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- 281: Assess The Importance Of The P
- ... throughout the sixties and USSR s loss of influence in Albania, Kremlin had to be careful not to loose more communist allies. According to Edmonds USSR politically had every reason to be concerned at the effect on the world communist movement. Poland and Eastern Germany put the Soviet Union under pressure. The leaders of these countries, Gomulka and Ulbricht, insisted on USSR s interference into Czechoslovak affairs, as they were worried about the effect the reforms had on their regimes. It was decided to hold a meeting in Cierna on July 29th. According to sources, the Czechs displayed solidarity and support for Dubcek s regime. Moscow s calculation that ... s intervention, before things got out of hand and reforms spread all around the buffer states, the so called domino theory . Steele believes that Moscow couldn t afford another defection. As well as that the effect on the regime within Soviet Union itself was hard to predict. Each new development in Czechoslovakia increased the difficulty of holding the line against reform at home. At the same time, the arguments against ...
- 282: Accounting Ethics
- Accounting Ethics When examining the effect of open marketing on the profession of accounting it is important to view it from three perspectives: the client's, the profession's, and society's. Additionally, two key areas that are affected by marketing ... competition several points are discussed. First, the implications advertising has on public accounting-- the model of perfect competition versus the model of monopolistic competition. Secondly, the relationship between firm size and advertising expenditures. Thirdly, the effect of advertising on firm specialization, the implications of client turnover on public accounting practice. Before making the comparison, a brief explanation why the two models are chosen is in order. Monopolistic competition has been chosen ... and supply. (Thompson p.277) When market demand for accounting services increases the resulting demand shifts right causing prices to increase returning the market back to equilibrium. However when supply increases, such is the theoretical effect of adding advertisement to public accounting practice, the supply curve shifts right causing prices to fall. The model of monopolistic competition is also price sensitive, however only at the firm level. For example, the ...
- 283: Auditor Liability
- ... liability reform rely heavily on an idealistic constitutional argument as well as an economic argument to foster their point. The main components of their argument are as follows: Limiting recovery of loss has a detrimental effect on those which are harmed by alleged negligence. The cost of liability is reasonable when compared to total revenues, and in light of a CPA's public responsibility. Indemnity insurance spreads risk in the aggregate ... deterrent against negligent work. Finally, the results of lawsuits cause the profession itself to implement new standards. (Bolinger p.54) The AICPA and its supporters have developed their argument based on continued liability's likely effect on the profession as well as an economic argument. The arguments in favor of liability reform include the effect of continued liability on the availability of CPA services. The likelihood of fee increases resulting from liability risk. The threat of the inability of public accounting to obtain and retain qualified individuals. (Bolinger p. ...
- 284: Creatine In Sports
- ... long terms and short term side effects. Many supplements are as simple as packaged energy and others require a strict exercise and eating regimen. I will explore sports supplements focusing on creatine and it's effect on the sport world. The first and most basic sports supplements are protein weight gainers. This normally comes in the form of powder and works best when mixed with milk. The main reason for taking ... to work out harder and more frequently. Plus, it helps an athlete to become bigger, faster and stronger. In addition, Creatine delivers these benefits without causing any serious harm, if any. "The only proven side effect has been weight gain"(AFQ, pg. 44). What is the positive side of sports supplements such as Creatine? With the rise of popularity in sports supplements, sports are becoming more competitive. This creates new interest ... occasional stomach ache. Though many reports say that Creatine may cause a person to dehydrate, some disagree with this view. Steven Plisk, director of sports conditioning at Yale U., "Creatine doesn't have a dehydrating effect on individual muscle cells. If anything, creatine adds water to the muscle-explaining some of the weight gain"(AfQ, pg. 44). Many still argue the credibility of negative comments toward creatine, but none argue ...
- 285: The US Monetary Policy
- ... varying degrees, it also leads to a socially inefficient allocation of investment funds. This is because after-tax profits become a less reliable guide to the true productivity of capital in various in-dustries. Another effect of unanticipated inflation is its impact on the distribution of wealth and income. Obviously, it hurts creditors, and benefits debtors. In addition, it may help or hurt wage earners depending on whether or not wages ... already underway. To stop the inflation, the Fed had to cut the money growth, which results in temporarily higher interest rates. (2, pages 306-308) Interest-rate stability has some, but probably only a small effect on the economic growth rate. But, although as it changes the inflation rate and the capacity utilization rate, it does affect growth indirectly in the ways just discussed. Interest-rate stability is helpful in preventing ... anyway. (4, page 203) Changing the discount rate has several problems associated with it. First, al-though raising the discount rate does discourage banks from borrowing, it is never clear exactly how much of an effect will be felt. Second, movements in other interest rates can largely offset changes in the discount rate. For example, if the discount rate is set at 10%, and the T-Bill rate at11%, banks ...
