Finish Line Incorporated is an American-based athletic footwear and fashion retail chain. The company also sells accessories ranging from socks, laces, and hats to shoe cleaner, insoles, and sports gear. Being my favorite sneaker store, Finish Line Incorporated retail stores are found across America located in 47 states operating over 660 stores. Now being a corporation, Finish Line’s roots began in 1976 among three friends who wanted to create a store that held the newest athletic footwear.…
I have chosen Oklahoma Baptist University as my university and chief financial officer as my career. A chief financial officer, commonly seen as CFO, is responsible for monitoring and working to improve the financial status of a business. They are also responsible for record-keeping, financial reporting to higher management, and financial planning. A CFO typically reports to a board of directors and the chief executive officer, commonly seen as COO. Usually with most corporations, a CFO will…
recently on August 1st 2014 and was succeeded by David McKay. Gordon Nixon was in the position of CEO for 13 years and built up the shares of Royal Bank to it’s peak as it was the strongest shares of all global banks. Career History: He became the chief executive of Royal Bank at the age of 43 which was in the year 2000, since when the shares of the bank went up the chart. Soon after a year he was promoted as the president of RBC by succeeding John Cleghorn which was on…
Value Relations between Investment opportunities, CEO Pay and Economy Introduction Shareholder value has always pointed towards the establishment of business profits that will improve and increase the coffers of business owners and improve their economic returns. The agent-principle problem has been at the forefront of establishing the concept of shareholder value in business management and practices, but according to the Fund Manager at GMO, James Montier, and the idea “dumb.” Business…
¬¬¬¬¬ Lijing Lu Professor Kupta ACCT 865 October 14th, 2014 IFRS Impact on AIS As more companies are going global, the need for an internationally comparable and understandable financial reporting system increased exponentially. IFRS becomes the most acceptable financial reporting standards worldwide. The trend of converging with IFRS has been driven by the demand of global investors, because a single set of financial reporting system will facilitate their decision-making process in the global…
This system includes a top management team which is made up of the chief executive officer and his two sons. In addition to the top management there are different teams of managers that are put in place to ensure that the company’s mission is realized. The team of managers is selected from within the company and was working in…
Introduction: Enviro-Wave, Inc. brings the convenience of preparing food to new levels. Together with the use of state-of-the-art technology and natural resources, Enviro-Wave, Inc. provides. the highest level of development in microwave ovens. We have developed the current design of the microwave oven to run solely without the need of an electrical supply. Our company manufactures and distributes these portable microwave ovens, complete with a 12-volt backup battery pack, to supply individuals…
Women make up 9 of its 32 executive officers. It has several programs to support minorities in the workplace and have worked to put minorities in its highest ranks. Pepsi Co. has a very diverse upper leadership. Women account for 10 of Pepsi Co. 29 executive officers. In fact, only 13 of Pepsi Co.’s 29 executives are white males (Our Leadership, n.d.). While 19 of Xerox’s 32 executives are white males…
The article I read is called How Much Compensation Can CEO’s Permissibly Accept? By Jeffrey Moriarty and it talked about how many individuals view the ethics of executive compensation. Some think that the amount that the CEO's are getting paid is too big in regards to their performance compared to what CEO's get paid overseas and to what their workers get paid. The boards of directors could be at blame for the most part because they can be considered fragile and or having concern for themselves…
Health Care Administration and Planning. After undergrad, I plan to continue my education at John Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland, pursing Masters in Health Administration or Public Health, in addition to a PH.D in crisis management. My inspiration for public health and healthcare was inspired by my aunt who is a successful chief nursing officer at Regency Hospital located in East Chicago, Indiana, where she has been active in the field for 23 years. My youthful days with her bring…