CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The need for Environmental Accounting has become the concern and focus of nations and responsible corporate managements. It became one of the foremost issues on the agenda of nations and businesses earlier in the 1990s and the reasons for this were varied emanating from both within and outside of the firm and particularly at the global level (Okoye and Ngwakwe:2004:220-235). A lot of government enactments, laws and regulations on environmental
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Business and Management Vol. 7, No. 3; February 2012 Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria Abdulkadir Madawaki College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok, 06010 Kedah, Malaysia E-mail: abdulkadirmadawaki@yahoo.com Received: September 16, 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v7n3p152 Abstract The study focused on the adoption process of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on a developing economy, with particular reference to
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purpose of the "Harnischfeger Corporation" case is to expose students to the managerial motives for making major financial reporting policy changes. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allow companies wide latitude in the choice of accounting policies. After a firm chooses a set of accounting policies, current accounting rules permit changes from one alternative policy to another at the discretion of the management. Since reported accounting figures are widely used by a number of external
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of Accounting Accounting for Managerial Decisions Spring 2014 Instructor: Liao, Chih-Hsien Class Time: Wednesday 14:20－17:20 Office: Room 912, Building 2, College of Management Phone: (02) 3366-1121 Email: Office Hours: Monday 10:00－12:00, or by appointment Teaching Assistant (TA): COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to provide an overview of basic cost accounting systems and how cost information is applied in an organization’s internal management. Cost accounting systems
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Assignment on ACT-201 Role of “ICAB” and “ICMAB” in Accounting Development of Bangladesh Submitted for: Netai Kumar Saha Lecturer Dept. of B.B.A East West University Submitted by: Md. Saim Ur Rahman Id: 2013-1-10-130 ACT-201 Sec-04 Submission Date: 29th March, 2015 Plot No-A/2, Main Road, JahuruIslam City Aftabnagar, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. ICAB The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is the national professional accountancy body in Bangladesh. It is the
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ACCOUNTING 525: MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Winter Quarter 2003 INSTRUCTOR: Professor D. L. Jensen 428 Fisher Hall 292-2529 at office (Please leave recorded message; if I'm not in, I'll return your call.) jensen.7@osu.edu (I check my e-mail several times daily and will respond ASAP) OFFICE HOURS: By appointment or chance STUDENT ASSISTANT: Ms. Yun Jin (jin.81@osu.edu) REQUIRED TEXT AND SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS: Horngren, Foster and Datar, Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 11th edition
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Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting Learning Outcome After reading this unit, you will be able to: • Explain succinctly financial accounting concepts • Elucidate on different principles of financial accounting • Explicate the importance and scope of financial accounting • Understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP) • Identify limitations of Financial Accounting Time Required to Complete the unit 1. 2. 1st Reading: It will need 3 Hrs for reading a unit 2nd Reading
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Internship Report On Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function ‘Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function’ by Syeda Afrina Sarwar ID: 07304063 BRAC Business School BRAC University, Bangladesh August 2011 ‘Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function’ Submitted By: Syeda Afrina Sarwar ID: 07304063 BRAC Business School Submitted
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Internship Report On Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function ‘Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function’ by Syeda Afrina Sarwar ID: 07304063 BRAC Business School BRAC University, Bangladesh August 2011 ‘Management Accounting Practice At Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd: A Review Of Costing Function’ Submitted By: Syeda Afrina Sarwar ID: 07304063 BRAC Business School Submitted
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Journal of Accounting and Economics 31 (2001) 255–307 Empirical research on accounting choice$ Thomas D. Fieldsa, Thomas Z. Lysb,*, Linda Vincentb b Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02163, USA Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA Received 21 January 2000; received in revised form 31 January 2001 a Abstract We review research from the 1990s that examines the determinants and consequences of accounting
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