Components of Internal Control a. Procedures for maintaining separation of duties. b. Routine activities that are meant to continually observe internal control activities. Monitoring c. Transfer of data from lower managers to top executives for accurate financial reporting. d. Formal policies to evaluate internal and external threats to achieving company objectives. Risk assessment e. Overall attitude of the company with respect to internal controls.

According to ceo heidi ganahl, camp bow wow requires a strong and consistent corporate culture to keep all local franchise owners "on the same page" and to follow a common template for the business and brand. this culture could become detrimental over time because: (a) strong consistent cultures are inflexible and incapable of adapting to environmental change (b) strong consistent cultures are too flexible and capable of adapting to environmental change (c) strong consistent cultures don’t perform well in any environment (d) the passing of time provides stability and predictability for businesses