your response should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect professional business writing and current APA standards.
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Learning Outcomes
2.0 Develop effective strategies to manage and lead diverse and virtual teams within various organizational structures. 4.0 Discuss ways in which organizations might adapt to the changing environment of business in the twenty-first century.
A business report about LIMITED BRANDS. 1.Basic information of Limited Brands: a) Company history (picture of the founder also) b)Product c)Marketing Strategy d)SWOT Report e)Competition 2. 3 angles of the company, (lawsuit. Partnership. Labor.etc..) 3. 3 facts of should we invested (negative), and 3 facts (positive) of shouldn’t to invested. In the report you must illustrate your approach and objectives. For example, find 3 faults of the company's failure to comply with substainability, and perhaps three things they are doing correct. This first submission should also include the company's mission statement, SWOT, product, and competition
The assignment is to analyze the "Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry" case that is included in your case packet. The following questions should be answered as completely as possible in your analysis:
1-Why did Coors's competitive position in the U.S. brewing industry deteriorate between the mid-1970s and the mid-1980s? 2-What must Coors do to improve its future prospects?
Submit a paper that is a maximum of three pages, single-sided, no less than 11-point font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around.
You should create at least one diagram or exhibit that helps enlighten or support your answers, and include it in your report. Any exhibits/diagrams can be attached BEYOND the basic three-page text portion of your report, and exhibits/diagrams also can ignore the rest of the formatting requirements that otherwise apply to the two-page text portion.
The assignment is to analyze the "Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry" case that is included in your case packet. The following questions should be answered as completely as possible in your analysis:
1-Why did Coors's competitive position in the U.S. brewing industry deteriorate between the mid-1970s and the mid-1980s? 2-What must Coors do to improve its future prospects?
Submit a paper that is a maximum of three pages, single-sided, no less than 11-point font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around.
You should create at least one diagram or exhibit that helps enlighten or support your answers, and include it in your report. Any exhibits/diagrams can be attached BEYOND the basic three-page text portion of your report, and exhibits/diagrams also can ignore the rest of the formatting requirements that otherwise apply to the two-page text portion.
How can a safety-first work environment give an organization a competitive edge? Discuss examples of advantages that having a healthy safety-first work environment could give a company.
How do you think planning in today’s organizations compares to planning in an organization 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a world where everything quickly changes and crises are a regular part of organizational life? Why?
A 3000 word reflective commentary which focuses on your planned journey from education into employment. You should position your work from one of the following perspectives:
• You will continue to progress from this year to the final year of study and then search for a graduate level position or graduate training programme. You should detail how this position/programme fits into your overall career plan. If you are actively seeking study abroad, this should be reflected in your discussion. If you are going to work in your family business, you should also choose this option and focus on your first position after graduation. • You are actively seeking a placement. With this option you should focus on a particular placement application, detailing how this fits into your overall career plan. • You have a compulsory year abroad as part of your programme. With this option you should focus on your chosen activities (study and/or work placement) and consider how they will contribute to your development. You should also detail how your chosen activities fit into your overall career plan.
Your reflective commentary will have two distinct parts:- PART A: Will discuss the current marketplace for graduate employment opportunities (including graduate training programmes). In this section you can provide a general overview or focus on a particular industry or even your particular discipline, for example, finance. All students may use the UK or their home country as the context for this section. Your discussion MUST review relevant academic literature. (35%) PART B: Will describe and discuss your intended career plan (see the options above). Your commentary should include reference to academic literature where relevant, and MUST include the following: • Your intended graduate position/placement, with a rationale for your choice within the context of a longer-term career plan. • An assessment of suitability for your graduate position/placement using a variety of feedback gained during the seminar activities and directed study, e.g. psychometric test results and feedback on internal or external interview and assessment centre activities. Please include other sources of evidence if relevant. • Identification of strengths and weaknesses related to your chosen graduate position/placement. • A conclusion, which should identify your next steps to build on strengths and address weaknesses. For example, if you have identified a need for work experience or to improve an essential skill area, you need to explain why, how and when you plan to it.(40%)
2. A set of Appendices(25%):
• Details of your identified target position. This can be a placement or graduate role and MUST be consistent with that described in the reflective commentary. • A CV and covering letter, written for the target position. • The completed competence-based job application form from the module site (or comparable application form for a graduate-level position on the basis that this form covers all the sections of the application form on the module site. • Reports from: Verbal,Numerical,Abstract Reasoning and Type Dynamic Indicator tests. • Five Selected interview questions with your proposed responses. • Observers’ feedback from both interview (week 9) and assessment centre activities(week 11). The Word count does not include: • Title and Contents page • Reference list • Appendices • Appropriate tables,figures and illustrations • Glossary • Bibliography • Quotes from interviews and focus groups Please note, in text citations[e.g.(Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations[e.g. “dib-dad nonsense analysis”(Smith, 2011 p.123)] are INCLUDED in the word count.
