Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS) Vol. 31‚ No. 2 (December 2011)‚ pp. 207-214 Beyond Budgeting: The Way Forward? Michael Goode M.Sc Accounting and Financial Management Programme University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.goode@herts.ac.uk Ali Malik‚ PhD Senior Lecturer and Programme Tutor University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.a.1.malik@herts.ac.uk Abstract Beyond Budgeting has been proposed as an influential idea that will reinvigorate management accounting
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A SURVEY OF CAPITAL BUDGETING PRACTICES IN CORPORATE INDIA Satish Verma‚ Sanjeev Gupta and Roopali Batra The present study aims to unveil the status of capital budgeting in India particularly after the advent of full-fledged globalisation and in the era of cutthroat competition‚ where companies are being exposed to various degrees of risk. For the above objective a comprehensive primary survey was conducted of 30 CFOs/CEOs of manufacturing companies in India‚ so as to find out which capital
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Capital budgeting is the process of evaluating and selecting long-term investments that are in line with the goal of investors’ wealth maximization. When a business makes a capital investment (assets such as equipment‚ building‚ land etc.) it incurs a cash outlay in the expectation of future benefits. The expected benefits generally extend beyond one year in the future. Out of different investment proposals available to a business‚ it has to choose a proposal that provides the best return and the
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BUDGETING IN CO OPERATIVES A budget is a statement about the allocation of money (income and expenditure) according to a set of priorities or a plan over a period of time. The advantages of having a budget and budgeting system are as follows: ♣ It ensures the plans and ultimately the objectives of the co-operative are realized; ♣ It provides a means to control expenditure and ensure corrective measures are in place if over-expenditure has occurred or is happening; ♣ It assists
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decisions are also called as capital budgeting decisions. Most firms carefully analyze the potential projects in which they may invest. The process of evaluating the investment opportunities is referred to as capital budgeting and the final list of approved projects is referred to as the capital budget. There are many definitions as pronounced by various financial analysts as far as capital budgeting is concerned: According to Western and Brigham: "Capital budgeting involves the entire process of planning
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decades have seen criticisms of budgeting techniques as management cost controlling systems. We have seen many writers mention about the widespread dissatisfaction with the bureaucratic exercise in cost-cutting that budgeting is accused of having become. Budgets are accused of being out of touch with the needs of the modern business and said of taking too long‚ costing too much and encouraging all sorts of perverse behaviour. However‚ it is generally accepted that budgeting is a necessary evil‚ and that
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process for preparing a monthly budget includes: • Listing of all sources of monthly income • Listing of all required‚ fixed expenses‚ like rent/mortgage‚ utilities‚ phone • Listing of other possible and variable expenses Advantages of Budgeting 1. A basis for internal audit for regularly evaluating departmental result 2. Scarce resources can be allocated in an optimal way 3. It forces management to plan ahead so that long term goals are achieved 4. Communication and coordination
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Accounting for Managers 3. BUDGETING When you have completed this section‚ you should be able to: • Explain the benefits of budgeting • Describe a budgeting process • Explain the difference fixed and flexible budget • Prepare a simple flexible budget from a fixed budget • Compute variances from budget and actual data • Prepare a cash budget • Explain the setbacks of traditional budgeting • Explain the problems of budgetary slack • Explain the impact of globalization to the budgeting process
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Capital budgeting (or investment appraisal) is the planning process used to determine a firm’s expenditures on assets whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as new machinery‚ equipments‚ etc. It is also the process of identifying‚ analyzing and selecting investment projects whose cash flows are expected to extend beyond one year such as research and development project. Capital expenditures can be very large and have a significant impact on the firm’s financial
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statement: “Budgeting is a key component in management short and long term planning.” Introduction In a company‚ budgeting and operational activities link together‚ and budgeting plays an important role in a company’s running. At the end of the year‚ senior director will start to plan the budget for the next year. A successful business must be having a detailed budget. In this article‚ we are going to talk about what is budgeting and how is it important. What is budgeting Budget is an
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