OULU BUSINESS SCHOOL Approaches in management accounting research Term Paper Ermela Bufi 1/25/2013 1 Contents A Field Study of the Emerging Practice of Beyond Budgeting in Industrial Companies: An Institutional Perspective - Henttu-Aho‚ T. & Järvinen‚ J. (2013) - ................................................. 4 Research question ..................................................................................................................... 4 Motivation of the study..........
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Abstract The observance of international accounting standards is playing an increasingly significant role in dynamic regulatory developments and presents several challenges‚ which may necessitate a variety of procedural and technical data processing changes. Regulatory consolidation under the influence of international accounting standards The observance of international accounting standards is playing an increasingly significant role in dynamic regulatory developments. On the one hand‚ publicly
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“The past 15 years have seen a series of new developments within Management Accounting to meet the ever changing needs of the organisation in the light of rapidly changing technologies”. The following will focus on new techniques and developments used in Management Accounting over the last 15 years‚ by looking at their origins and apparent necessity leading to their introduction within industry. Each development will be assessed individually providing its background‚ initiation‚ impact on the business
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Chapter 3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than
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pricing decisions taken by organisations‚ critically reflecting upon their usefulness 2 2‚ Task two 6 The role of standard costing and variance analysis in management accounting and a critically discussion of the value and limitations of variance analysis as a means of identifying key areas which have contributed to the overall profit figure. 6 3‚ The advantages and disadvantages of introducing an Activity Based Costing system to replace the current Absorption Costing system. 8 Conclusion 12 Reference
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Accruals Accounting Developments on Public Sector Accounting in Malaysia According to a circular issued by the Accountant General’s Department (AGD)‚ the new system is ‘expected to be flexible and in compliance with accounting standards based on cash or accrual basis‚ or a hybrid of both’ (AGD‚ 2003a: 1). The AGD had also put forward the accrual accounting migration conceptual plan in which it is planned that the government would adopt accrual accounting by 2008. The accrual accounting
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only his self-interest‚ self review and has no clear basis in proper accounting procedures‚ so ignoring the familiarity with brickhouse ‚the controller‚ Louise Boudreau‚ should not manipulate net income in view of any compensation plan the company may have.He must comply with relevant laws and regulations and not assist others to act illegally or unethically. He must not do anything that may discredit him or the accountancy profession. The economic interests of management and the potential for their
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ACCOUNTING SUBSTANCE OVER FORM Substance over form is an accounting concept where the entity is accounting for items according to their substance and economic reality and not merely their legal form. It is one of the key determinants of reliable information. For most transactions there will be no difference and in some cases however‚ the two diverge and the choice of how to present the transactions can give very different results. This differences occurs when an asset or liability is not recognized
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Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1) What are the pressures that lead executives and managers to “cook the books?” After the rapid evolution of the telecommunication industry in the 1990s‚ WorldCom shifted its strategy to focus on building revenues and acquiring capacity sufficient to handle expected growth. Their biggest goal was to be the No. 1 stock on Wall Street rather than capturing the market share. As a result‚ their Expense-to-Revenue (E/R) Ratio was their measurement for their main objective
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Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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