Can corporate fraud ever be eliminated from the workplace? Abstract Corporate fraud has been a growing issue since Enron bankruptcy. The factors that contribute to the occurrence of corporate fraud are hard to control and methods used to prevent and detect fraud both by internal control and outside auditing have unavoidable weaknesses. Despite all the effort being made‚ it is highly unlikely that corporate fraud can be eliminated from the workplace. Introduction After Enron scandal got
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Preventive Medicine 51 (2010) 73–77 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Preventive Medicine j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w. e l s e v i e r. c o m / l o c a t e / y p m e d Lifestyle risk factors of students: A cluster analytical approach Lorna J. Dodd a‚⁎‚ Yahya Al-Nakeeb b‚ Alan Nevill c‚ Mark J. Forshaw d a Department of Psychology and Counselling‚ Newman University College‚ Genners Lane‚ Bartley Green‚ Birmingham‚ B32 3NT‚ United Kingdom Department of Physical Education and Sports
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March 2009 Social risk factors for involvement in crime This brief provides an introductory discussion of five areas of social risk factors for involvement in crime: family‚ education‚ economics‚ community and peers‚ and alcohol and other drugs. Family Family environment and parental behaviour are important risk or protective factors for involvement in crime because of their influence on a child’s development Parental behaviours play a strong role in shaping a child’s risk of later involvement
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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Adolescent Sexuality and Risk Factors Adolescence is that period between childhood and adulthood‚ when the adolescent is discovering his or her own identity and dealing with the transition. It is also a time of becoming more aware of sexuality and establishing patterns for future relationships. Those identifying as nonheterosexual i.e. Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT)‚ face even more challenges than their heterosexual counterparts. One challenge is their health. Russell and Consolacion
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Risk Factors Risks Relating to Honda’s Industry 1. Honda may be adversely affected by market conditions Honda conducts its operations in Japan and throughout the world‚ including North America‚ Europe and Asia. A sustained loss of consumer confidence in these markets‚ which may be caused by continued economic slowdown‚ recession‚ changes in consumer preferences‚ rising fuel prices‚ financial crisis or other factors could trigger a decline in demand for automobiles‚ motorcycles and power products
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Risk Factors of ABC Company Risk Factors of ABC Company ABC Company is a manufacturing firm that specializes in making cedar roofing and siding shingles. The current annual sales of the company are roughly $1.2 million. This is a 25% increase from the previous year. The goal of this company is to reach $3 million in annual sales within the next 3 years. The CEO has decided to expand the product line to include an additional product. The product expansion consists of manufacturing cedar
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child turn to be fat as an adult. “ A child who is obese at age 6 has a 25% chance of being obese as an adult‚ and a child who is obese at age 12 has a 75% chance of being obese as an adult” (Barness‚ 2007). The roots of childhood obesity and their risk factors can be unhealthy eating‚ heritage and lifestyles. For example‚ children with parents that are already obese and with poor eating habit and sedentary lifestyle and their heritage will likely embrace the same lifestyles as their parents when growing
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RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED 1) Existing electric utility industry regulations‚ and changes to regulations‚ may present technical‚ regulatory and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar energy systems that may significantly reduce demand for your solar energy systems. 2) The expiration‚ elimination or reduction of these rebates‚ credits and incentives would adversely impact your business. 3) If the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department makes additional determinations
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Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by progressive cognitive impairment [1]. Age is the most important factor that predisposes persons to the non-familial form of the disease‚ which in 2010 affected over 35 million elderly adults worldwide [2]. How aging interacts with other risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease [3] is still unknown. It appears‚ however‚ that certain age-related pathologies that are closely associated with systemic dysfunctions in lipid metabolism
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