Page 10 - Patisserie Valerie Teaching Note

Assessment

Length - As a guide the length of the report should be

around 2000 words.

Write a report

The report should use the theory discussed in your Lectures

to highlight the key issues facing Patisserie Valerie case
study. You are not required to cover all theory but focus on

those areas that your research suggests are the most

significant. Structure the report using appropriate theory

from the module and back up this analysis with referenced

data from a range of reliable sources.

The report structure should be as follows:

· Part A - provide a profile of Patisserie Holdings plc. This
should consider the internal factors of the company. This

may include group structure, the number and locations of

people, financial detail and command and control over a

period of time, group objectives, etc. (around 500 words).

· Part B - analyse the key factors in the case study that

led to the collapse of the group and how they contributed
to the fraud. Consider also the market, competitors,

customers, suppliers, (around 500 words).

· Part C - an analysis of the key forces impacting auditing
and influence on business in general of the big six

oligopolistic auditors (around 500 words).