Essays on Due Diligence

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Business

a) Define the term due diligence. How is it applied to the acquisition of new venture? According to the class textbook, due diligence is defined as a thorough analysis of every facet of an existing business. Due diligence is applied in the acquisition of the new venture in many ways. First, it is through the use of the due diligence that an entrepreneur will be able to evaluate the viability of the venture to be bought on various feasibility scales. Through due diligence, an entrepreneur is able to understand the current business situation and if there is any need ...

Hi, your analysis highlights the fundamental factors that an entrepreneur should consider when starting or buying a business. The first reasonable step is establishing the legal requirements of the venture through due diligence. Secondly, the entrepreneur should conduct a business valuation by addressing the three essential elements: degree of control, the accuracy of projections, and start-up costs (Berkman, 13). Hi, based on your analysis due diligence is the critical assessment of an existing venture. An entrepreneur or investor carries out due diligence to evaluate or forecast the success of the business. Business valuation also helps the investor or entrepreneur ...

Introduction

Fair play in business practices is essential to the maintenance of a self-sustainable corporate environment. Precisely, all the parties involved in any business activity need to embrace ethical principles while following the legal provisions in any commercial venture. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that Kallestad breached the fundamental provisions of an implied warranty by selling substandard products to Peter and Tanya Rothing. According to Murthy and Blischke (2006), an implied warranty is a contract arising from the operation of the law guaranteeing that the goods to be sold are merchantable and are appropriate for ...

Start-up costs are initial costs incurred in any venture. Start-up costs include salaries for workers and managers, consultants and costs arising due to diligence policy. Recurrent costs are the cost paid for consultants or other outside services for some activities necessary to facilitate operations. Finally, external costs are expense for supporting suppliers and customers. The figure 1 shows that the majority of the cost was spent on external cost of providing support suppliers and customer to implement RBC. Company C spent the highest amount for this external cost, followed by Company B and Company A. The start-up costs account ...

Q1. In this highly competitive world, teamwork plays an important role as the output of the individuals can be expanded through teamwork. Teamwork has become the most important way in which work is organized in organizations. The idea that work can be delegated to workgroups is supported by different theories such as strategic Human Resources Management (HRM) theory, sociotechnical theory, work design theory, self-leadership theory, and theories of participative management. The strategic HRM theory states that a well-designed HR system that includes teamwork, can affect employee’s job satisfaction, commitment and motivation positively and result in an improved organizational ...

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Introduction

The nature of supply chain industry demands that organizations exchange amongst themselves private and sensitive data that is necessary for the movement of the underlying goods and services. A secured environment for an exchange of such data is a major concern for the cybersecurity industry managing the supply chain networks and transactions. The risk of cybersecurity in the supply chain industry is growing as attackers and hackers become more knowledgeable and have access to latest technologies using advanced a form of hardware and software tools. The malware ...

How anti-money laundering compliance with regard to hawala based in Dubai with customers in all continents in the world should be conducted.

Introduction

Hawala is a system of transferring money from one country to another using a trust-based network and alternative modes of exchanging value for value (Levy, 2016). Immigrants working in a foreign country who want to send money to their families in their home country usually use this system (Pathak, 2003). A sender gives a hawala broker or hawaladar the money for remittance. The broker provides the sender with some kind of code for the recipient to get ...

Introduction

Passengers aged over fifty years often develop Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)during prolonged flights. The development of DVT among passengers is well documented but is not often experienced by pilots flying commercial aircraft; however, there are a few cases where pilots have developed DVT in the course of duty.The potential liability of airlines is much more expounded with respect to claims arising from injuries caused to passengers without any sort of monetary limitation. In order to address the problem and help balance the liability to a proper proportion, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International ...

Abstract

The primary purpose of the above paper is to understand how business organizations can venture into a foreign market and the different aspects considered. Red Dragon is a four-star hotel based in the UK and wishes to expand its business operations to foreign markets characterized by more opportunities for the company to prosper. The paper starts by appreciating the fact that managers of the present century need to have the capacity to manage people from a multi-cultural environment so as to adequately realize the organizational goals. The study reveals that there is a range of factors that need to ...

Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers have been a vital part of the business world for many years. In today’s tough and dynamic economic environment, many companies are in most cases faced with decisions regard this particular actions with the aim of maximizing profit and shareholders value. Through strategies such as takeovers and mergers, a company can develop a competitive advantage and consequently manage to increase the shareholders’ value. This can happen through various forms such as two or more companies combining efforts, partnering on a given product, or even one company outright acquire the other company thereby taking over all it operations including ...

Summary of Negotiation Process

The process of negotiation is part of the daily procedures in the faculties of business and no exceptional in engineering. The process is a two-way initiative, a give-take setting making the undertaking an important step in the present and the future status of the company. Poor negotiation attributes can cripple and devastate business and just as swift in loosing clients (ECV 4923, ‘Lecture notes’ 1).

In the case scenario provided it is evident that the supply contract process was elaborate; that is, it involved supplying a wide range of products and encompassing a number of sub-contractors and high prospective risks. However, the ...

Question 1

In order to understand why people commit fraud, many companies use the fraud triangle to analyze the attributes, which make people commit fraud. The importance of the fraud triangle is to understand fraud and its significance demonstrated in the Darren Darren’s case. The explanation of why people commit fraud is examined by the use of fraud triangle. It evaluates the circumstances that make employees violate ethical standards and be involved in the fraud cases. Therefore, fraud triangle joins the perceived pressure, perceived opportunity and rationalization to facilitate fraud. The first required attribute is Incentive, motivation, or pressure ...

Introduction

Companies are now required to be very dynamic, efficient, profitable, adoptive, and forward looking in order for them to gain a dominant and ocmpetitive edge. Without these qualities, they cannot compete in a very international and globally compettive market. In some industries like in banking and insurance, they may transfer into new and foreign markets (Ashkenas & Francis, 2000). In others industries such as in medical products and suplies, companies may choose to work with smaller firms which have developed or are developing new products which they can manufacture and/or distribute more efficiently. Meanwhile, the rest of the ...

Question 1

A contract can simply be defined as a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties or entities. It is an agreement which places different obligations on the various parties to the contract. The breach of the obligations created by the contract would amount to a violation of the contract and the aggrieved party would be entitled to the various remedies that as per the terms contained in the contract . For an agreement to be considered as a contract and thus enforceable in law, it must have some certain characteristics. These are referred to as the elements of a contract. The elements of a ...

Psychology of Criminal Behavior

In the contemporary world, not a day goes by without numerous reports of acts contrary to the law thus obliging the criminal justice system to play its indispensable role in comprehending and rehabilitating offenders into law-abiding citizens. Renowned psychologists such as John B. Watson, B.F. Skinner as well as Edward Thorndike through their theories in fields of behaviorism and operant conditioning exemplify the underlying concept by which the Criminal Justice System is founded. This paper thus seeks to describe the theories of behaviorism and operant conditioning in relation to the criminal justice system. I will succinctly analyze how these theories ...

Company Law

Question One First, the issue in play is fueled by two elemental components. That is, the Beanstalk Ltd Company has a constitution that limits the sale of the agricultural products by the company in Queensland. In addition, the board of directors of the company implemented the policy that the board should approve all the transactions of the company over $100,000. Nevertheless, Jack, who is the managing director of the company, attended a trade fair in Victoria that saw him sign a purchase agreement worth $150,000 with Giant Ltd. This aspect has led to the disagreement of the viability of ...

Company Law

Question One First, the issue in play is fueled by two elemental components. That is, the Beanstalk Ltd Company has a constitution that limits the sale of the agricultural products by the company in Queensland. In addition, the board of directors of the company implemented the policy that the board should approve all the transactions of the company over $100,000. Nevertheless, Jack, who is the managing director of the company, attended a trade fair in Victoria that saw him sign a purchase agreement worth $150,000 with Giant Ltd. This aspect has led to the disagreement of the viability of ...

