Accountability Reports Samples For Students

Issue: Criminal Accountability of UN Officials on mission

Position: Head Chair/Co-Chair
Introduction
The criminal accountability of the UN Officials on mission is one of the legal issues, which has been debated through the Legal Committee for numerous years. The legal gaps make it difficult for the UN to hold personnel accountable for crimes committed in the missions under its jurisdiction. The UN personnel are being currently accountable only to their countries and their legislation or being protected by the international legal statute of immunity. The lack of accountability makes the whole organization less credible and reliable. With two different groups of UN personnel the troop contributing countries ...

History

Food for the Poor is an interdenominational, Christian charity whose core undertaking is to provide food, medicine, and shelter among other services to poor people living in the Caribbean as well as Latin America regions. Food for the Poor is among one of the largest international relief non-profit organizations in the United States. The company was started in the early months of 1982 by Ferdinand Mahfood with the purpose of strictly aiding the poor who were living in Latin America as well as the Caribbean (Dear 1). Soon after, clergy members drawn from many Christian churches and denominations joined ...

Strategic Management

Abstract
This paper discusses about the federal no child left behind (NCLB) education reform law. In the second section the paper discusses about the impact of legislation on local school system. In the third part the recommendations or the suggestions are made to make the said Act more successful. The NCLB requires all schools and districts with the states to ensure all students in the grade level math and also in the reading by 2014. It is the state that defines the grade level performance.

Introduction

No child left behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the iteration of the ...

The article by Robert Zoellick emphasizes on the importance of the World Bank as an instrument to “use finance to tackle global problems” and develop third world countries. Since its foundation the aim of the World Bank Group was to combat consequences of war and to provide assistance to the developing countries. Zoellick looks back at the history of the World Bank, mentioning challenges on the way of this institution. During the course of establishing of a free enterprise economy and the diffusion of private capital, the World Bank had not been only issuing loans, but fostering growth and overcoming ...

Leader and Management Development

Introduction
Leadership forms the backbone of any organization. This is because it entails offering direction, creating a sense of purpose and defining a strategic plan for the organization. Such aspects of leadership are important in ensuring the success of an organization in the long run (Yukl, 2013). For the leadership functions mentioned above to be successfully implemented, it is critical that the individuals in leadership positions show responsibility in their day-to-day undertakings. It therefore implies that leadership development has become a primary aspect of the overall management function. Leadership development is anchored on the character and behavior of the ...

Introduction

Marshfield clinic is non-profit healthcare institution that has been operating for almost one hundred years in the US. The clinic was founded by the six doctors in 1916. The clinic is currently domiciled in Marshfield. The current paper related detailed Quality Management Plan (QMP) and the scope of QMP in Marshfield clinic. It also contains analysis of mission statement and compliance of the goals of Quality Management Plan with mission of the healthcare institution. A significant part of the paper relates principles of Quality Management Plan and reporting of Quality Management Plan activities.

Mission Statement

Mission of Marshfield clinic is to ...

More than often, variety of programs, facilities, services and organizations remain responsible for the supervision and correctional action undertaken upon individuals within the society who have been convicted of criminal offenses. More significantly, correctional actions and practices, undertaken by individuals and institutions who are premeditated to ensure conformity with the norms and rules of society leads to adoption of either authoritarian, bureaucratic or participative model. Notably, correctional process undertaken ensures adherence to improved quality life through a complicated web of disparate processes that mainly focus on adherence to fair punishment and community protection among the convicts. Considerably, it is essential ...

Charity 1: School PTA

The Parent Teachers Association in focus is a charitable school organization in a primary school. It is made up of volunteers who consist of parents, guardians, alumni and teachers who come together to generate resources for school programs, events or the acquisition of resources that are not included or planned for in the school budget. The PTA’s committee is made up of five executive members and other volunteers selected during the School’s Annual General Meeting held every September. The Executive position on the PTA Board include; the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and the Vice Treasurer. The ...

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine and evaluate the sustainable event management of the Montreux Jazz Company. Conversely, the paper aims at giving a prompt and deceive report on the corporate social responsibility in line with the Montreux Jazz Company. The analysis raise the relevant questions on whether the event examined and evaluated is viable and sustainable using the government policy and the existing theoretical concepts. Furthermore, the analysis is examined using deceive concept on the design and methodology so as to come up with a critical discourse in the line with sustainable event management. The selection ...

Final co-op report

Province
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to contemplate on the knowledge and skills that I have acquired during the co-op work term. During my co-op term work, I was an accountant trainee and the experience enabled me to apply the knowledge acquired in class, and also gave me an insight into the future of my career. In this report, I will include my strengths and weaknesses as was revealed by my experience in my co-op term work. Skills, weaknesses, and strengths will be listed as part of my self-evaluation. I will also conduct an evaluation of my ...

