2007. Accounting for Non-Accounting Students‚ Financial Times Prentice Hall. The first book on the list‚ Accounting‚ Tools for Business Decision Making‚ is the textbook for this course. The topic outline‚ the end-of-chapter assignment grid‚ the quiz‚ the group project and group assignment refer to chapters in this book. Other reference materials will be added if necessary. Useful Websites: USA accounting standards (FASB): www.fasb.org Hong Kong
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Why Do Some Firms Become Global? 1. Introduction More and more companies all over the world have joined the army of firms that are running globally. Reasons of companies becoming increasingly international can vary‚while the ultimate goal of going global turns out to be growth and expansion of the company. No matter whether a firm employs staff from international labour market or looks for exploration of new markets overseas‚ corresponding strategies can contribute a great deal to diversification
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12 Why Teams Don’t Work J. Richard Hackman A few years ago‚ Paul Osterman‚ an economist at MIT‚ did a careful national survey of innovative work practices in U.S. manufacturing firms. He found that more than half the companies surveyed were using teams—and that some 40% of these companies reported having more than half the organization working in teams (Osterman‚ 1994). How well do all these teams perform? To judge from books and articles written for a managerial audience‚ the answer is clear:
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combine its excellent reputation by launching a consulting unit. Acquiring existing companies and establishing a new business model did not prove to be a viable option so Infosys abandoned the idea to later create its own brand - a wholly owned US based subsidiary called Infosys Consulting (ICI) which was founded in April 2004. ICI provides end-to-end business solutions with the aim of leveraging technology. At inception‚ the firm had more than 100 consulting engagements and by 2006 had it had over 200
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Ensuring that all the staff members are fully engaged in merger Research has suggested that team members feel fully engaged when they experience an emotional and rational connection to the organization’s mission‚ vision‚ values and goals (Kouzes & Posner‚ 2012). Furthermore‚ studies also revealed that the strength of that connection influences attitude‚ effort and behavior in achieving those goals (Kouzes & Posner‚ 2012). Team members who are fully engaged have a balance of hearts
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ETHICS IN CONSULTING Ethics is not just a vague theory but a working concept that can have an important and real effect on your consulting practice. Ethics is not simply a matter of obeying the law; it goes much beyond this. You will also see that the ethical problem is not simple‚ and yet it is one you will face frequently during your work as a consultant. Ethics defined Ethics are about moral evaluations of decisions as to whether they are right or wrong on the basis of socially/culturally
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ISYS90050 IT Project and Change Management SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS for 2013 Semester 1 THIS IS NOT A SAMPLE EXAM‚ but is a list of SAMPLE QUESTIONS See slides from the last lecture about guidance on the exam structure etc. Continued… Sample Section A Questions (More than one) 1. Consider the following PERT diagram (durations are in weeks): 4 1 3 4 Task D Task A 6 1 0 2 4 4 Task C S tar t 4 2 1 0 4 Task E 1 Task B 4 3 a) b) c) 8
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Explaining Relationships According to dictionary.com‚ a relationship is “the mutual dealings‚ connections‚ or feelings that exist between two parties”. Relationships can be broken down into two areas; Personal and Professional. To ensure a successful relationship‚ guidelines have been put in place by society to follow. By following these guidelines‚ you will learn the proper steps and what it takes to have a meaningful and trusting relationship. Relationships are formed by likes and dislikes.
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ERIC CHUNG‚ JIM SLEPICKA AND THE STAFF OF VAULT ? 2002 Vault Inc. Copyright ? 2002 by Vault Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this book is subject to change without notice. Vault makes no claims as to the accuracy and reliability of the information contained within and disclaims all warranties. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ for any purpose‚ without the express written permission of Vault Inc. Vault
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Why Big Teams Fail In 1957‚ British naval historian and management satirist Northcote Parkinson painted a cynical picture of a typical committee: It starts with four or five members‚ quickly grows to nine or ten‚ and‚ once it balloons to 20 and beyond‚ meetings become an utter waste of time – and all the important work is done before and after meetings by four or five most influential members. As Parkinson would have it‚ numerous studies now confirm that‚ when it comes to teams‚ many hands do not
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