Background information

The selection process is a significant component in looking for the right people to fill a given vacancy. There are many procedures that have been adopted by different entities in their quest to look for the right personnel to work on the work that they want. Selection is defined as the process of getting/picking the right individual from a pool of many job applicants who have been deemed to possess the right skills and competencies to fill a given position. A more formal definition of selection is that process of differentiation the applicants so that the right individuals will be taken to a team. ...

Introduction

Guardian ad litem is appointed by the court in cases where inn the process of dissolution of marriage there is a question as to who, between the two parents, is entitled to the custody of the child. In my role as a guardian ad litem in the case of Cathy, a 12 year old girl whose parents are terminating their marriage, there are several issues that I need to put into consideration. The information I have so far is that her mother, though a chain drunkard loves her a lot and is always ready for her assistance whenever she needs it. Her father, on ...

Summary of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

In the documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, director Alex Gibney tells the story of the fall of the energy company through a series of stories on the characters involved, using a lot of archival videos. Enron was basically a Ponzi scheme, and the scandal was similar to the Bernie Madoff saga of 2008, which was another conspiracy, based on exploiting deregulation and preying on investor greed. The timing is also interesting. Madoff’s scheme fell apart during the recession of 2008, while the Enron bankruptcy occurred right after the “dot-com” bust of 2000. As long as the economy was ...

Risk Identification, Assessment, and Management

Executive Summary There is an increasing interest in the security, safety and health attributes of hotels in the world today. The General Manager is interested in the attributes to satisfy its overarching managerial duties. These responsibilities include due diligence and duty of care. Because of this interest, the General Manager requested information on risk management and security in his hotel in order to assess the safety integrity and security of the food and beverage, and guest room departments of his hotel. Identifying the exact information that is relevant to determining and assessing such information is often challenging due ...

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1. Journalists Should Not Be Forced To Reveal Their Sources This is a debate that has gone on since the beginning of time. Should a reporter be allowed to conceal the sources used in the writing of their journalistic materials? I have always believed and still do that journalists should not be forced by legal methods to unveil their sources. 2. Journalists Required to do Due Diligence in Producing Journalistic Pieces There are a wide variety of reasons why this is so. First, the source must trust the journalist to ...

Yes, the breach of contract occurred due to the violation of a material term of the agreement. The mistake was unilateral in nature because Ellen tried to change the date of the service, but the contract had a no cancellation clause. The caterer can apply for cancellation of the contract, and request the court to allot damages as well, if other party does not pay the fine of $1000. Otherwise, there is no reason to consider the practice of the established contract unconscionable. Yes, the breach of contract took place because a material clause of the contract had an infringement, and ...

Summary of Negotiation Process

The process of negotiation is a daily procedure in the faculties of businesses and is not exceptional in engineering. The process is a two-way initiative and a give-take setting. It makes the undertaking an important step in the present and the future of the company. Poor negotiation attributes can cripple and devastate a business. It can also swiftly result in loss of clients. In the case scenario provided, the supply contract process was elaborate. It involved supplying a wide range of products. A number of sub-contractors and high prospective risks are involved. However, the managers considered it lightly. Consequently, the parties were caught ...

Nowadays, in the banks much attention is being paid to the management of the risk. People are now more aware of using bank as their medium of sending money from one place to another. In this regard, the risks of the money laundering are increasing, and this issue requires proper attention. Several guidelines have been provided in every country in order to properly manage the risk associated with the money laundering so that the activities that finance terrorism can be combated. The prudential management of the risk along with the effectual supervision plays an important role in the protection ...

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Introduction

The Grande General Store is the place at Spruce Grove, Alberta. The family has decided to sell out the business in a suitable price and then spend most of the time with family and children. The main purpose is now to select a suitable buyer who will buy the business and continue it, and another is the selling price for the business. While selling the business certain steps will followed, including following : - Proper planning: In this step, the seller will do proper planning to target the buyer. It is important to aware of ...

According to Hadley & Harris (2014), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued supplementary final and temporary regulations that can be found in T.D. 9657 under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009, or “FATCA”, including new regulations that can be found in T.D. 9658. These new rules and regulations have modified the international withholding, as well as the backup withholding and the rules on reporting of information which are applicable beyond the scope of FATCA (Hadley & Harris, 2014). As a general rule under the FATCA, the American withholding agents are mandated to withhold tax on specific payments to the ...

