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1. Grant Thornton re-staffed the Winstar engagement team with a partner and sen

1. Grant Thornton re-staffed the Winstar engagement team with a partner and senior manager before the 1999 audit but neither professional had ever audited a company in the telecommunication industry before. Do you think that the auditors were adequately prepared for this engagement (use AICPA Attestation Standards and prior year documentation requirements to support your answers)? Is it problematic that the auditors weren’t experts in the telecommunication industry? Is it inappropriate for auditors to be reassigned? What are the requirements under SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) to reassign auditors? Support your answer. 
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  Instructions Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain h

 
Instructions
Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link.
Select one factor that affects cash flows for a bank valuation. Why is this factor significant for banking operations?
Select one factor that affects the required rate of return for investors in commercial banks. Why is this factor significant for investors?
Differentiate interest income from non-interest income. Which, if any, is more significant for the long-term health of banks (in your opinion)? Why?
Refer to Exhibit 20.5 in Chapter 20. Briefly explain one way that bank managers may minimize the risk of loan losses given economic conditions.
Problem 1 – assessing bank performance (chapter 20, page 576).
Briefly explain why a bank’s capital – or net worth – is important when it comes to possible losses, such as during the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Briefly explain one of the risks banks face. Why is this risk significant for banks?
Select and briefly explain one way banks may manage interest rate risk. Why might it be impossible to eliminate the risk completely?
Select one notable bank failure during the 2008-2009 credit crisis. What was the primary reason for this failure?
Briefly explain how a credit union differs from a traditional commercial bank.

  Instructions Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain h

 
Instructions
Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link.
Select one factor that affects cash flows for a bank valuation. Why is this factor significant for banking operations?
Select one factor that affects the required rate of return for investors in commercial banks. Why is this factor significant for investors?
Differentiate interest income from non-interest income. Which, if any, is more significant for the long-term health of banks (in your opinion)? Why?
Refer to Exhibit 20.5 in Chapter 20. Briefly explain one way that bank managers may minimize the risk of loan losses given economic conditions.
Problem 1 – assessing bank performance (chapter 20, page 576).
Briefly explain why a bank’s capital – or net worth – is important when it comes to possible losses, such as during the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Briefly explain one of the risks banks face. Why is this risk significant for banks?
Select and briefly explain one way banks may manage interest rate risk. Why might it be impossible to eliminate the risk completely?
Select one notable bank failure during the 2008-2009 credit crisis. What was the primary reason for this failure?
Briefly explain how a credit union differs from a traditional commercial bank.

Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to rese

Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to rese

Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to research and write papers summarizing in their own words what they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem.The research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are NOT suitable resources for this research assignment.Please Note: The UC Library staff are very helpful with assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal database. Please contact them if you have issues. In addition, the instructor has provided additional resources, including a research tutorial, in the “Course Resources” folder in the “Content” area of the course.Assignment Requirements:
Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or from the list provided by your professor.
Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words. Note – paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).

Structure your paper as follows:

Cover page

Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words.

Purpose of Research should reflect  the potential benefit of the topic to the current business and professional practice and the larger body of research.

Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).

Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.

Conclusion in your own words

References formatted according to APA style requirements

Attach your paper to the Discussion board by the Thursday due date.
Read and respond to at least four (4) other student postings by the Sunday due date.
Grading Criteria:

Content Knowledge & Structure (10 points): All of the requested components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and related to managerial finance, critical thinking is clearly demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research is evident.

Critical Thinking (8 points): Demonstrates substantial critical thinking about topics and solid interpretation of materials and reflection.

Clarity & Effective Communication (8 points): Communication is clear, concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated; grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word choice is used correctly.

Integration of Knowledge & Articles (8 points): Articles used are current and relevant (preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four (4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in the paper.

Presentation & Writing Mechanics (16 points): Cover page, headings, in-text citations, page citations (page number citations required for specific information such as dates, years, list of items from article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific information), and references are properly formatted.
Responses to Other Students (10 points): Substantive responses provided to a minimum of four (4) other students. Responses must provide substantive and meaningful discussion of the content of the other student’s paper and provide comments on the topic; responses must be one (1) to two (2) paragraphs long with a minimum of three sentences per paragraph.
Please Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The paper must be written in your own words.

Course Project: Leadership Training It will take more than a week’s effort to a

Course Project: Leadership Training
It will take more than a week’s effort to a

Course Project: Leadership Training
It will take more than a week’s effort to adequately complete this major assignment. Plan time to start the research and other work for this assignment earlier than the week in which it is due.
The organization you selected in Week 1 is designing training for all the managers at all levels. It wants to base the training on one leadership theory.
Tasks:
Write a paper recommending a leadership theory. Address the following:
Summarize key details about the organization and two or three of the most important insights you have developed so far about the organization during your course project. This one paragraph summary should provide just enough information that someone who has not read any of your papers so far would have a brief background for understanding your project organization.
Why do you believe your chosen leadership theory is the best for your organization? What is your rationale? What research can you cite to support your choice? What are the factors in your organization that make your selected leadership theory the best choice?

How will using this theory positively impact the following variables?

Managers’ behavior toward subordinates and its effect on subordinates
Communication
Motivation of subordinates
Group and team behavior
Decision making
Culture

Be sure that you conduct the research necessary to support your conclusions and cite your sources appropriately.

Assume you are the manager of the department where you currently work. If you a

Assume you are the manager of the department where you currently work. If you a

Assume you are the manager of the department where you currently work. If you are not currently working, use a past situation or a hypothetical situation; be sure to describe it. Select two leadership theories that you believe will be most useful in managing your staff. Select different theories or different combinations of theories than your classmates select. Respond to the following:
Assess why you think these theories will be most practical or helpful.
Evaluate how the two theories might interact with one another.
Analyze whether you anticipate needing different leadership methods (based on your two selected theories) according to the ages, races, national origins, cultures, genders, educational backgrounds, or job types of your subordinates. Provide necessary illustrations and citations to justify your conclusions.
Justify three best practices that emerge from your selected leadership theories (three best practices total. You do not need three best practices for each theory).
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1- to 2-single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.

You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your department. You know

You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your department. You know

You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your department. You know that several of these team members have not worked well together on previous group projects, so you have decided to put the team through a series of team-building activities.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to re-use the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.
Define your top three goals or objectives for the team-building activities for the scenario. Defend why those goals are appropriate. Also assess at least two other possible goals and justify why they did not make your top-three list.
Select two articles that discuss whether team-building activities really help. Briefly note what you learned from the articles. Did they guide you to select the best activities, or did they warn you away from certain activities? Justify three best practices for team building activities that emerge from the articles.
Team dynamics include both productivity (task) and cohesiveness (relationship) components. Identify three team building activities and assess the extent each influences on productivity and cohesion. Evaluate how cohesion and productivity are linked.
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.