Introduction of staffing and Performance Appraisal in retail sector context

Staffing in Retail Sector
Retail sectors constitute the part of the economic market made up of businesses that sell well to the final consumer. The ultimate or the final consumer is the client who buys goods for personal use and not for business use. The retail sector encompasses various kinds of shops such as small and medium-sized stores and kiosk, large department stores, supermarket chains, mail-order business as well as online businesses. Staffing is an integral and a core process within the retail industry. Staffing includes a range of activities followed in the acquiring and maintaining a human personnel. ...

While the internet has been an incredible source of information, a number of sites are inaccurate and unreliable. Water.Org, however, is one of the few reliable sources out there. The organization was founded in 2009 from the merger of two well-established and trusted institutions – Water Africa and WaterPartners (Water.Org). The fact that the organization is a non-profit institution and whose projects are funded primarily through aid grants, loans, or a combination of the two, means that their information is reliable as they are not inclined to present information tilted for their product for financial gain. The organization has also ...

Body Cameras and Police Policies

Abstract
In the United States, significant attention has been placed on law enforcement use of body cameras. Police body cameras are small devices that are attached to the officer’s uniform or worn as a head piece that record police interaction with the public. Both supporters and opponents of the use of these cameras have cited several reasons for their stance and the issue remains controversial. This paper takes a deep look at this issue with particular focus on the importance and the role of police body worn cameras. Some of the major aspects that will be explored in the ...

Introduction

Perhaps the most ironical statement in the contemporary world is to hear a company that extracts non-renewable resources describing itself as a green company. While the word Green is more than a buzzword in contemporary business circles, people fail to understand how organizations in the global oil business embrace the concept of greenness. Still, greenness is the essence of sustainability – a primary concept in modern business practices. Sustainability has been described variously as the ability to meet the needs of the current times without adversely affecting the capacity of the future generations to meet their needs (Epstein, 2008). According to Andreas (2011) there ...

Issues for Healthcare Organizations

Lesson 3:1- Antitrust
Lesson 3:2 - Health Information Management
Lesson 3:3 - Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance
Abstract
This document contains answers to lessons 3 units 1, 2, 3 pertaining to Issues for Healthcare Organizations. Unit 1 explores antitrust management; unit 2 - Health Information Management and unit 3 Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance.
Issues for Healthcare Organizations
Lesson 3:1- Antitrust

Question 1: Antitrust regulations - Sherman and Clayton Acts

- Mergers, consolidations and acquisition components of Sherman and Clayton antitrust acts like any other corporate legal intervention endorses regulations regarding purchasing; selling, dividing and combining with other companies that offer different ...

Introduction 3

Earth Hour at Hilton Woodland Hills 3
2015 Earth Hour Activities 4

Business Strategies and Commitments 4

Analysis: Significance of Earth Hour Activities 5
Application of Stakeholder Theory, CSR, and TBL Approaches 6
Stakeholder Theory 6
CSR 8
TBL 9
Conclusion and Recommendations for Sustainability 9
Hilton Woodland Hills/Los Angeles Earth Hour Commitment and Sustainability Report
Introduction
Hilton Hotels and Resorts, one of the leading and most prestigious hotels in the world, is the organization that will be tackled in this report based on its participation in the 2015 Earth Hour. Hilton Hotel is considered to be one of the titans in the industry ...

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Abstract

The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

Introduction

Owing to the fact that policy implementation is essential to the development of a company, Turner Constructions needs to embrace an influential ethical decision making framework. This is largely accredited to the fact that the current system is rather inefficient and is not centered towards the welfare of the employees. The current system does not ensure equality in the employee compensation due to the wide salary margin between field engineers and project managers $54,522 and $130, 893 (Payscale, 2016). Additionally, the newly employed personnel do not get a good conducive environment for growth due to the inadequacies of ...

easyJet Plc’s Governance Disclosures: A Critical Evaluation
1. Introduction
The concept of corporate governance has gained considerable significance since the collapse of a series of corporate giants including banks worldwide followed by the global financial crisis 2008-09. The global financial crisis led to huge financial losses and massive job cuts across the globe, particularly in United States and United Kingdom. Official investigations following the crisis revealed that accounting fraud and other top management malpractices contributed notably to high-profile corporate scandals. In response to these reports, the UK government designed and enacted the UK Corporate Governance Code that specifies ...