- 2.2: Advice - (a). What it should do about the Timms Lease; While chase was making the purchase contract with the smiths, it was not informed of the additional two years of Timm’s lease. Chase has the mandate to sue Timm and prevent him from interfering with the property since they already owned the land, and while performing due diligence, the land had no complications and the process was clear. The reason the company performed due diligence was to avoid situations such as this. Timm being in an unwritten agreement is in no way able to ...

Data

The Frontline; episode The Untouchables In the episode The Untouchables, the Frontline investigates the reasons that caused the Wall Street’s leaders escape prosecution for any kind of fraud related to transactions with bad mortgages. It is based on memories of people who took significant part in the process which lead to the financial crisis in 2008 with Lehmon Brothers’ collapse and affecting large number of shareholders, banks, companies, and many others. Insiders of mortgage industry blew the alarm whistle before 2008 when the scandal exploded followed by huge consequences. Due diligence underwriters who were known as ...

Acknowledgment

In my process to complete my studies, I have taken efforts to complete courses, projects and training programs. However, my studies and completion of those courses, programs as well as projects would not have been possible without the support that I received from different individuals and institutions. In that respect, I would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank them for that support and help. I am highly glad of the support that I received from Dr. Ali Aleg, Mr. Zaid Gharaibah and Mr Zaid Zabawali. In addition, I appreciate the entire KFUPM community for the different roles they ...

Business Ethics

In this lecture there were six case studies on ethical issues. The paper shall analyze each one of them and give recommendations thereof. The first case is that of countrywide financial. Over 9% of the loans were subprime loans which are essentially very high risk loans. Due to the unethical behavior at countrywide financial these subprime loans were repackaged as mortgage backed securities and were given high ratings. In 2008 the credit freeze resulted in 62 trillion dollars credit default. Countrywide financial sold out to bank of America for a sixth of its original value. Subprime loans had a legitimate purpose ...

Executive Summary

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporation boasts of market leadership in the provision of retail products and services to clients located across the globe. According to Walmart (2013), the retailer relies upon its 10,900 retail units spread across 27 countries to increase its share of the retail market. The retailer, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the largest in the United States of America. Essentially, the company provides all products under a single roof. This ability appeals to customers who have limited time to shop around for consumer and commercial products. The company has grown its internal operations to ...

(a). Statement of problem or problem(s) facing the firm. State the problem(s) clearly and succinctly. Explain why you believe it (or they) is important. Include information on concepts from the course as needed. Ans. Biovail Corporation has a Canadian company presence in the world and home. This pharmaceutical company has developed numerous prestigious medicines and legacy pharmaceutical medicines. Their research and development has been taking the firm ahead in the medicine production and distribution of the medicines. Suffering from small problems of media and public relations, and bigger control issues the corporation settled for new people being pushed ...

Abstract

Currently, cross border mega mergers and acquisitions have become the order of the day. Firms are seeking to expand their operation through acquiring smaller firms or joining other firms in the same industry. The key question that has triggered a heated debate about the formation of mergers and acquisitions is whether the formation of cross border mergers and acquisitions form the best way to expand one’s business? Most critics have argued that mergers and acquisition cannot be termed as a smart route towards globalization and business expansion. They argue that such undertakings are carried out for the wrong reasons and ...

Abstract

The following assignment is dedicated to the topic “Crime scene investigation”. The Introduction presents basic ideas related to the concept of investigation, the role of crime scene investigation in investigating the crime and most important functions, performed by crime scene investigator. Thereafter legal background and other relevant concerns are emphasized. Other concerns include adhering to ethical principles of crime scene investigator’s job, health and safety issues, and planning, organization and coordination phase, which precedes core crime scene investigation activities. Special attention is paid to practical importance of each of mentioned concerns. The rest of the course work contains a ...