- 286: Auditor Liability
- ... liability reform rely heavily on an idealistic constitutional argument as well as an economic argument to foster their point. The main components of their argument are as follows: Limiting recovery of loss has a detrimental effect on those which are harmed by alleged negligence. The cost of liability is reasonable when compared to total revenues, and in light of a CPA's public responsibility. Indemnity insurance spreads risk in the aggregate ... deterrent against negligent work. Finally, the results of lawsuits cause the profession itself to implement new standards. (Bolinger p.54) The AICPA and its supporters have developed their argument based on continued liability's likely effect on the profession as well as an economic argument. The arguments in favor of liability reform include the effect of continued liability on the availability of CPA services. The likelihood of fee increases resulting from liability risk. The threat of the inability of public accounting to obtain and retain qualified individuals. (Bolinger p. ...
- 287: TQM In An Accounting Environment
- ... the necessary daily tasks and attain a profit. Many employers do not receive the peak level of performance from their workers due to the fact that the employees do not feel they are having an effect on the quality of service they are offering, or cannot see any tangible outcome from their efforts. This chapter describes several different aspects of the project, including the purpose of this project, the setting of ... passed by the competition. The current decision making process hinders innovation and also progress. By implementing TQM performance measurements in the accounting function, employee job satisfaction will increase, and it will also have a direct effect on the productivity levels within the departments. A failure to recognize this problem can result in an increase in employee turnover, lower morale, and reduce the overall productivity within the organization. Section 6 - List of ... these requirements into the current system, and then create a plan to effectively control and monitor these processes. This is directly applicable to both all external and internal customers, which accounting functions directly have an effect on. Before any plans are put into place, it is important for the organization to conduct an audit of all current procedures. The purpose of this is to see what current procedures are important ...
- 288: Financial Instability
- ... investors to believe that the currency of that particular nation will either appreciate or depreciate in terms relative to those of other countries. Closely associated with these speculative attacks is what is coined the “bandwagon” effect. Say for example, that a country's central bank decides to undertake an expansionary monetary policy. A neoclassical interpretation tells us that this will lower the domestic interest rates, thus lowering the rate of return ... perceived depreciation. “Efforts to get out would accelerate the loss of reserves, provoking an earlier collapse, speculators would therefore try to get out still earlier, and so on” (Krugman, 1991:93). This “herding” or “bandwagon” effect naturally cause wild swings in exchange rates and volatility in markets. Another argument for the evolution of financial market instability is closely related to hegemonic stability theory. This political explanation predicts a circumstance (i.e ... level. If that particular currency were to rise or fall to that specified level, whether by real or speculative reasons, the precommited investors buy or sell that currency or assets. This results in a cascade effect that, like speculative cycles, increases or decreases the value of the currency to remarkably higher or lower levels. Country after country has deregulated its financial markets and institutions. The neoclassical interpretation asserts that regulation ...
- 289: The Rise of the Manchus
- ... emperors also supported Chinese literary and historical projects of enormous scope; the survival of much of China's ancient literature is attributed to these projects. Ever suspicious of Han Chinese, the Qing rulers put into effect measures aimed at preventing the absorption of the Manchus into the dominant Han Chinese population. Han Chinese were prohibited from migrating into the Manchu homeland, and Manchus were forbidden to engage in trade or manual ... treaty was followed by other incursions, wars, and treaties that granted new concessions and added new privileges for the foreigners. For people interested in knowing more about the history of opium in China and its effect on the opium user, please check out Cliff Schaffer's Opiates page which includes a brief history of the Opium Wars. You might also be interested in a Brief History of Hong Kong. The Self ... of hundreds of others, expansion of the Legation Quarter, payment of war reparations, stationing of foreign troops in China, and razing of some Chinese fortifications. In the decade that followed, the court belatedly put into effect some reform measures. These included the abolition of the moribund Confucian-based examination, educational and military modernization patterned after the model of Japan, and an experiment, if half-hearted, in constitutional and parliamentary government. ...
- 290: Experiment to See if Soaking A Golf Ball Affects its Distance
- Experiment to See if Soaking A Golf Ball Affects its Distance Purpose: To see if their is an effect on golf balls after being soaked in water? Independent Variable: My three different brands of golf balls. Dependent Variable: Will water seep in or not and if it seeps in will it have an effect on the golf balls distance. Control: My unsoaked golf balls. Reasearch: Per information sent to me by Titleist: Exposing a golf ball to water has a negative effect on the golf ball's performance. On average, after one week submerged in water, a two piece golf ball will lose 6 yards off a drive. The loss of performance for wound construction is ...
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