Identify a merger of substantial not-for-profit enterprises that occurred 3-5 years ago. [Note: The UK Charity Commission: http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk provides online access to the reports filed by registered charities in England and Wales, for example.] Track its progress, looking particularly for changes in senior personnel and to mission. Has the merger improved the combined resource and capability base and/or the scale and scope of activities? Was the merger justified?
What will be an ideal response?
By way of an example (albeit one with less than 2 years of integration at the time of writing this
note), two small disability charities, Speaking Up and Advocacy Partners, agreed to merge in
February 2010 after 18 months of feasibility studies and assessments to form VoiceAbilityfrom which the table below was obtained). Students might care to explore and update the
performance of the joint enterprise in future years (obtain annual reports from the Charity
Commission
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The following set of items describes activities completed by a company in purchasing and paying for merchandise. For each activity, identify whether or not the activity adheres to or violates sound internal control procedures. Checks are signed by designated officers in the finance department
a. Adheres to sound internal control procedures b. Violates sound internal control procedures c. Neither strengthens nor violates internal control
Which type of scale is regarded as the highest form of measurement?
A. nominal scale B. ordinal C. ratio D. interval
Which of the following capital budgeting techniques measures how long it will take to recover the initial cash outlay of an investment?
a. Net present value
b. Discounted cash flows
c. The internal rate of return
d. The payback period
The economic value added performance measure focuses on long-term financial performance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false