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    UPPSALA UNIVERSITY Department of Business Studies Master Thesis Spring term 2010 Tutor: Peter Thilenius Marketing and Facebook How fashion companies promote themselves on Facebook Arkvik Quiroga Isabel Bairakimova Kamila Abstract The social media are internet facilities where people can communicate and discuss through different websites or blogs. The social media has changed the world in many aspect and people are becoming more and more addicted to use these networks. People are fond

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    Larceny Fraud

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    these individuals can steal cash There are many different methods used by employees to steal from a company. Often when you mention employee theft, the first thought is of a cashier pocketing some money from the cash register or a maintenance person stealing some items from around the office. While this happens, there are many other ways that employee steal from the company. The most common types of employee theft, as reported by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)5, are: 1 Larceny/Embezzlement

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    Facts Several companies have performed methods of aggressive accounting by issuing financial statements to exaggerate their value. Either over inflating revenues, assets or cash flows, or understating any debts and expenses are examples of this type of fraud. These accounting swindles allow companies to have an efficient public appearance to investors and potential creditors. Nevertheless, according to a recent journal article from (Chen & Huang, 2013), these deceitful activities led to abnormal

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    because it has created employment opportunities to local residents. However, the plant is in the verge of shut down. Jack Ripon , Chief Executive officer of Lamprey Inc. is concerned about higher cost of operation which has decreased profit for the company. The plan is to close down the Oconomo plant and establish a new plant in Mexico. Jack wants Jim Malesckowski, President of Wisconsin Speciality Products Division of Lamprey Inc. to find out about the operational costs of establishing a new plant

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    The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries forms one of the most diversified worldwide entertainment company in the world, with operations in five different areas: 1. Media Networks: this sector includes cable and broadcast television networks, television production operations and distribution, domestic and international television stations and radio operations. The cable networks include the ESPN, a channel that present many types of sports, the Disney Channels, channels that target children and

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    One of the most important decisions when starting a company is to determine the type of legal entity best suited for your business. Each country has different legal business entities under its regulatory framework. According to Dewhurst (2014), the most common types of business structures within the United States are: proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company, and cooperative. Additionally, there are other types of legal entities derived from the association of different

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    Manager’s of an organization has to use structure to help the company run efficiently. “The five types of organizational structures are functional, divisional, matrix, team-based, and virtual network” (Draft, 2013, p.316). Functional structure in an organization that is developed by grouping departments by the skills, level of knowledge, activities done daily, and the resource used. “This structure places specific departments from the bottom to the top” (Draft, 2013, p.318). For example, specific

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    Type G: Transfer Type G reorganizations involve bankruptcy by permitting the transfer of all or some of a failing company 's assets to a new corporation.  17-24. Define and differentiate a spin-off, split-off, and split-up. Split-up: An arrangement whereby a parent corporation transfers all of its assets

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    transport at sea. In this project the main features and design characteristics of containerships will be analyzed such as the size categories of containerships, the different types of cargoes that they are transporting , the characteristics of container gears and the speed that a container can develop. Also the major companies that own containerships and their structure will be described. Containerships are large commercial ships that are mostly traveling to oceans and their main purpose is to handle

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    store open in Shanghai, China. This is only a short term objective as the company expects to open several stores in the BRIC countries, such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China, which is the long-term plan. The executive explains the chain models used to follow the short-term and long-term goals and the effects these changes would have on executives, managers, and employees from the company. Organizational

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