I have also attached the reports from the psychometric tests.
part 1. Although email communication has been growing exponentially in recent years, communicating in person is still considered very important. Maintaining goodwill is a critical aspect of a company's going concern. Goodwill can be maintained via electronic correspondence and through in-person communication. Striking the right balance between virtual and personal communication is the most effective way to maximize the use of technology and still sustain face time with people.
What are the situations in which a printed memo or letter might be preferable to an electronic message? Explain your reasons.
part 2. Recommendation letters are classified as routine messages, but with all the legal troubles they can cause employers these days, they’ve become anything but routine. You’ve been asked to write a letter of recommendation for an employee who worked for you some years ago. You recall that the employee did an admirable job, but you can’t remember any specific information at this point.
For this activity, discuss the factors you should consider when asked to write a letter of recommendation. Given the situation, should you write the letter anyway? Explain.
Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer The BakFirn Corporation, a publicly traded firm, has contracted with YOUCPA, your public accounting firm, for an audit. The BakFirn Corporation manufactures specialty construction tools. The tools are used in the unique construction of homes, warehouses, and multiunit dwellings. The prices range from $1,000 to $5,000 per unit.
During the audit, the audit team has determined the risk assessment of the client. Consequently, the audit has to respond to the assessed risks of material misstatement at the financial statement and assertion levels. The YOUCPA audit team has asked you, the auditor, to prepare a list of actions that you will take to assess the audit risk.
The following information is available in the year just finished:
The BakFirn Corporation end-of-year is 12/31/20XX. Sales for the previous year were $10,000,000. Sales this year are coming in at $9,500,000. The firm is in the construction machine industry, making specialty tools Account receivable days sales outstanding (DSO) has been averaging 90–120 days. The year before, it was 80–90 days. Inventory turns have decreased from 3 to 2 per year. Account receivable and inventory make up 80% of total assets. Internal auditing has been reduced by one person to reduce costs. An initial test of controls in cash receipt indicated a lack of following procedures. The construction industry is in the third year of a downturn. It is forecasted to last two more years. The audit team has defined materiality to be focused on account receivable and inventory with $3,000 being the initial threshold. Net income for last year was $1,000,000. Inventory at the end of the year was $2,500,000. Account receivable at the end of the year was $2,740,000, or 100 DSO. The previous auditors did not disclose any fraud or any management issues at the meeting with BakFirn and YOUCPA. The reason for the auditor change was explained as a costs reduction program.
Assignment Guidelines:
Audit Assessment Steps: What is the initial audit risk? High, medium or low? What factors made you decide on this level?
Audit Plan Assertions What would you include in the audit plan, and why? Would you plan a test of controls or substantive tests? Why or why not? Would these tests make a difference in the nature, timing, and extent of audit procedures? If so, how?
Audit Plan Evidence Would you plan to put reliance on prior-year evidence? Why, or why not? Would your evidence come from observation, analytical procedures, or other means? Explain your reasoning.Would the evidence prove or disprove an assertion on the reliance of a specific balance sheet account or financial statement account? Explain your reasoning.
YOUCPA is a regional CPA firm engaged in public audit work of small- and medium-size firms in the Midwest. The YOUCPA firm has their main office in Chicago, Illinois, and regional offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Indianapolis, Indiana. The managing partners are located in Chicago. YOUCPA also provides tax preparation and information consulting to customers and is an approved PCOAB audit firm.
