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Business Analysis And Recommendations For Timber, Jared Alexander
Business Analysis And Recommendations For Timber, Jared Alexander
University Honors Theses
To close out my PSU school of business experience, I've been placed on a team with five other classmates in the School of Business honors program cohort to help a business owner with some hurdles they are facing in their ventures. Throughout the last nine weeks, my teammates and I conducted a lot of research, and gave four presentations to the business owner. Our final presentation highlighted our final recommendations. The name of the business owner and company have been anonymized for confidentiality. All images featuring the name or logo of the company have been covered.
In this capstone review, …
An Analysis Of Fraud In The Context Of Depreciation Manipulation, Sydney G. Jackson
An Analysis Of Fraud In The Context Of Depreciation Manipulation, Sydney G. Jackson
University Honors Theses
Accounting scandals such as Waste Management and Hertz Global Holding's shatter investor confidence, destroy employee retirement plans, and negatively impact the U.S. economy as a whole. By having a clear understanding of the internal and external forces that drive the motivation of fraud, accountants and businesses are better able to prep and set proper internal controls. As proper internal controls prevent fraud, this thesis will explore catching fraud through financial implications, by focusing specifically on the fraud committed through depreciation. In this paper, I will examine prior research related to fraud motivation and consequences. As an analysis of fraud in …