Dear Sir,

I have been encouraged to contact you concerning a position in your esteemed company. My current work with HSBC Global Banking and Markets has truly been a positive experience, one that I have excelled in and been appreciated for hard work. I am a committed individual who has excellent skills of interpersonal relationship building with clients and am spontaneous and prompt in all communication. I can maintain order, execute multiple projects with accuracy and I need little direction to complete assigned tasks. These are some of the basic qualities I believe make me an excellent candidate for the position in your company. ...

Youth in the Justice System:

I highly appreciate patience and exercising due diligence in decision making especially in situations that are overly pressurizing to an individual. I believe that decent people of the society exercise acts of patience (Thornberry, 2004). The fact that I have holds this virtue and belief, I have gradually developed a substantially negative attitude for impatience and people who do not exercise due diligence in decision-making. There are times in the early morning hours when everyone is travelling to different places of work and school, which make me particularly frustrated, as the roads are chaotic. I silently think that my ...

Proposition

The purpose of this activity is to identify, recruit, train and deploy potential personnel for key managerial positions in OYM IT, a joint-venture undertaking between FIRST UP IT of Australia and IT SOLUTIONS of India. The time table for the identification, recruitment and training of management personnel for the Joint Venture post is three calendar months.

The selected management personnel will report to the Joint Venture Chief Executive Officer, Mr. (Indian National). Mr. (Indian National) worked extensively with IT SOLUTIONS in a high-ranking executive position and as such, has extensive experience in IT operations. He will be leading the business operations ...

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Social Responsibility (101SRE306)

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Table of Contents

Human Rights in Corporate Social Responsibility 2

How can companies decide what Human Rights to be concerned about? 4 How can the Due Diligence process be made to work for companies? 5 References 6

Human Rights in Corporate Social Responsibility A major but highly underestimated topic related to the field of Corporate Social Responsibility in today’s world is the issue of Human Rights. Human rights are generally defined as the ‘inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because he or she is a ...

Ethics in Tax Practice

For an individual professional to be termed as ethical, he has to conform to professional standards of a certain group, or profession. Therefore, tax practitioners need to comply with the tax legal requirements, as well as, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) rules, for them to be termed as ethical. The legal requirements, together with non-compliance penalties are found in Circular 230 in the Treasury department. They are also found in the Internal Revenue Code (1986). This paper discusses the legal tax requirements for the tax practitioners. The law is believed to be complex as many people find it ...

Communication is among the most essential elements in the success of any business, be it large, small, local or international. There are numerous communication methods in existence today for business organizations, thanks to changes in technology. The effectiveness of an organization’s communication will be dependent on a number of factors. For example, it is important that the essence of the communication is established, and the communicant should know whom the message is intended for. The organization of the message, the style of communication, purpose and format of communication should be considered to ensure that communication is effective and realizes ...

Task

Compare the corporate form of organization with the sole proprietorship and the partnership.

Describe the principles dealing with ways of creating value and economic efficiency

The major principles include comparative advantage and absolute advantage. Comparative advantage is the ability of a country to produce a particular commodity in a more efficient way than other countries. Countries that have modern machinery are likely to produce machine intensive products than other countries. Absolute advantage is the ability of a county to be able to produce a particular commodity that other countries do not produce. For instance, a country that is endowed with a unique mineral that is not produced by other countries can be said to have absolute advantage ...

1. The three types of illegal business behavior alleged against Bernie Madoff include fraud, money laundering and theft. The first, fraud, involves coercing investors to decide whether or not to invest by giving them information that does not correspond to the reality of their situation. Madoff did this by This is meant to provide a short term gain for the defrauder, but significant losses for investors – the person committing the fraud gets the investment money while providing no return on that investment back to the investors. This is an unethical business practice, due to the fact that it is an ...

How this scenario relates to an area of law taught in Introduction to Business Law

The tort of negligence is the area of law which this scenario relates to. LMS has threatened to seek legal action against Chuan & Associates to recover damages for the harm suffered because of the approval of financial statements which had material misstatements by the audit firm. Everything 4 Less Limited (E4L) acquisition was a decision based on the information contained in those financial statements and LMS suffered financial loss by relying on them. The statements had overstated the value of the company’s inventories, and this had increased the value of the company during the bid and subsequent acquisition.

The legally important facts in the scenario

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