Business Management scenarios have undergone a vast change within the last decades. Roles and Expectations in Corporate Management have been redefined following changes in perspectives of policy makers about the contribution of business enterprises towards a more sustainable development. Business Ecosystems comprising of all stakeholders who are dependent on each other look upon the manager as a leader who must incorporate these changes into the new management process instead of confining himself to the old stereotyped functions of planning, monitoring and controlling. This paper explores the role of the manager in the evolving business environment and the new responsibilities ...

Executive Summary.1

Introduction.1

Responsible Leadership..4
Conclusion..6

Works Cited7

Apple Inc. Refuses to Comply Court Order to Encrypt iPhone
Executive Summary
This article will explain the ethical responsibilities of companies to protect the interest of their clients. The recent controversy that involves Apple Inc. is the refusal of the company to comply with the court order to build the software that can encrypt the iPhone of a suspected terrorist. Apple Inc. stand is an ethical decision because it promotes the privacy of its clients. It is the duty of companies or organizations to use their influence and initiate active stakeholder dialogues by involving the ...

The world of finance and accounting is ever and continuously growing. This is thanks to the solid trend of globalization or the interconnectivity of countries and the number of people who are becoming more financially proficient. In this paper, the author argues why the world needs a universally accepted accounting theory. In the most basic sense, accounting theories are sets of principles or frameworks used to study and explain the application of numerous financial concepts. There are, of course, mainstream and alternative theories of accounting. The importance of accounting theories can be emphasized in the process of financial reporting— ...

Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in the year 2002 in response to financial malpractices among the corporations in the United States of America. The Act led to significant changes in corporate governance and financial practices as a way of reducing frauds prevalent in the financial sector. There were a myriad of factors that interacted to form a culture and suitable conditions, which led to a series of corporate frauds between the year 2000 and 2002. These factors were closely analyzed, and their root causes necessitated the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002. This paper analyses the pre-Sarbanes-Oxley Act and post- Sarbanes-Oxley Act to analyze ...

Position:

On finances, <name> asserts that understanding the budget poses a challenge since the budgets vary from one district to another. He notes there is a need for accountability and fair allocation of the resources. However, he notes that there are instances of unforeseen financial needs that one faces as administrators. He emphasizes that there must be accountability of even the unpredictable allocations.
He demonstrates that he knows how to keep abreast of the school laws through engagement in principals’ organizations. In addition, he claimed that the Ohio Department of Education keeps the heads updated on legislative issues through weekly ...

Introduction3

Alternative 1: Technical Control3
Internet Protocol Cameras.3
Cloud-Based Security Services..4

Data Encryption Services4

Radio Frequency Identification Tags .4
Biometric Systems of identification4
Using Electronic Articles Surveillance5
Access Control Mechanisms5
Non-technical Approaches to Solving Employee Theft in Retail Business.6
Pre-Screening the Employees7
Demystifying the Process of Loss in the Organization 8
Training on the Prevention of Loss 9
The Adoption of the Open Door Policy.9
Imposition of Strict Penalties on Rogue Employees..9

The Use of a Buddy System and an Employee Tip Line.10

Recommendation.11
Conclusion.12

Works Cited13

Business
Analytical Report
Abstract
This analytical is a comparative analysis of two courses of action ...

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

Business Ethics and Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors of the company is one of the two organs of the company that is charged with running of the affairs of the company. The other organ is the General Meeting. This paper will constrict its discussion to the roles played by the Board members. Towards the end of the discussion, the paper will advance the argument that the roles played by the board members of the company are likely have changed dramatically due to the enactment of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. The paper ...

Introduction

A couple J. Willard Marriott and his wife, Alice Sheets Marriott, founded Marriot Hotels in 1927. This was after the two opened a root beer stand to serve residents who needed a cold drink, and a place to relax after a long day. The two later expanded their business to create a chain of restaurants and hotels in different cities. Their first business was in Washington DC. The first hotel under their name was the Twin Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel located in Virginia, and it was opened in 1957. J.W. (Bill) Marriott, Jr. saw the company navigate international markets as they went global during ...

Reasons of Failure

DMI was a comprehensive and highly technical project initiated for the digitizing the whole BBC broadcasting activities. The main purpose of the project was to start online streaming for the news channel, both on the website and with a desktop application. It had partnered with Siemens for achieving this end but, the project eventually failed. Various can be ascribed to the failure of this project. However, the major pitfalls included, lack of collaborative leadership, BBC’s lack of technological exposure and the wrong employment decisions by the Human Resource Management.

Collaborative Leadership

The person who was made the Manager of the project lacked ...

