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Progressive Insurance faced a widespread public relations crisis when Matt Fisher took to his personal Tumblr site to post a scathing account of his family’s experience with the company who insur
On January 16, 2013, Boeing had its newest and most advanced aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, grounded worldwide due to fires that started in the airplane's batteries.
On June 25, 2015, Whole Foods Market finds itself embroiled in controversy when the New York Department of Consumer Affairs releases a report alleging the company systematically overcharged on th
In 2012 a shooting in Florida rose to national prominence after it was revealed that no charges would be pressed against the 28-year-old man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager who was carryi
On January 20, 2014 The Huffington Post published an article about research into possible health risks associated with Spanx, the market-leading shapewear company.
On August 15, 2015, The New York Times published the results of an investigation, entitled “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.” The article denounced a brutal working cul
In the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting in December 2015, Apple was required by a federal court order to assist the FBI in unlocking the primary suspect’s iPhone 5c.
InsideClimate News, an online news startup that had been reported to have fewer people than a baseball team, claimed in September 2015 that oil titan ExxonMobil knew about man-made climate change for
In 1991, Apple mad a tax deal with the Irish government to pay very low tax rates, on the condition that the California-based company carry out its European operations in Ireland.
A consistent finding in sustainability research is that women are eco-friendlier than men, a gap usually ascribed to differences in socialization.
Sue Smith was a board member of Midwestern Community Credit Union (MCCU) in 2013, when short-term interest rates were near zero due to an easy Federal Reserve monetary policy following the 2007-2
Whether a company expects to remain in existence for a reasonable time into the future is a fundamental consideration for investors and creditors when evaluating investment alternatives.
This work examines the August 2016 guidance in ASC 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued its long-awaited new standard on the accounting for leases in Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, on February 25, 2016.
In a broad sense, a conceptual framework can be seen as a structured theory of accounting.
The strategic decision of Home Box Office (HBO) to launch HBO NOW placed the company into direct competition with established, online digital streaming enterprises such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amaz
Avani Davda, the CEO of Tata-Starbucks, had to make major decisions soon on product positioning and building a strong consumer base.
The purpose of this decision case is to discuss business valuation in the context of a privatelyowned service company.
The purpose of this decision case is to discuss business valuation in the context of a privatelyowned service company.
St. Joseph Abbey operated a small Catholic seminary north of Covington, Louisiana. One of the Abbey’s financial means of support was wiped out by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.