TICE – Turkish Integrity Center of Excellence

Bidding on an Audit Engagement Proposal

Topic: Client/Engagement Acceptance Characters: Joyce, Manager at a new audit firm Gary, In-Charge Accountant George and Sheila, Partners Due to the economic downturn, George and Sheila were laid off by a larger audit firm. They established a new audit firm and were able to attract a few clients in the first year. They also hired […]

Affirmative Action vs. Client Wishes

Topic: Advertising and Marketing Management Characters: Jennifer, junior Account Executive Trainee at the XYZ Advertising   Agency Sharon, Account Executive to whom Jennifer is assigned Mr. Hurn, Managing partner of the XYZ Advertising Agency Mr. Bohlen, Director of Advertising at ABC Client Company After graduating from college, Jennifer tried repeatedly to secure an Account Executive […]

Apel Manufacturing?

Topic: Accounting for Leases Characters: Jon, recently hired controller for Apel Manufacturing Rex, CEO of Apel Manufacturing Apel Manufacturing is a small nonpublic manufacturing company with plans to automate its production process and add a third production shift. Management thinks the improved technology and increased production are the only feasible ways the company can remain […]

Another Type of Discrimination

Topic: Marketing Management, Advertising and Selling Characters: Terry, Assistant Brand Manager, Paula, Brand Manager for a floor scrubbing soap   Paula is a Brand Manager at a large consumer goods company. The position is one that Terry aspires to. Paula has spent the last six months working on an important new marketing plan for a […]

A Shortfall at Ajax Inc.

What Are the Relevant Facts? 1. Carol, the assistant treasurer for a medium-sized manufacturing company, is responsible for monitoring the performance of three fixed-income managers of her company’s pension plan. She also recommends how new pension monies are allocated to the three fixed-income managers. 2. Carol has been invited by SNB, one of the fixed-income […]

A Good Team Player

Topic: Leadership Characters: Steven, Assistant Department Manager, Kristin, Newly appointed supervisor of Steven’s work section   Having done well as a staff accountant in the accounts payable section of a major industrial firm for several years since his graduation from college, Steven felt that he had learned much about the “ins” and “outs” of survival in […]

(Black) Marketing “Primo” in Rohanda

Topic: Black-Market Activity Characters: Suzanne Thompson, International Tobacco Products Manager, U.S. Tobacco Inc. Suppakorn Rachinda, a Kalandese national, Southeast Brand Manager for UST’s “Primo” brand   Freshly promoted to International Tobacco Products Manager for U.S. Tobacco, Suzanne Thompson finds herself at the cutting edge of the firm’s growth strategy for the next decade. Faced with […]