Introduction

An audit plan is a crucial element of the auditing process as it establishes the suitable procedures for specific items. (Mills, 2008) In that respect, it is a key risk management tool and its application in this case is crucial in managing the risks involved in auditing for the three items of work in progress, trade receivables and payables. (AICPA, 2002) In that view, the following is an explanation of why the three items are crucial for evaluation owing to the control and audit issues facing Falmer metals.

Justification for the items identification as areas key to audit risk

The business situation provides environment for audit risk. First, the lack of inclusion ...

Introduction

Sarbanes Oxley Act, commonly known as SOX, has come into being in 2002 and its compliance is mandatory for reporting of financial information by firms. The aim of this paper is to discuss Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, the reason of its creation and how it prevents inappropriate behaviour in financial reporting. The paper has three sections. The first section discusses what Sarbanes Oxley Act, 2002 is and the need for the creation of such an act. The second section re-establishes the role of Sarbanes Oxley Act (2002) in the prevention of fraudulent financial reporting. The third section concludes ...

Sustainability in a changing environment

There are several issues that are critical in the running of a company or an organization. These issues determine whether the company survives in the current world and its competition or not. Different companies have different goals to achieve. These goals however are best planned when they include the plans of the society at large to avoid conflicts. The same case applies to the company of Monsanto. The company needs to reshape its style of play so as to avoid the conflict and critique that it is undergoing now. The changes that should be applied to the company’s structure ...

- Acknowledgements
This paper acknowledges the efforts made by all the participants who took part in the research, compiling and eventual write-up of the final draft. My research assistant, the instructor and all other classmates had a role to play in this report. Without them, it would not have been finalized in time.
- Introduction
This paper will discuss three types of democracies in relation to their applicability to a low income country. A low income country is characterized by poor economic development, infringement of workers’ rights and extreme levels of poverty. The first democracy that the paper ...

The Never Event Plan from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Research indicates that about 44000 to 98000 deaths take place yearly within the US resulting from preventable medical errors (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2010). According to reports by CDC, in the year 2002, about 99000 deaths occurred due to preventable or avoidable hospital-acquired infections (Klevens et al., 2009, p. 160). Moreover, studies reveal that medical errors can account for over 2.4 million additional hospital days as well as 9.3 billion USD in excess charges (Kohn, Corrigan & Donaldson, 2010). As a result, of these alarming statistics as well as shocking medical errors, efforts have existed to enhance the delivery of medical care ...

Introduction

The introduction of stakeholder theory as a basis for the development of Corporate Governance in the 21st century has been most effectively seen in the commitment to the sustainable economic development of employees, their families and the local community that they serve. The improvement of “society at large” it is presumed, is the basis to good business and ultimately profits (McNett, 2012). Unlike theories of agency, which propose individual decision as a model for corporate leadership, the foreign market entry of global organizations involved in trade has set the pace for increased focus on collective decision by stakeholders in response to ...

IM plan for Queensland government

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This research paper outlines information management best practices in relation to Queensland State. The Queensland government envisions for an open, accountable, and participatory government. Information is at the heart of government operations and as such all planning and decision making activities of the organization depend on information management.
The development of this paper follows a series of steps that includes planning, design and implementation stages. Data were sourced from the diverse sectors within the state and analyzed to reveal the state of information management. Further, an appropriate IM roadmap was recommended to oversee the ...

AUTOMATINGCOMPLIANCEWITH FEDERALINFORMATIONSECURITYREQUIREMENTS

SRA strategy for to focus its efforts on federal government departments and agencies within the national security market
SRA International was established in 1976 though as Systems Research and Applications Corporation. Two years later the company initiated its operations while in 1984 a parent company was enacted as SRA International Inc (SRA, 2009). The company had been help publicly since 2004. The company has been successful in its operations where it has been exchanging stocks on the New York Stock Exchange. The headquarters are located in Fairfax, Virginia with over 42 operational offices in fifteen states and the District ...

NIST special publication 800-53 Application provides the guidelines for organizations in process of system audits to discover security and system needs. The guidelines are formalized and documented to facilitate the implementation of accountability and audit policies.
This paper documents the risk assessment procedures of Maryland Department of Information Technology otherwise known as DoIT. DoIT is an essential department providing technical assistance, advice, and recommendation concerning information technology aspects to the Executive Branch agencies and Government entities.
An audit conducted between 2005 and 2009 reveal that DoIT resources are susceptible to threats. Security controls in place such as ...

It’s Application to Corporate Governance in the 21st Century.

