The objective of this study is to determine, from accounting perspective, the environmental consequences of the operations of oil and gas companies in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. The study was motivated by the curiosity to explain what goes on in the Niger-Delta region in the light of environmental degradation and the continuous agitation for a sustainable approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. Questionnaires were used to collect
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AN APPRAISAL OF CAPITAL BUDGETING TECHNIQUES (A CASE STUDY OF FORTHRIGHT SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT LIMITED, MARINA, LAGOS) BY OLOJOTUYI OLUFEMI O. FPA/AC/09/3-0101 BEING A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES, THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ADO EKITI EKITI STATE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY DECEMBER, 2011. CERTIFICATION This
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Lecture 1 Ten school´s one word definitions Design: Spider Plan: squirrel Position: position How should I approach (positioning school) Vision: wolf, I have a vision Perception: Owl, Patterns: Monkey, Agenda: Lion, Belief: Peacock, Response: Ostrich, Stage: Chameleon, Timeline of the ten schools Planning and design school came in the 70-80´s. Then Porter came with the positioning school in the 90´s. Why ten schools? Organizations vary and change greatly, so we need more
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Accounting, Organizations and Society 38 (2013) 596–620 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Accounting, Organizations and Society journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/aos An accountability framework for financial statement auditors and related research questions Mark E. Peecher a,⇑, Ira Solomon b,1, Ken T. Trotman c,2 a Department of Accountancy, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820, United States
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Scott, Financial Accounting Theory, 6th Edition Instructor’s Manual Chapter 2 Suggested Solutions to Questions and Problems 1. P.V. Ltd. Income Statement for Year 2 Accretion of discount (10% × 286.36) $28.64 P.V. Ltd. Balance Sheet As at Time 2 Financial Asset Cash $315.00 Shareholders’ Equity Opening balance Net income Capital Asset Present value 0.00 $315.00 $315.00 $286.36 28.64 Note that cash includes interest at 10% on opening cash balance of $150. 2. Suppose that P.V. Ltd
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Organisation Strategy and Structure 542 The importance of strategy 543 SWOT analysis 545 Organisational goals 546 Objectives and policy 549 Dimensions of organisation structure 551 The importance of good structure 552 Levels of organisation 553 Underlying features of organisation structure 555 Division of work 557 Centralisation and decentralisation 560 Principles of organisation 561 Span of control 562 The chain of command 563 The importance of the hierarchy 564 Formal organisational
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(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 leaders, representing some 43,000 Chartered Accountants and 10,000 of Australia’s best accounting graduates who are currently enrolled in our world-class post-graduate program. Our members work in diverse roles across commerce and industry, academia, government, and public practice throughout Australia and in 107 countries around the world.
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paper will discuss the financial statement fraud committed by WorldCom by examining what led up to the fraud, who committed it and why, and the impact it caused on various stakeholders and the economy. WorldCom applied aggressive and undisclosed accounting tactics to provide financial statements that reflected a $10 billion profit for the years 2000 and 2001, rather than the actual combined loss of $73.7 billion that occurred (Romar, 2006). Opportunity, pressure, and rationalization were all present
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much on the interplay among factors that determine both trade outcomes and human development outcomes. The trade and development index (TDI) provides a quantitative indication of the trade and development performance of countries by systematically accounting for the interactions among factors
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