Earnings management, or some say ‘creative accounting’ are accounting practices that do not follow the rules of standard accounting practices. It is defined as ‘the use of judgment in financial reporting and in structuring transactions to alter financial reports to either mislead some stakeholders about the underlying economic performance of the company, or to influence contractual outcomes that depend on reported accounting judgments.’ (www.nysscpa.org/cpajournal/2001/0700/features/f073801.htm)
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of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-3574.htm AAAJ 21,2 Strategic management accounting: how far have we come in 25 years? Kim Langfield-Smith Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the origins of strategic management accounting and to assess the extent of adoption and “success” of strategic management accounting (SMA). Design/methodology/approach – Empirical papers which have directly researched
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Enron pursued a diversification strategy and by 2001, Enron had become a conglomerate that both owned and operated gas pipelines, pulp and paper plants, broadband assets, electricity and water plants internationally. The corporation also traded in financial markets for the same types of products and services. With this expansion and growth, Enron’s stock rose year after year since the start of 1990s and by Dec.2000, Enron’s stock was price at 83.13 and its capitalization exceeded$600 billion (Wikimedia
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CODE OF CONDUCT The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh ICMA Bhaban, Nilkhet, Dhaka-1205. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Code-of-ethics-Rashid.doc Page 1 of 22 Foreword The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) is pleased to publish the Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct in a book-let form. For continued growth and development of the profession, professional ethics and code of conduct
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finance in general. Poor ethical practices and immoral acts have been conducted across many years by many individuals and businesses in the business world in regards to finance. This paper will focus on two of the more well-known ethical issues that occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Enron Corporation and WorldCom. This paper will focus on the factors that led to the demise of the corporations, as well as the violations that occurred within the accounting practices, and the specific ethical violations
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Case Study about Sun Life Financial Services Manalaysay, Levi Jhanine P. MG11A Prof. Rosalinda Lacerona Title of the case: Sun Life Financial Services Time Context: Summary/ Abstract Sun Life Insurance is an international insurance company, providing individual and corporate life insurance, group retirement services and benefit management services. The Canadian operations have offices located throughout Canada, with the head office in Toronto. The Group Claims division provides
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ecological and environmental factors aiming at the conservation of nature and natural resources. Banks can be green through bringing changes in six main spheres of banking activities (Rahman, et al. 2013). Those are Change in Investment Management, Change in Deposit Management, Change in House Keeping, Change in the Process of Recruitment and Development of Human Capital, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Making Consciousness Among Clients and General Mass (Rahman, et al. 2013). Green banking
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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 5(30), pp. 12050-12065, 30 November, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJBM DOI: 10.5897/AJBM11.1232 ISSN 1993-8233 ©2011 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Management accounting: An instrument for implementing effective corporate governance Mayanja MK and Van der Poll HM Department of Management Accounting, Unisa, Pretoria, 0003 South Africa. Accepted 28 September, 2011 Management accounting is not given sufficient
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Better Practice Contract Management Framework Better practice element Comment: What is required and why Governance Agencies’ contract management delegations are clear and consistent with general financial delegations Define oversight, financial and management controls. • Agencies’ general financial delegations should take precedence over contract management delegations, such as signing the contract. • Contract management delegations should escalate based on the risks
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Reporting Practices and Ethical Standards in Health Care Finance Ashley Riggs HCS 405 February 6, 2012 Jay Christensen Reporting Practices and Ethical Standards in Health Care Finance Healthcare managers engage in many important roles to create and sustain successful organizations. Managers must understand the crucial elements of financial management and the generally accepted accounting principles. They must also understand, adhere to, and enforce the general financial ethical standards
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