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    CHAPTER 4 CHANGES FACING MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS IN POSTMODERN TIMES 4.1 INTRODUCTION In seeking answers to typical questions associated with morphogenic change (see paragraph 3.2)‚ it becomes apparent that business‚ and consequently management accountants‚ have been faced by a confluence of forces of change during the past decade. Chapter 3 defined change‚ and more particularly the concept of morphogenic change. The three major drivers of change were discussed in paragraph 3.3‚ namely computer

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    choice of conservative accounting policies has the effect of depressing the company’s book value of equity. 2. What effect did Microsoft’s software capitalization policy have on its financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s research and development expenses were incurred after technological feasibility was established‚ that the average product life was two years‚ and that the company begins amortizing software costs at the beginning of the

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    Academy of Management Review 2006‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 2‚ 256–269. 2005 Presidential Address IS THERE SUCH A THING AS “EVIDENCEBASED MANAGEMENT”? DENISE M. ROUSSEAU Carnegie Mellon University I explore the promise organization research offers for improved management practice and how‚ at present‚ it falls short. Using evidence-based medicine as an exemplar‚ I identify ways of closing the prevailing “research-practice gap”—the failure of organizations and managers to base practices on best available

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    accountants have been in the role for over a century; however‚ the usefulness kept on changing with the passage of time. The latest model gives us the usage of Activity Based Costing‚ Balance Score Card‚ Benchmarking‚ Strategic Cost Management‚ Total Quality Management and Six Sigma. These developments had a vast impact on the overall usage of cost accounting. Accountants have been found to be the first to resist change‚ and the failure to various ABC and scorecard projects has been linked to the unwillingness

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    Strategic Management Accounting 2014 / 15 Level 6 Module Code 44-6785-00C Sheffield Business School Module leader - Richard Watkinson TABLE OF CONTENTS Page What’s this module about? 3 How will this module deliver the relevant industry sector skills and competencies? 3 How will this module be delivered? 4 Assessment Package 5 How will Blackboard be used with this module? 5 How will student feedback be obtained on this module and how will this be

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    businesses were to choose a cash basis accounting method‚ they would record revenue when payments were received and they would record costs when payments were remitted. Payable and receivable entries would not be used since future payments would not be recorded and an inventory entry would not be needed as well. The merchandise purchased for resale or the materials purchased for use in the manufacturing of products would be recorded as an expense in the accounting period in which those purchases were

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    Talent Management Activities

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "The art of putting the right man in right place is perhaps the first in the science of management‚ but the art of finding a satisfactory position for the discontented is the most difficult" -Talleyrand Recently words like attrition‚ retention and job switch is back with a bang as the Indian economy is booming. Indian job market is expected to grow

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    Unit 6 Cost Accounting

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    Unit 6 Statement of Cash Flows and Financial Statement Analysis & The Metrics of a Company Unit Assignment Kaplan University January 18‚ 2013 AC505: Advanced Managerial/Cost Accounting |Transaction |Operating |Investing |Financing | |A. Paid bills to insurers and utility providers

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    Standard Costing

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    standard costing‚ its meaning and definition ← To learn its advantages and limitations ← To learn how to set of standards and determinations ← To learn how to revise standards Introduction: Standard costing is a very practical and therefore widely used costing system‚ in businesses that make a range of products which‚ although different‚ pass through standard and repetitive processes and machinery. Standard cost is the estimated cost of material‚ labor‚ overheads and other costs for each

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    Marginal Costing

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    and absorption costing Topic list 1 Marginal cost and marginal costing 2 The principles of marginal costing 3 Marginal costing and absorption costing and the calculation of profit 4 Reconciling profits 5 Marginal costing versus absorption costing Syllabus reference D4 (a) D4 (a) D4 (b)‚ (c) D4 (d) D4 (e) Introduction This chapter defines marginal costing and compares it with absorption costing. Whereas absorption costing recognises fixed costs (usually fixed production costs) as part of the

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