Helpsheet CRITICAL REVIEWS Use this sheet to help you: • conduct a critical review of an article • structure and write a critical review 5 minute self test Circle either ‘should’ or ‘shouldn’t’ in the points below: In a critical review, you: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. should / shouldn’t assume the reader is familiar with the text should / shouldn’t provide a summary of the text should / shouldn’t provide many quotes should / shouldn’t be ‘hyper-critical’ should / shouldn’t write an introduction
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Murdoch Business School Working Papers Factors Affecting the GRI Disclosures in the Annual Reports of Australian State Government Departments Dr Maria Mucciarone Murdoch Business School Professor Greg Tower - Curtin University Professor Mike Garner - Salisbury University Working Paper No.3 February 2012 The views presented in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Murdoch Business School or Murdoch University. Working papers are considered draft
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia GAAP-based financial reporting: measurement of business performance charteredaccountants.com.au Professor Stephen Taylor, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (the Institute) is the professional body representing Chartered Accountants in Australia. Our reach extends to more than 53,000 of today and tomorrow’s business
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in their books (50% - 50 poin) 1. Describe current accounting practices for leases as outlined in this article. Accountants distinguish between capital and operating leases. Capital leases go on the balance sheet while operating leases do not. Australian standards require that lease classification is based on the ‘substance’ of a transaction. However, the guidance criteria for what constitutes a capital lease (e.g. the requirements relating to the lease term covering a major part of an asset’s economic
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how to develop and implement superior strategies. * * Approaches to Teaching and Learning * * Learning strategies in this unit advance critical analysis and planning skills. Intellectual inquiry is encouraged through analysis of case studies and tutorial exercises. The general approach
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queries | Email: bsb119@qut.edu.au | Tutor contact details | Available in Contact Us section of Blackboard | Lecture Schedule Date: Week Beginning | Lecture Topic | Readings from textbook | Week 129 February | Introduction * Overview of Australian Business Environment * Globalisation and interdependencies * Drivers of internationalisation | Ch 1(pp19 to 28 & 43 to 63) | Week 27 March | Introduction to IB Theories and Databases * Models/theories of internationalisation * Country
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EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS IN THE FORESTRY COMMISSION OF GHANA A CASE STUDY ATEBUBU FOREST DISTRICT. A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARDS OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. (FINANCE OPTION) KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI GHANA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE BY PRINCE KWAKU ASARE PG8365312
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which influence the contents of a firm‟s sustainability reporting through combined social and environmental accounting and management perspectives. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes the disclosed sustainability indicators of a major Australian financial institution, Westpac, through the application of the research method content analysis. The theoretical framework will be shaped by the consideration of legitimacy theory and the Balanced Scorecard approach. Findings: The results indicate
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Date: Date: Date: Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis Page 1 of 55 Stakeholder mapping for effective risk assessment and communication; ACERA Project 06/09 Dr Jane Gilmour; ACERA Associate Professor Ruth Beilin, University of Melbourne Review; April 2007 Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis Page 2 of 55 Stakeholder mapping for effective risk assessment and communication Acknowledgements This report is a product of the Australian Centre of Excellence
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facilities in Guangdong, save money due to the shorter distance to Australian iron ore sources and face a ready market with Honda’s and Toyota’s manufacturing facilities demanding their flat rolled steel. They needed, however, to modernize the enterprises, eliminate the obsolete capacity and shut down environmentally critical operations. Besides the favorable effects of the Guangdong project it also raised difficult governance issues. The first issue was how and whether to respond to minority investors
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