IP Audit Mrs. C. Arthi Gandhimathi Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan Research Scholar Member‚ Board of Governors Anna University Coimbatore National Design and Research Forum Coimbatore – 641 047 Bangalore – 560 001 e-mail: arthibala2009@gmail.com Abstract The single most compelling reason for any company‚ particularly an SME‚ to conduct an intellectual property (IP) Audit. But what should be measured and how can we begin the process? An IP Audit is defined as a systematic
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NATURE‚ PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AUDIT AND REVIEW NATURE‚ PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF AUDIT AND REVIEW 1 “AUDITING” In independent examination 2 NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT The word “audit” comes form the Latin word audire which means “to hear” because‚ in the middle Ages‚ accounts or revenue and expenditure were “heard” by the auditor. Statutory audits (i.e. carried out in accordance with statutory provisions) become mandatory for companies in 1900. At this time the purpose of an audit was to detect fraud‚ technical
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/ HRM582 Starbucks Coffee Company Diversity Audit Cindy Rizo and Robin Jones Keller Graduate School of Management In this paper‚ we will be discussing a diversity audit that took place with the Starbucks Coffee Company. The audit consists of the company’s background‚ what the team’s criteria for a diverse organization should be and the findings on what the organization diversity practices truly consist of based on research provided from interviews‚ company statements and news articles. The
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Melissa Ginez‚ Matthew Gourlie‚ Juel Rypka) University of Phoenix ACC/491 Alisa Dumond December 19‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- interoffice memorandum to: John Smith‚ CEO Key west company from: Audit Team D subject: Audit Findings for Key West Company date: 12/18/2011 ------------------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Smith The purpose of this memo is to communicate to you the results and findings from our team’s assessment of the Accounts
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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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process that is often known as a Strategic Audit. The external environment in which a business operates can create opportunities which a business can exploit‚ as well as threats which could damage a business; however‚ to be in a position to exploit opportunities‚ or respond to threats‚ a business needs to have the right resources and capabilities in place. The process of conducting a strategic audit can be summarized into the following stages: Resource Audit‚ Value Chain Analysis‚ Core Competence Analysis
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Question: Define audit and accounting risk‚ give 3 specific example of each type of risk and explain why they are called audit and accounting risk. * Accounting risk is the risk that errors associated with forecasts used in GAAP accounting estimates are not properly disclosed. Accounting risk is primarily the responsibility of accounting standards. It is dealt with only indirectly in accounting standards. For example: * Bad debts on loans had an historic rate of 1% of outstanding loans
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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDIT * The audit enables the auditor to express an opinion whether financial statements are prepared‚ in all material respects‚ in accordance with and acceptable financial reporting framework. * Complete set of general purpose financial statements: * 1. balance sheets * 2. income statements * 3. statement of changes in equity * 4. cash flow statement * 5. summary of significant accounting policies and other
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UNIVERSITY Institute of Accounts‚ Business & Finance Audit Communications Report Writing Canayon‚ Angelie Rose T. Puno‚ Michelle Ann J. Royong‚ Precious B. Rubio‚ Ephraim Jomel P. Tulio‚ Ayn Carla M. AIA0212 TOPIC OR SECTION: Account Receivable: Cashier’s Office I. SCOPE An audit of the Cashier’s Office was conducted for the period January 1‚ 2013 through December 31‚ 2013. The objectives of the audit were to examine and evaluate the following: • Adequacy and
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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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