Auto-Ethnography Vincent Verduzco Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Abstract The methods of writing vary in people almost as much as fingerprints are different. This paper‚ hence the title‚ studies the way that I write. The sample of writing the study is being conducted on is an essay that I wrote using a prompt which asks the effects that technology has had on society over the years; with an emphasis on the recent years‚ meaning the past ten to fifteen years with the start of the
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How do the Sears changes reflect a total rewards approach? A total rewards approach can be implemented in a company to attract‚ engage‚ and retain employees. When designing an effective total rewards approach a mixture of five key elements are used to tailor a program that reinforces the overall business strategy of a company while ensuring organizational success for the future. These five key elements are: compensation‚ benefits‚ work life‚ performance and recognition‚ and finally development
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Contents Introduction 2 Early Career 2 The Firm 3 Sales Strategy 4 Investment Strategy 5 The Scandal 7 He was not alone 9 The Markopolos Whistle 11 The collapse 13 Charges and Sentence 13 The Victims 14 2009 Ponzi Schemes 16 The SEC Failure 17 SEC post- Madoff 19 Hedge Fund Transparency 20 Conclusion 21 Bibliography 25 Tables Table 1: List of Madoff Clients (taken from the "The New York Times"‚ last updated June 24‚ 2009) 15 Table 2: 2009 Ponzi Scheme SEC Charges 17 Figures
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in the scandal‚ including the then senior Xerox management‚ the Board of Directors and external auditor KPMG LLP. The failure of those parties in discharging their duties induces the further thought of trust and accountability among them and shareholders. Furthermore‚ the external environment in 1990s‚ including economic bubble boom‚ irrational investors‚ fierce industrial competition and ineffective regulations on audit‚ provided a hotbed for the scandal. Lessons learnt from Xerox scandal indicate
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of the Enron Scandal The main problem of the Enron scandal was that they committed business fraud. This is what the root problem of the company was. The sad thing about the Enron scandal was that approximately 22‚000 men and women lost their jobs. Not only did it affect the people who worked for the company but the problem was that it also affected other accounting firms that worked directly with Enron‚ for example the company Arthur Anderson went under because of the Enron scandal and this also
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Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. vs Wal-Mart Stores Case Background Sears‚ Roebuck and Co. Wal-Mart Stores Started as a company dealing in catalogue sales Diversification into 3 types of business – Retail‚ Service and Credit Retail store types – Full line stores‚ Auto stores‚ Home and lifestyle stores Started as a franchisee type variety store Primarily Retail business – Discount stores‚ Supercenters‚ Sam’s club warehouses Focus on price conscious consumers Comparison of Retail Strategy
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province of Ontario. The OLG‚ characterized by its core values‚ integrity‚ respect as well as accountability‚ is always expected to perform the duty of care to its clients. However‚ the organization was hit by a scandal which exposed fraudulent behavior within its operations. The scandal was revealed by CBC`s documentary The Fifth Estate‚ in an episode titled `Luck of the Draw` which revealed the plight encountered by a senior citizen‚ Bob Edmond‚ who was conned of his rightful winnings of 250‚000
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The Olympus Scandal Hot Potatoes and Flying Funds Summary This paper describes the case of Olympus‚ a Japanese manufacturer of optic equipment‚ at which in early 2012 a scandal was uncovered which was soon dubbed to be one of the largest loss-concealment schemes of Japan. In the 1990’s‚ Olympus incurred significant losses on financial investments made. These were subsequently hidden with the aid of investment companies by shifting the investments around. In the 2000’s‚ these losses were
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RUNNING HEADER: CLEARSTREAM CLEARSTREAM SCANDAL INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY The situation that occurred within the Clearstream scandal is quite simple. Not only was the company illegally moving money around a variety of accounts‚ they also were involved with money laundering and tax evasion. Defendants were charged in appellate court. In June 2001‚ there were several inquires into suspicious bribes that were paid to French officials for the sale of six French frigates to Taiwan (in 1991
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The Watergate Scandal Victoria Daniele Constitutional History May 19‚ 2013 The Watergate Scandal involved a number of illegal activities that were designed to help President Richard Nixon win re-election. The scandal involved burglary‚ wiretapping‚ campaign financing violations‚ and the use of government agencies to harm political opponents. A major part of the scandal was also the cover-up of all these illegal actions. The Watergate Scandal got its name from the Watergate office complex
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