Financial Reporting and Analysis – ACG6175 Date: 5/18/09 Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1 – In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firms market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? There is usually a grey zone between aggressive accounting‚ which
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Philippines EXPERIMENT NO. 1 ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE ------------------------------------------------- Archimedes Principle ------------------------------------------------- Abstract: * ------------------------------------------------- Sophomore students from Occupational Therapy in De La Salle Health Sciences Institute had conducted an experiment concerning Archimedes’ Principle to determine the density of solids and liquids using Archimedes’ Principle. For the density of solids‚ they had
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Macroeconomics: an Introduction Supplement to Chapter 1 Review of the Principles of Microeconomics Internet Edition as of Apr. 7‚ 2006 Copyright © 2006 by Charles R. Nelson All rights reserved. ******** S.1 What is Microeconomics All About? Microeconomics is the study of how decisions are made by consumers and suppliers‚ how these decisions determine the allocation of scarce resources in the marketplace‚ and how public policy can influence market outcomes for better or worse. A basic understanding
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Accountants use generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to guide them in recording and reporting financial information. GAAP comprises a broad set of principles that have been developed by the accounting profession and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two laws‚ the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934‚ give the SEC authority to establish reporting and disclosure requirements. However‚ the SEC usually operates in an oversight capacity‚ allowing the FASB
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About the Six Principles The Six Principles of Influence (also known as the Six Weapons of Influence) were created by Robert Cialdini‚ Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University. He published them in his respected 1984 book "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion." Cialdini identified the six principles through experimental studies‚ and by immersing himself in the world of what he called "compliance professionals" – salespeople‚ fund raisers‚ recruiters
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Unit 2 Assignment 1 Look at some theories and principles of assessment and then explain how you apply them in relation to your own teaching practice and whether or not they can be seen to work. What role does assessment have in evaluation of teaching and learning? In what way can assessment help with quality processes? Make sure you use examples from your own teaching whenever possible. When discussing any aspect of assessment of an education programme we must first break down the methodology
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Chapter 1: The 10 principles of economics Introduction: * The management of society’s resources is important because resources are scarce. * Scarcity refers to the limited nature of society’s resources. * Economics involves the study of how society manages its scarce resources * In most societies‚ resources are allocated through the combined decisions and actions of millions of households and firms. * Hence‚ economists must study: 1) How people make decisions 2) How
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Explain the functions or scope and classification of marketing. 3. What are the concepts of marketing. 4. What is meant by marketing mix? Explain its features. 5. What are differences between selling concept and marketing concept. 6. Write about the principles of marketing mix. 7. Explain the factors influencing marketing mix. 8. Explain the importance of marketing in Indian context. UNIT II 1. Explain the scope and significance of consumer behavior.** 2. Explain the theories of consumer behavior.** 3
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6.1 Testing Principle Following are the testing principles‚ which are used: The role of a test plan is to guide all testing activities. It defines what is to be tested and what is to be overlooked‚ how the testing is to be performed (described on a general level) and by whom. It is therefore a managerial document‚ not technical one - in essence; it is a project plan for testing. Therefore‚ the target audience of the plan should be a manager with a decent grasp of the technical issues involved. You
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0309-0566.htm Principles of corporate rebranding Principles of corporate rebranding Bill Merrilees and Dale Miller Department of Marketing‚ Griffith University‚ Gold Coast‚ Australia Abstract Purpose – The paper aims to highlight the importance of corporate rebranding in branding practice‚ which is neglected in theoretical treatment‚ so an extended theory is to be developed. Design/methodology/approach
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