Finance and Accounting for Management Graduate School of Business Universiti Sains Malaysia COURSE GUIDE Lecturer: Semester: Associate Prof. Dr. Sofri Yahya; Dr Fathyah Hashim Semester 1‚ Academic Session 2012/2013 The information in this document is important and should be noted by all students undertaking the Master of Business Administration Degree Reviewed by: ………………………………………….. Date: 1 Approved by: ………………………………….. Date: AGW 610/3 Finance and Accounting for Management Course GUIDE
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Management Accounting Research 21 (2010) 83–94 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Management Accounting Research journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/mar Knowledge creation for practice in public sector management accounting by consultants and academics: Preliminary findings and directions for future research G. Jan van Helden a‚∗ ‚ Harrie Aardema b ‚ Henk J. ter Bogt c ‚ Tom L.C.M. Groot d a b c d University of Groningen‚ the Netherlands‚ PO Box 800‚ 9700 AV Groningen‚
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QUANTITATIVE MODULE Decision-Making Tools Discussion Questions 1. The 6 steps of the decision process are: 1. Clearly define the problem and the factors that influence it. 2. Develop specific and measurable objectives. 3. Develop a model. 4. Evaluate each alternative solution. 5. Select the best alternative. 6. Implement the solution. 2. The purpose of this question is to make students use a personal experience to distinguish between good and bad decisions. A “good”
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outstanding customer services at the lowest cost (Trairatvorakul‚ 2011). To operate successfully‚ managers need information from management accounting which provides timely and relevant information for planning‚ controlling‚ decision making‚ and evaluating performance (Horngen‚ Datar‚ & Rajan‚ 2012). The more the international competition increases‚ the more managers need cost management information. Managers are interested in estimating past cost-behavior patterns‚ since this information can help make more
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Accounting plays an important role in the life of organizations. There are several types of accounting such as financial‚ management and governmental accounting‚ taxation‚ audit. These types are usually focusing on different types of users that are interested in different types of information. In this essay I will examine the differences between financial accounting and management accounting. The basic difference between financial and management accounting is their target group. Management accounting
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customers has vastly increased making it much more difficult to keep track of the finance and performance. This is where accounting plays its role of systematically recording‚ reporting and analysing the financial transactions of a business. This essay aims to compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of a management accountant with that of a financial accountant. Accounting allows a company to analyse the financial performance of a business and represent its position through past and future
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Hilton Manufacturing Company In February 2004‚ George Weston was appointed general manager by Paul Hilton‚ president of Hilton Manufacturing Company. Weston‚ age 56‚ had wide executive experience in manufacturing products similar to those of the Hilton Company. The appointment of Weston resulted from management problems arising from the death of Richard Hilton‚ founder and‚ until his death in early 2003‚ president of the company. Paul Hilton had only four years ’ experience with the company
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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Notes Writing of Symphony: Beethoven’s Life • Symphony No.9 in D minor was his last symphony • 12 years after his previous symphony • Lived through three major life crisis o End of romance “immortal beloved”‚ an unknown woman Identified as Antonie Brentano by Maynard Soloman 1811‚ dedicated “An die Geliebte” to her Beethoven often rejected by women‚ sought unavailable women Send Antonie letting proclaiming he was unable to enter lasting relationship
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1.0 Introduction According to The Environment Agency in the United Kingdom (2006)‚ Environmental Accounting can be defined as: “The collection‚ analysis and assessment of environmental and financial performance data obtained from business management information systems‚ environmental management and financial accounting systems. The taking of corrective management action to reduce environmental impacts and costs plus‚ where appropriate‚ the external reporting of the environmental and financial
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Describe the ‘Challenge of Management Accounting Change’ in light of recent research findings and discuss‚ how can this change help an organisation‚ in getting its strategic‚ tactical and operating objectives? Management accounting change and the continuously changing roles of management accountants have dominated accounting literature for the past few decades and the theme of management accounting change procedures has been
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