Assignment One BUS642 Business Research Methods and Tools August 27‚ 2012 What is business research? Why should there be any question about the definition of research? “Business research is a process of planning‚ acquiring‚ analyzing‚ and disseminating relevant data‚ information‚ and insights…in ways that mobilize the organization to take appropriate actions that in turn‚ maximize performance.” (Cooper‚ & Schindler‚ 2011‚ p.4) Research is a planned and systematic process of inquiry and
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Does Auditing Matter? Janice Rhodora P. Carpentero La Salle University and Eljoy Delos Santos La Salle University May 22‚ 2013 Does Auditing Matter? SUMMARY: The scrutiny auditing has received post-Enron provides compelling evidence that auditing does matter‚ to answer the rhetorical question posed by the paper’s title. What is unclear‚ however‚ is whether auditing was sufficiently “broken” in the first place to warrant the radical reforms and changes effected
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OF AUDITING The word ‘Audit’ is originated from the Latin word ’Audire’ which means ’to hear’. In the earlier days‚ whenever there is suspected fraud in a business organization‚ the owner of the business would appoint a person to check the accounts and hear the explanations given by the person responsible for keeping the account and funds. In those days‚ the audit is done to find out whether the payments and receipt are properly accounted or not. The objective of modern day accounting is
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Concept Paper on Post PIFRA Strategy 2009 Audit Competency Centre PIFRA 7/14/2009 A good Public Financial Management (PFM) system is essential for the implementation of policies and the achievement of developmental objectives by supporting aggregate fiscal discipline‚ strategic allocation of resources and efficient service delivery. An open and orderly PFM system is one of the enabling elements for those three levels of budgetary outcomes: • Effective controls of the budget totals and management
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Management Accounting Research 21 (2010) 83–94 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Management Accounting Research journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/mar Knowledge creation for practice in public sector management accounting by consultants and academics: Preliminary findings and directions for future research G. Jan van Helden a‚∗ ‚ Harrie Aardema b ‚ Henk J. ter Bogt c ‚ Tom L.C.M. Groot d a b c d University of Groningen‚ the Netherlands‚ PO Box 800‚ 9700 AV Groningen‚
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expectations Stock ownership benefits Retirement benefits Performance based bonuses Maintain growing stock price Maintain industry leadership Maintain reputation Opportunities: Able to use a lot of estimates in depreciation of PPE (over 1/2 of assets) Accounting firm (Arthur Andersen) thought of Waste Management as a crown jewel and would be lenient to keep from losing their account‚ working together since before 1971. Lot of former Andersen employees were working at Waste Management CFO and CAOs all former
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Chapter 1 An overview of auditing Multiple Choice 1. The three major professional accounting bodies in Australia are: a. ICAA‚ CPA and ASIC. b. CPA Australia‚ NIA and AARF. c. ATO‚ AUASB and ASIC. d. ICAA‚ CPA Australia and NIA. The correct option is d. Feedback: Section 1.3 The auditing environment 2. Which body has a mission ‘to develop‚ in the public interest‚ high-quality auditing and assurance standards and related guidance to enhance the relevance‚ reliability and timeliness
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CAS GUIDE 2013/2014 CAS coordinator contact: Jakub Lorenc Mail: kubalorenc@gmail.com “think globally‚ act locally” Contents: Introduction.................................................................................... p. 4 What does CAS mean?................................................................. p. 4 Aims of CAS. ............................
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Fundamentals of Internal Auditing September 5-7‚ 2007 A Three-Day Tutorial Philadelphia‚ PA on Internal Auditing September 19-21‚ 2007 Las Vegas‚ NV Basics October 15-17‚ 2007 Houston‚ TX • Get a well-grounded foundation in the concepts of traditional and operational auditing November 5-7‚ 2007 San Francisco‚ CA November 12-14‚ 2007 • Gain proven tools and techniques for performing value-added audits in the era of Sarbanes-Oxley and PCAOB Boston‚ MA December
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the world of accounting rapidly grows and expands‚ so does the issues and complications associated with the process. The auditing process is a major part of Accounting. The issues about ethics in relation to Accounting process are becoming a more serious problem in today’s world. The Accounting process is highly sensitive‚ because it deals with what many people consider one of the most important thing in life: “money” Accounting incorporates a variety of functions- such as auditing- in which activities
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