Case Questions: Do you believe covenants not to compete, such as the one in BDO Seidman, are ethical? Do they violate any rules of conduct in the AICPA Code? Who are the stakeholders in the BDO case and what are their interests? How might the various interests in a covenant be evaluated to determine whether these agreements are in the public interest? Do you believe Hirschberg should have been allowed to service all of the clients he serviced while at BDO after leaving the firm? Assume you are in Hirschberg’s position and the NY Court of Appeals rules you could not service any of the clients you serviced while at BDO-both the ones you brought in and those assigned to you by BDO. After the ruling, BDO approaches you and offers to rehire you at the same pay and give you the same client assignments. Would you accept the offer? Requirements: Address each question at the end of the case.Refer to the writing rubric and Writing Business Memos documents to optimize your grades on case study write-ups. All case study write-ups must: *Be type written (12-point font, single-spaced, and one-inch margins) using standard business memo format. Please see the Writing Business Memos handout. *Not exceed two pages in length. *Not include a cover sheet. *Use appropriate English spelling and usage. *Have serially numbered pages. *Spell out numbers from one to ten, except when used with mathematical, statistical, scientific, or technical units and quantities (e.g., distances, weights, or measures). All other numbers are to be expressed numerically. *Be organized, with appropriate headings and subheadings. *Use citations that are easy to follow for all references ( Include URL under each citation)

Berkshire Hathaway’s Investment StrategyBerkshire Hathaway Inc. has almost a “personality cult” organizational culture which essentially revolves around one man and his investing prowess. The man’s name is Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha.” Historically, Berkshire Hathaway’s business model has been to purchase insurance companies. One great thing about insurance companies is the “cash float,” which works as follows. Suppose that a person purchases a $100,000 whole life insurance policy from Berkshire Hathaway and pays premiums of $4,000 per year to Berkshire for this policy. The Berkshire Hathaway company is obligated to pay the $100,000 death benefit when the person dies; in the meantime it gets to invest the $4,000 per year “float.” Warren Buffett, who has been a very savvy investor, has made a huge fortune from investing this float money. But recently, Berkshire Hathaway has been moving away from purchasing insurance companies with large floats and has been buying major industrial businesses instead. In 2010, for example, it completed a $44 billion purchase of one of the nation’s largest railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). Berkshire paid for this acquisition with $15.8 billion in cash it had on hand, and the remainder in Berkshire Hathaway stock. Mr. Buffett, who was born in 1930, is now well beyond the age when most workers retire.For this activity, answer:How does Mr. Buffett’s age affect Berkshire Hathaway’s recent strategic moves such as buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad instead of another large insurance company?What does Berkshire Hathaway’s purchase of BNSF Railroad say about where Buffett thinks the price of energy (oil and gasoline) is going to be in the future?How does the energy efficiency of shipping goods via rail compare with shipping goods via truck or airplane?Things to Remember!Your case study should be two to three pages in length (not including title and reference pages).Your paper should be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, in-text citations and references for all resources following proper APA formatting.

From the real international market, select a company of your choice wishing to start its activities in Saudi Arabia. The Company hired you as Marketing Manager of Saudi Arabian Region. You have to establish a marketing department starting from the Analysis of the market, formulate overall marketing goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics within the context of an organization's business, mission, and goals designing and planning the entire function.