You have been hired to investigate possible fraud losses in Greenwor Manufacturing Company. Greenwor’s attorney contacted you in confidence and told you that she has had many tips indicating that Chad Wits, the CFO, is somehow stealing large sums of money from the company. Wits earns a good salary of $300,000 per year, but company employees report that he has recently purchased a $4 million house, a sail yacht worth at least $2 million, and one employee said that he spends his weekends in Las Vegas, where he loses very large sums of money on a regular basis. Some employees have seen him driving a new Maserati sports car near a local shopping mall, but he always arrives at work with a plain, aged family car.
Required a) What steps would you take to conduct your investigation? b) What information would you need to develop a fraud theory? c) Does the information you currently have provide sufficient predication for an investigation?
In: Accounting
a) What type of environmental evaluation must be performed by the Municipality according to this case?
b) What type of proposed professionals that will be part of the consultancy group performing the EIA?
c) List three environmental effects of this activity.
d) Mention three mitigation measures you will propose as part of your Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the impacts identified.
In: Civil Engineering
1. (A) With respect to perception, describe the brain structures and functions, as well as cognitive processes if applicable, underlying color identification, object identification, and movement; (B) Describe the flow of visual information from the eye to the primary visual cortex. Then describe the neural systems for perceiving shape, identifying what an object is, and identifying where an object is located in space and how it can be utilized.
2. Describe the three major structures and functions of the outer, middle, and inner ear.
3. What are the types of touch receptors located under the skin's surface? Describe how touch is represented in the brain.
4. Compare and contrast the two chemical senses of smell and taste. Include (a) a discussion of the sensory receptors for smell and taste and (b) a discussion of the pathways by which smell and taste sensations are transmitted.
5. You are drawing an outdoor scene, including trees, flowers, shrubbery, and buildings near and far from your position at your easel. Describe how you would use at least four monocular cues to indicate depth and dimension in your drawing.
In: Psychology
Interviewing Critique:
While in an interview, Tom was asked to describe his professional experience with his current and previous employers. During his descriptions, Tom occasionally included a few negative comments about his current and previous employers. How can negative comments impact a job interview? Your response should be at least 50 words.
There is a right and wrong way to respond to yes-or-no questions during an interview. During an interview, how would you respond to the following question: Have you ever worked for a company that generates revenue through e-commerce? Your response should be at least 50 words.
This question involves closing an interview. Near or at the end of an interview, you may be asked if you have any questions. Not responding may imply you are not interested, and a probing question about the company may imply you did not research the company. For this essay, respond to the importance of closing the interview on a positive note and share an example of a closing interview statement (your personal commercial). Your response must be at least 250 words in length.
In: Operations Management
1.Describe in words the relationships between lava chemical composition, lava viscosity, and volcano shapes. Illustrate your answer with sketches of at least two types of volcano shapes.
2.In words and/or diagrams, compare and contrast strombolian and Plinian eruption styles. Be sure to address the relative magnitude (how much material is erupted?), eruption duration (how long does it last?), how explosive the eruption is, and the types of erupted materials.
3.Name and describe three tectonic environments in which volcanism occurs. For each environment, briefly describe the primary magma generation mechanism (with or without accompanying diagrams, as needed).
4.Explain in words how Bowen’s Reaction Series (BRS) works, and how it results in lavas with different chemical compositions. List two physical characteristics that differ between the initial lava and the final lava produced near the end of the fractional crystallization process. What rock names would you give to each of those lavas (i.e.., the initial and final products) if they erupted? Be sure you are clear about which is which.
In: Other
In: Civil Engineering
1. Two streams (Brimer and Standifer creeks) located in the same watershed are similar in size/shape and most habitat conditions (e.g., temperature, dissolved oxygen, channel substrate); however, they exhibit different pH values. Brimer Creek has a mean pH of 6.1, whereas Standifer Creek has a pH of 5.6. A stream ecologist wishes to determine whether the pH has an influence on the local distributions of benthic macroinvertebrates (annelids, crustaceans, insects) in the two streams. Two study sites were established (one in each stream) that are in close proximity to each other (~50 m apart, separated by a ridge) and located near the mouths of their respective streams. Benthic invertebrates were collected at the two sites using a standardized kick-sampling technique (equal sampling times and areas). Invertebrates were counted in samples from the two sites. The data are summarized below. Number of invertebrates per sample: Brimer Creek, n = 1373 individuals Standifer Creek, n = 955 individuals Perform a G-test for goodness of fit (α = 0.05) to test the ecologist’s hypothesis.
In: Math
The Coronavirus will obviously impact the economy of big organizations like FIFA or the NBA but also their future strategy, rules and policy. How exactly will the CORONAVIRUS affect governance bodies like FIFA or the NBA? What will happen within the governance in these 2 organizations? Will they have to make some changes within their governance and their policy in the near future ? If yes, what would they probably have to change?
In order to have a good governance, big organizations like the NBA or FIFA will need to have the 5R's which are : Regulations, rules, rankings, records, results. They will also need to follow the SLEEPE model which is: Social, Legal, Economic, Ethical, Political, Educational. Finally, they will also need to have a clear structure within their governance, rules and policies and so be good at planning, organizing, leading and evaluating in order to keep getting revenue in the future. After the CORONAVIRUS, both NBA and FIFA will have to resolve a lot of issues since they will loose a lot of money during this rough period. What will be these issues that they will have to resolve in order to still have with the 5R's and follow the SLEEPE model, and what are the solutions for it?
In: Operations Management
“I’ll Take That Customer!” Neal Erwin has a reputation he has always been proud of in the Haskin’s Bookstore customer service department. He takes calls from customers that others don’t want to deal with. Sometimes, when he is on the phone with a customer, he asks co-workers to come near his desk to hear his side of the argument. In the past, he has gotten loud and belligerent with customers and later has even boasted of “winning.” Things have changed, however, and Neal is now in trouble with management because of a recent incident. A loyal 20-year customer, who spoke to Neal on the phone last week, contacted owner Mr. Charles Haskins and told him in no uncertain terms that she was taking her business elsewhere.
1. In your opinion, should Neal have been allowed to get away with his behavior to customers? Explain.
2. As a co-worker of Neal’s, would you have any responsibility to report his aggressive communication style to his supervisor?
In: Operations Management
Between 1962 (79 percent) and 2011 (61.4 percent) Voter turnout fell dramatically. According to a portion of its comparable Australia, New Zeland, and the United States, the Gallagher Index of Disproportionality for Canadian government races in that period ran from 6.26 to 20.91, yet altogether higher than many others such as Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the United States, and the Scandinavian nations.Consider the following situation: Julie and Mark are brother and sister. They are traveling together in France on summer vacation from college. One night they are staying alone in a cabin near the beach. They decide that it would be interesting and fun if they tried making love. Julie was already taking birth control pills, but Mark uses a condom too, just to be safe. They both enjoy making love, but they decide not to do it again.
(a) Briefly explain, in 100 words or less, why Julie and Mark’s actions would be morally wrong, according to Natural Law Theory. (10%)
(b) How would liberal ethics view Julie and Mark’s actions? Briefly explain, in 100 words or less. (5%)
In: Economics