Your client, the publicly traded Fresno Freezer Corporation, is located in Elgin, Illinois, a small city located outside of Chicago. The client has the main plant there and has distribution centers in Indianapolis and Minneapolis.
The Fresno Freezer Corporation has contracted with YOUCPA for an audit. During the audit, the audit team has asked you to determine if everyone on the engagement team is independent.
The following individuals are on the engagement team and on the management of YOUCPA:
Sarah Ball, Senior Partner, YOUCPA Bill Davis, Managing Partner, YOUCPA David Youssef, Manager of Taxation Services, YOUCPA Yewel Faraday, Manager of Information Consulting, YOUCPA Frank Bell, Supervisor of Auditing assigned to Client, YOUCPA Beth Wright, Supervisor of Auditing assigned to Client, YOUCPA Wilbur Singation, Auditor, YOUCPA Sam Martin, Auditor, YOUCPA Mary Franks, Auditor, YOUCPA Phil Cole, Auditor, YOUCP ACallie Smart, Auditor, YOUCPA You, Auditor, YOUCPA
Background of each individual:
The following individuals are on the engagement team and on the management of YOUCPA:
Sarah Ball, Senior Partner, YOUCPA Manages the YOUCPA partnership No financial interest in client No relative with firm No past history working with client in a direct manner (meaning working for the client as an employee)
Bill Davis, Managing Partner, YOUCPA Managing the audit of the client No financial interest in the client No relative with the firm No past history working with the client in a direct manner
David Youssef, Manager of Taxation Services, YOUCPA Manages the taxation services for the accounting firm No financial interest in the clientNo relative with the firm No past history working with the client in a direct manner
Yewel Faraday, Manager of Information Consulting, YOUCPA Manages the information consulting for the accounting firm Yewel has no financial interest in the client No relative with the client in a direct manner
Frank Bell, Supervisor of Auditing assigned to Client, YOUCPA Will supervise the audit at the main plant No financial interest in the client Wife works with client as a worker in the plant Wife has no control or influence on the impact or creation of the financial statementsWife has been working there for 20 years
Beth Wright, Supervisor of Auditing assigned to Client, YOUCPA Will be auditing the distribution locations No financial interest directly in the client Does own a mutual fund that is invested in the client Mutual fund estimated value is 0.01% of the total value of the stock market value of the client Mutual fund makes all decisions on who, when, and how much they invest in corporationsTotal investment in the mutual fund is $1,000
Wilbur Singation, Auditor, YOUCPA No financial interest in the client No relative with the client No past history working with the client in a direct manner Has contacted a head hunter looking for a new, better position Head hunter has discussed his qualifications with many firms, discreetly Wilbur does not know the firms or the content of those discussions
Sam Martin, Auditor, YOUCPA No financial interest in the client Cousin works with the client in a role as the mail distribution person Cousin handles the mail Conversation with cousin has been rough in the past over a small debt the cousin still will not pay The amount of the debt is $500
Mary Franks, Auditor, YOUCPA No financial interest in the client No relative with the client No past history working with the client in a direct manner
Phil Cole, Auditor, YOUCPA Recently joined the team Used to work at the client less than a year ago Was responsible for financial planning and control Left to experience the auditing profession
Callie Smart, Auditor, YOUCPA Just graduated from a prestigious online university in Illinois No relative or any direct relationship to the client No investment in the client
You, Auditor, YOUCPA No investment in the client No past working relationship with the client in a direct manner No relatives working at the client
Assignment Guidelines:
For each individual on the engagement team and on the management of YOUCPA, complete the following:
Determine if they are or are not independent.Explain your reasoning.
Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer Case Study: Challenges and Changes in the Environment
The Department of Political Science at Valdosta State University is reviewing the Masters of Public Administration program. The goal of the review is to improve the position of one of the department’s flagship programs, in the face of increased competitions, budgetary challenges, and organizational changes at the University level. You have been asked to perform a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. To do so, you may utilize any resources available to you (i.e., university assessment reports, department reports, personal experiences, other students, faculty, administrators, etc…). The purpose of the analysis should provide an inventory of the positive and negative aspects of the program both currently and potentially in the future, and plans of actions for improving upon these areas.
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