CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Commercial Bank Management Branch Management Characters: Chris, Management Trainee at Commerce Trust Bank Carole Baker, Teller at Commerce Trust Chris wasn’t really pleased with his current assignment as a relief branch manager at Commerce Trust Bank, but it was a means to an end. Employed by the bank for almost two…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Fraud in Financial Reporting Systems Characters: Russ, President; Monica, Vice President-Small Business Loans at local bank Rick, Controller Rick was hired as Controller to help sort out and organize the records of a $7 million dollar medical supply firm. This company was recently extended a $1,000,000 small business loan to…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Pension Funding Characters: John Spence, portfolio analyst for Metropolitan City Teachers’ Retirement Fund; Mary Trenkler, newly hired investment director Bill Fredericks, external stock portfolio manager John Spence is a portfolio analyst for Metropolitan City Teachers’ Retirement Fund (MCTRF), where he works under the newly hired investment director, Mary Trenkler. MCTRF…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Human Resource Management/Sexual Harassment Characters: Paula, Management trainee in the Production Department of a medium-sized company Steve, Vice President of Production and Paula’s Manager Richard, Paula’s coworker and a Manager in Production Paula, a recent college graduate, is a newly hired manager in the Production Department of a medium-sized US.…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Taking Credit for Work Characters: Janice, chief of research and development John, Janice’s underpaid assistant Janice is a highly educated top executive in charge of research and development. John is her underpaid assistant, struggling to support his family. His performance evaluations have always been more than adequate. As one of…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Staffing Characters: Barbara, the controller of Atex, Inc., a small manufacturing company Sam, the controller of Smith, Inc., a small manufacturing company Barbara is a controller of Atex, Inc., a small regional manufacturing company. During her four years of employment at Atex, she has worked her way up through the…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Institutions and Markets (Loan Covenants) Characters: Sara, A branch manager at a large commercial bank As a young branch manager at a relatively small retail office within a large bank holding company, Sara has been challenged by her superiors to increase loan and deposit volume within her local banking market.…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Internal Control (Segregation of Duties) Characters: John, Manager of Theatre Franchise; William, Assistant Manager of Theatre Diana, Staff Accountant of Franchise Jodi, Ticket seller and cashier Bob, Doorman Diana is a college graduate with accounting as her major and is planning to take the CPA exam. She recently accepted the…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Violations of Internal Control Characters: William Dalton, President of Dalton Enterprises, Inc.; Chauncy Dalton, VP of Finance and future President; Tim Johnson, In-charge CPA George Smerlas, Controller Tim Johnson, CPA, is the senior in-charge on an audit of a medium sized ($20M in assets) client, Dalton Enterprises, Inc. This client…
CaseKey teaching notesCase Topic: Violations of Internal Control Characters: Chris, New Distribution Supervisor at a large candy manufacturer Bob, Inventory Control Manager, Chris’ s immediate boss Chris has been recently hired as the Distribution Supervisor for an international candy company. The plant is in a rural area and is about to begin a major…