“Window dressing” is a practice that has gone on inside companies for years. Due to the recent financial crisis however‚ more and more companies are making this practice a “norm” within their organizations. Although this is technically a legal process‚ it can mislead and deceive shareholders and potential investors of the company. Is this practice ethical? These companies seem to think it is ok to hide things for a short amount of time to make end of the year numbers look better‚ but what effect
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Power Dressing Kevin Hysi A00359065 Social Power Relations Abstract Clothing has the ability to convey social signals and perceptions to society. This paper explores the relationship between clothing and power‚ otherwise known as “Power Dressing”. This is a problem because it can enable power differences to occur and it uses past research to support and validate this issue. Overall findings suggest that individuals wearing professional attire in different social situations were perceived to
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Firm Size and the Nature of Innovation within Industries: The Case of Process and Product R&D Author(s): Wesley M. Cohen and Steven Klepper Reviewed work(s): Source: The Review of Economics and Statistics‚ Vol. 78‚ No. 2 (May‚ 1996)‚ pp. 232-243 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2109925 . Accessed: 14/01/2013 05:08 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Cross dressing is considered one of society’s abnormal ideas because of stereotypical gender roles. Stereotypical gender roles are stated as‚ biological females are feminine and biological males are masculine. Cross dressing does not represent the gender specific roles; in which men and women are suppose to follow. The idea of men and women acting and dressing like their opposite sex is unacceptable to the reality that they face. The movie The Bird Cage supports the idea that society’s stereotypical
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WINDOW DRESSING Window dressing is presenting company accounts in a manner which enhances the financial position of the company. It is a form of creative accounting involving the manipulation of figures to flatter the financial position of the business. It is also defined as: ‘A form of accounting‚ which while complying with all the regulations‚ nevertheless‚ gives a biased impression of the company’s performance.’ Though it is not illegal‚ it is considered by many financial pundits asunethical
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better GP. Adressing the risk of window dressing Window Dressing is a technique employed by enterprises to cover up the weak status of operations or present a better looking set of financials that what actually is. Overstating of closing stock is an example of how one can boost Gross Profit. Even Charging of depreciation at lower rates shows higher profits and stonger backing by fixed assets in the balance sheet. The motive behind window dressing might be to 1)show a better picture
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closely observing them since swans float on rivers for all to see; “Now the Swan it floated on the English river / Ah the Rose of High Romance it opened wide” (Cohen). The hero even says that “... the judges watched [them] from the other side” as they passed the summer together in their own little world‚ which is illustrated by the river (Cohen). Even though the couple’s peers are judging them‚ the two flirt and exchange conversation as if they are alone. The couple remains together regardless of the
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A critique of: “Elements of Effective Layout‚” by Dorothy Cohen Marketing‚ a strategy to attract a person’s attention to a visual element‚ is part of today’s commercially based economy. In Dorothy Cohen’s Elements of Effective Layout‚ the author illustrates her principle argument through means of persuasion focuses on how a given layout can indeed attract attention and how the dominant requisites of an effective marketing layout are‚ in fact‚ balance‚ movement‚ proportion‚ simplicity and clarity
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Where is my nail file???? Let’s see‚ it will be 80 dollars in all. But you can charge it to your room. Great. Thank you. By the way‚ how much will the massage and the facial? I don’t have much cash on me. Sure. Let me show you to the dressing area. Mmm. That’s a long time. Can I get a massage in the meantime? For around 20 minutes. How long do I have to wait? Of course‚ but you might have to wait. There’s someone ahead of you. Good morning. Would it be possible
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Difference Between Fruits and Vegetables Have you ever wondered if tomato is a vegetable or a fruit? What about cucumber or corn? Know how to figure out the differences between fruits and vegetables. Many of us believe that tomatoes‚ peppers‚ and cucumbers are vegetables. But technically speaking‚ all of the‚ are fruits. The only difference is that they are used as vegetables. Then‚ what is the difference between fruits and vegetables? The debate of fruit vs. Vegetables has been going on for a
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