Corporate governance has been defined differently by various authors. According to Turbull (1997, p.1), “corporate governance describes all the influences that govern the institutional processes, including those for controlling and regulators, involved in the production and sale of goods and services”. As such, this definition indicates that corporate governance encompasses all types of firms (Donaldson, & Preston, 1995). Another school of thought has suggested that the system to govern companies, which entails controlling and directing the activities of those companies, is what constitutes corporate governance (Cohen, 1995). In essence, this system includes the market mechanisms, as well as regulatory frameworks ...

Education

In the case of American School in Honduras, the changes in the appointment of the General Director’s position or Headmaster for the past three years will significantly affect the school’s operations. The removal of Mrs. Kitten who taught for 15 years and later on resigned the directorship after several years due to unannounced problems with the School Board is alarming. The fact that the General Director position was vacant for one year and occupied by Mrs. Just as an interim General Director while maintaining her teaching duties, and was transferred to Dr. Tomorrow for 2 and a half ...

Introduction: McDonald’s Sustainability Standards

The company works with its suppliers at every step of their production to ensure that sustainability is accomplished by them to the extent possible thus minimizing environmental and social aspects. McDonalds supply chain is complex web of both direct and indirect suppliers and it declares that its direct suppliers understand the value of sustainability for the organization and these suppliers also extend these supply requirements further to their suppliers(indirect suppliers). McDonalds partners with its suppliers to identify, understand and address industry specific sustainability challenges.

In order to regulate its suppliers for environmental aspects, the company use Environmental Scorecard ...

Question A

American people, or Americans, are defined as natives, or citizens form the (U.S) United States of America. This country serves as home to people originating from various national origins. In the end, Americans are not equated to their nationality based on aspects of their ethnicity, but rather, with their citizenship. Having to exclude the Native American population, all Americans as well as their ancestors were evidently immigrating within the resent centuries. Irrespective of the multi-ethnic composition, the culture contained a commonality with respect to most Americans referring to it as the mainstream American culture. The Western culture is basically derived ...

1.7 Actions Plan
Before proceeding with description of plan of action, main targets need to be defined. While the major purpose of the organization is to raise sufficient funds to help victims of terrorist attacks recover, it can be split into several constituent parts, which in our case are: publicity, international cooperation, efficient use of finds raised, accountability and successful cooperation with governments. Then, actions for each of the target are also divided into several groups, starting with organization structure and ending with money allocation. The results are presented in the table below:
1.8 Strategy map
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Affiliated School

Path Goal Model
The path goal model is a leadership effectiveness theory that focuses on the role that a leader plays in motivating the subordinates. The model is based on the premise that there is only way to achieve the organizational goals and the leader knows this way (Barney, 1985).the leader can therefore make the path to goal achievement easier for the subordinate and cause improvement in an organization.
This means that the subordinates must always follow him and wait for his instructions. Core to this model is the assumption that the follower is entirely dependent on the ...

Part I Key concepts of the article: How to Fix Executive Compensation, by Alex Edmunds

The article centres on the concept of managerial control at the executive level. The author begins by noting the fact that managers at the executive level deserve to be compensated. Through this, the author shows his appreciation of the role of compensation in employment circles. However, the author cautions that the centrality of compensation in terms of the send of packages or retirement perks should be appreciative of the long and short term interests of the company. In that vein, the author suggest that firms should leverage on the compensation package to the executives for purposes of demonstrating lessons ...

Daikin Asia Servicing Pte Ltd is a service company that deals with the distribution of air- conditioning wares and the related air conditioning accomplices in Asia, Middle East region, Africa region and oceanic region. The company was established in 1966 and is based in Singapore. In addition, the company provides technological information, administrative support services, marketing services and vending support services to their distributors. The company also actively supports their distributors in the area of management by enlightening them on inventory and logistics management. This is done as a way of enhancing performance of their core distributors and also ensuring that ...

The five dysfunctions of a team

Patrick Lencoini is a president of the Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm. He is also a speaker invited by many corporations to talk about success of business enterprises; he worked at management consulting firm Bain & company, Oracle Corporation, and Sybase where he worked as a vice president of organizational development. He also works on many advisory boards and National Boards of Directors for the Make-A-wish Foundation of America. He lives in Alamo California with his wife and four sons in San Francisco Bay area. Patrick has written many business books which have helped leaders to improve their businesses. ...

Table of contents
1. Outline
2. Introduction
3. Recent issue facing corporate governance
4. Relationship between corporate governance and business ethics
5. Review on ASX Corporate Governance Council’s “Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations”. The key principles that focus on ethics
6. Summary.

In many large and well established businesses and enterprises, corporate governance is a common term used when in any conversation or explanation that may include the company’s operation and governance. The term corporate governance refers to a wide aspect the processes, law, or rules by which a business is regulated, controlled, and ...