auditing must maximize the assurance provided to the board‚ the audit committee and the management‚ and contribute to the continuous improvement strategies for the organization. So‚ how to maintain good internal auditing function within the organization? Outsourcing of internal audit function is one of the solutions. So‚ what is internal auditing? What is outsourcing of internal audit function? How could outsourcing of internal audit function help the role of internal auditing? All these questions
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AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL 1.0 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ readers should be able to understand: ! The general concept of audit strategy. ! The Importance of audit strategy as an effective plan for an audit. ! Internal control systems‚ evaluation and assessment. ! Audit documentation. ! Relationship with experts. ! Audit risks and its relative importance to audit. ! Components of audit risks. ! How to assess audit risks. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Auditing has developed over many years
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specialty stores are swiftly replacing the traditional formats dramatically altering the retailing landscape in India. Different retail formats are present in the market. Brands or retailers decide the formats based on their products. Brands generally consider three types of retail formats: Exclusive brand outlet‚ large format store‚ Multi brand outlet. India is the third-most attractive retail market for global retailers among the 30 largest emerging markets‚ according to US consulting group AT Kearney’s
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Founded in 1907 by French chemist Eugene Schueller‚ who developed an improved and innovative hair dye called Aureole‚ L’Oreal has become a multi-brand‚ multi-billion dollar company in the last century. Today‚ L’Oreal boasts twenty-five global brands and claims €17 billion of consolidated sales in 2007 (L’Oreal). In addition to the L’Oreal brand‚ other popular brands include Garnier‚ Maybelline‚ Lancome‚ Georgio Armani‚ Ralph Lauren‚ Redken and Diesel (Adage). L’Oreal was ranked sixteenth in the U.S
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the Role and Relevance of the Wine Brand in the Creation of Value in the Wine Industry Abstract This essay will first of all discuss the definition or content of brand and wine brand‚ then clarity values that it can be created. Next‚ the essay will cover the function of wine brand or how it achieves creating value. Finally‚ the importance of position of wine brand in value creation will be discussed. Key words brand‚ brand value ‚brand equity‚ value creation‚ wine industry Table of Contents
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Brand Community Introduction During the last fifteen years‚ there are many popular subjects: relationship marketing and brand building‚etc.These hot subjects encourage interaction and speed up the incubation of new sources of disciplinary growth: Brand Relationship(the relationship between consumer and brand).In Brand Relationship theory sysytem‚more scholars focus on the relationship between consumer and brand‚ but Muniz and O’Guinn(2001) did more research on the relationship among consumers
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2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND BRAND PERSONALITY A brand personality can be defined as the set of human characteristics associated with a given brand. Thus it includes such characteristics as gender‚ age‚ and socioeconomic class‚ as well as such classic personality traits as warmth‚ concern and sentimentality. Brand Personality like human personality‚ is both distinctive and enduring. For example‚ one analysis found Coke to be considered real and authentic whereas Pepsi was
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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HR AUDIT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ORGANIZATION’S FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY: The concept of HR audit has emerged from the practice of yearly finance and accounting audit‚ which is mandatory for every company‚ to be done by external statutory auditors. This audit serves as an examination on a sample basis of practices and systems for identifying problems and ensuring that sound accounting principles are followed. Similarly‚ an HR audit serves as a means through
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IMPACT OF BRAND AWARENESS ON CONSUMER DECISION MAKING Extent to which a brand is recognized by potential customers‚ and is correctly associated with a particular product Expressed usually as a percentage of target market‚ brand awareness is the primary goal of advertising in the early months or years of a product’s introduction.( Noel. K‚ Francoise. R. 1995)‚ Brand awareness‚ In general‚ means the extent to which a brand associated with a particular product is documented by potential and existing
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Brand Extensions are an important brand growth strategy The popularity of ‘Brand extensions’ rose since 1990s‚ with the increase in competition and the high costs of developing new brands (Chernatony & McDonald‚ 2002). This concept has been derived by marketers to optimize sales and profits by launching new or modified products under the parent brand name. In definition ‘Brand extension’ is using the leverage of a well-known brand name in one category to launch a new product in a different category
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