Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility‚ CSR has become an important element in the business strategy of a growing number of companies worldwide. A large number of initiatives have been developed that aim to support companies in developing‚ implementing‚ and communicating about CSR‚ Shell Oil-Nigeria stands out (Arvidsson‚ 1996). Corporate scandals are becoming the order of the day‚ thus giving reasons for the escalation of social and ethical commitment of society‚ putting pressure on companies
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80‚000 Common stock‚ $10 par 90‚000 Additional paid-in capital 150‚000 Retained earnings—Appropriation for bonded indebtedness 60‚000 Retained earnings—Unappropriated 38‚000 $643‚600 $643‚600 An analysis of the Retained Earnings—Unappropriated account follows: Retained earnings unappropriated‚ December 31‚ 2010 $1‚300‚000 Add: Net income 327‚000 Transfer from appropriation for bonded indebtedness 60‚000 Total $1
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LEAN ACCOUNTING: BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATION "Costs do not exist to be calculated. Costs exist to be reduced.” – Taiichi Ohno‚ father of the Toyota Production System Lean Accounting-It is simply the application of lean principles to the accounting and associated functions within the enterprise. The idea is simple‚ but the application is not obvious within the framework of traditional accounting systems. Lean Accounting was born in the early 90’s through the experiences
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accountant is able to measure and chooses to measure…” (p. 480). Required: Discuss the extent to which the “scientific” world-view of mainstream accounting researchers‚ is grounded on a belief that “reality” exists independently of thee human subject and the possible implications this has for accounting theory development. Introduction Accounting is a subject that is guided with principles and regulations. Thus‚ it is often regarded as a rigid‚ rigorous‚ and highly analytical discipline with
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Managerial Accounting Vs Financial Accounting Management Accounting is used primarily by those WITHIN a company or organization. Reports can be generated for any period of time such as daily‚ weekly or monthly. Reports are considered to be "future looking" and have forecasting value to those within the company. Financial accounting is used primarily by those OUTSIDE of a company or organization. Financial reports are usually created for a set period of time‚ such as a fiscal year or period. Financial
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cost accounting. This introductory chapter explains the intertwining roles of managers and management accountants in choosing an organization’s strategy‚ and in planning and controlling its operations. Unlike the remainder of the textbook‚ this chapter has no “number crunching.” Its main purpose is to emphasize the management accountant’s role in providing information for managers. Review Points organization. Cost accounting provides information for both management accounting and
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1.1 Value Chain Analysis Applied to the Timber and Timber Products Industry. Exhibit 1.A below contains a depiction of the value chain. The links in the value chain are as follows: 1. Timber Tracts: Plant and maintain timber tracts (Weyerhaeuser) 2. Logging: Harvests timber (Weyerhaeuser) 3a. Sawmills: Cut timber into various grades of wood (Weyerhaeuser) 3b. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing: Grinds timber into pulp and converts the pulp into various grades of paper and
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Compare assigned costs per product under both methods. Why has Activity-based costing changed the total costs assigned to each product? By comparing the two cost assigned methods‚ there are some differences existed: Unit Product Cost: | Gadgets | Smidgets | Smadgets | Smadgets | Traditional Costing Method | 400 | 1‚000 | 1‚350 | 850 | Activity-Based Costing Method | 590 | 1‚100 | 760 | 1‚250 | Overhead Cost | Widgets | Gadgets | Smidgets | Smadgets | Traditional Costing Method | 200‚000 |
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Benefits of implementing HACCP Recent studies in the UK and Europe found that the use of HACCP is widespread in larger food companies but is limited in small companies. The meaning of the term “small and/or less developed businesses” (SLDBs) are businesses that lack of technical expertise and economic resources due to their sizes and encounter problems in implementing HACCP in their food business. The term “less developed business” refers to the status of the food safety management system and not
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FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS EK337EPERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING SPRING 2013 CANDIDATE NUMBERS: 28 32 76 87 UniversitetetiNordland 1 CONTENT Introduction……………………………………………………..3 Theoretical Framework………………………………………….5 Advantages……………………………………………………....5 Disadvantages…………………………………………………....6 Challenges………………………………………………………..6 Analysis………………………………………………………….7 Conclusion………………………………………………………10 References……………………………………………………….12
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