Accounting Organizations and Socie~y‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 5‚ pp. 477---485‚ 1988. Printed in Great Britain 0361-3682/88 $3.00+.00 Pergamon Press plc TOWARDS A C C O U N T I N G AS R E A L I T Y C O N S T R U C T I O N : A NEW EPISTEMOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTING PRACTICE* GARETH MORGAN York University‚ Toronto Abstract Accountants often see themselves as objective appraisers of reality‚.representing reality "as is". This paper takes a different view‚ arguing that accountants typically construct
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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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journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-3574.htm AAAJ 21‚2 Strategic management accounting: how far have we come in 25 years? Kim Langfield-Smith Monash University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the origins of strategic management accounting and to assess the extent of adoption and “success” of strategic management accounting (SMA). Design/methodology/approach – Empirical papers which have directly researched SMA and prior
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Information Technology roles in Accounting Tasks – A Multiple-case Study Maria do Céu Gaspar Alves accounting‚ the relationship between IT and accounting has been studied relatively little” (Granlund‚ 2007:3). Based on a literature review of earlier research and empirical studies we conclude that there is a very limited knowledge about the impact of the most recent IT developments in the accounting field (Granlund‚ 2007). Although IT clearly plays an important role in accounting (Efendi et al.‚ 2006) and
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Section A Under Case Study (Newspaper) HB Global 1. Types of audit opinion Qualified opinion * A qualified opinion report can result from a limitation on the scope of the audit or failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles Adverse opinion * It is used only when the auditor believes that the overall financial statements are so materiality misstated or misleading that they do not present fairly the financial position or results of operations and cash flows in conforming
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Chapter 5 Accounting for Merchandising Operations Chapter Summary Merchandising Operations • A merchandising company is an enterprise that buys and sells goods to earn a profit. • Measuring net income for a merchandising company is the same as for a service company through matching of expenses with revenues. • In a merchandising company‚ the primary source of revenue is the sale of merchandise‚ which is called sales revenue or sales. • Expenses for merchandising
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organisational plan and all the related measures that an entity adopts to: * safeguard assets * encourage adherence to company policies * promote operational efficiency * ensure accurate and reliable accounting records. It is either an administrative control or an accounting control Characteristics of an effective internal control system include: * Competent‚ reliable‚ and ethical personnel * Assignment of responsibilities * Proper authorisation * Separation of duties
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Advanced Management Accounting Chapter 1 A management accounting system is an information system that collects operational and financial data‚ processes it‚ stores it‚ and reports it to users (such as workers‚ engineers‚ managers‚ and executives). What the organization tries to deliver to customers is called its value proposition Planning includes activities such as product planning‚ production planning and strategy development. What are the four generic elements of an organization’s
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Chapter 4 : Account Titles and Preparation of Financial Statements | Article 14 : The balance sheet items shallbe categorized as follows: 1. Assets. (1) Current assets. (2) Funds and long-term investments. (3) Property‚ plant and equipment. (4) Depletable assets. (5) Intangible assets.
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accounting quiz 1 [pic] 1 The primary purpose of accounting is to determine whether the business entity is profitable or unprofitable in its operations. A) True B) False This is the correct answer. Feedback: The primary purpose of accounting is to provide information that is useful for decision-making purposes. Accounting is ’not an end’‚ but rather it is a ’means to an end.’ LO 1 2 Costs‚ prices‚ sales volume‚ profits‚ and return on investment are all accounting measurements. A) True
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