2012 Zara Marketing Audit MBA-USQ 11: MKT5000 University of Applied Sciences Zurich (HWZ) Switzerland Supervised by: Prof. Richard Beswick Anja Anastasja Keller U1028905 23.08.2012 MBA-USQ 11: MKT5000 Written Assignment I: Zara Marketing Audit‚ Anja Anastasja Keller‚ U1028905 Executive Summary Zara is a publicly listed company and belongs to the Inditex Group‚ founded by Amancio Ortega in 1975 in Spain. Zara always continues to bring excitement to fashion and fulfils customer
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performed in an organization‚ among which accounting is one of them. Define the accounting function and discuss how it differs from double-entry bookkeeping. Accountants analyze and interpret financial information‚ prepare financial statements‚ conduct audits‚ design accounting systems‚ prepare special business and financial studies‚ prepare forecasts and budgets‚ and provide tax services. Double-entry bookkeeping records the economic activities of a business. Accounting includes bookkeeping but duties
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TOPIC : 4.1 TITLE :ECOLOGICAL SAMPLING (RANDOM QUADRAT SAMPLING) NAME : NADIA DEANA BINTI MAIDEEN CLASS : M14D DATE : 24 JULY 2014 RESEARCH QUESTION: How does the presence and absence of sunlight in different locations effect the growth of Mimosa Pudica species? METHOD: The survey area is at a open field. 1.Using a tape measure‚ a square of 10 m each side is marked and a stake is driven into the ground at each corner. 2.A string is looped around each of the four stakes to mark the boundaries
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important part of business strategy is concerned with ensuring that these resources and competencies are understood and evaluated - a process that is often known as a "Strategic Audit". The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarised into the following stages: (1) Resource Audit: The resource audit identifies the resources available to a business. Some of these can be owned (e.g. plant and machinery‚ trademarks‚ retail outlets) whereas other resources can be obtained through
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Pension Plan Memo Yeah Ok ACC/541 13 February 2012 Daphne Wagner MEMORANDUM TO: All Executives FROM: Chief Executive Officer DATE: February 13‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Required Reporting on Pension Plans CC: Board of Directors Our company has been providing their employees with a pension plan for many years. However‚ these benefits plans have to be reviewed and possibly revised after the recent acquisition
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1. The 2011 MGB Internal Audit Plan included an audit of the Institute’s Argentina Office (ARGENTINA) in Argentina. 2. MGB established this office in May 1996 by execution of an Agreement with the Government of Argentina to establish a‚ Argentina Regional Office. The Agreement provided international and diplomatic status to this office. The mission of the office as set down in the Agreement was to: 1. Monitor MGB’s activities in Argentina; 2. Develop research programs with national
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are necessary purchases and consistent with the best interest of the company i.e. not for personal use. Refer to lecture note: Most companies have different levels of general authorisation depending on the type of purchases. Weakness Strength Audit procedure (To what‚ for what) Objective There are no proper procedures for authorisation. Purchase requisition does not need to be approved by authorised personnel. This may results to unauthorised and invalid company purchases i.e. for personal
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can be presented: * “Audit evidence is more reliable when it is obtained from independent sources outside the entity.” * “Audit evidence that is generated internally is more reliable when the related controls imposed by the entity are effective.” * “Audit evidence obtained directly by the auditor is more reliable than audit evidence obtained indirectly or by inference.” * “Audit evidence is more reliable when it exists in documentary form.” * “Audit evidence provided by original
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E3-18 (Page 152) Determine the following 2011 balance sheet items: 1. Current assets 2. Shareholders’ equity 3. Non-current assets 4. Long-term liabilities Solution 3-18 1. Acid-test ratio = Quick assets ÷ Current liabilities =1.20 Quick assets = Current assets - Inventories Quick assets = Current assets - $840‚000 Current assets ÷ Current liabilities =2.25 Current assets - $840‚000 ÷ Current liabilities =1.20 $840‚000 ÷ Current liabilities = 1.05 Current liabilities = $800
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Executive summary: This assignment is done to provide the user information on Brand Audit of GrameenPhone Ltd‚ the telecommunication company in Bangladesh. Telecommunication has been a booming industry during the last two decades. Gradually this industry is matching towards market saturation. So‚ brand audit is also become very important and complex as well. The four major players GP‚ Banglalink‚ Robi‚ and Airtel by name are implementing same unique and confidential branding strategies to grasp
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