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This study investigated whether the different home languages of employees of a large financial institution in the Western Cape had an influence of their perception of organisational structure and processes.The author conducted a series of interviews with management-level employees who speak...
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Nurturing continuous innovation and renewal in public agencies is not only important but critical to successful public management in an environment of change. Innovation is a tool for transforming the entire culture of organizations and there is a growing recognition that fostering a culture of...
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This study provides evidence pertaining to organizational characteristics associated with greater perceived disaster recovery plan (DRP) strength or effectiveness. Based on an analysis of data gathered from over 100 public companies, company size and perceived management support for DRPs are...
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This paper evaluates the valuation accuracy of the price-earnings (P/E), the price-book (P/B) and a combined price-earnings and price-book (P/E-P/B) benchmark valuation methods. Performance of the benchmark valuation methods relies on the definition of comparable firms. In this paper, comparable...
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The goal of the emancipatory accounting project is to explore ways by which accounting can make social values a … fundamental part of the accounting process. Critical accounting scholars are challenged to discover ways that facilitate a broader … goals, this paper examines an intervention as an exploratory attempt to move emancipatory accounting out of the confines of …
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I explore the effect of accounting complexity on misreporting using a setting of revenue restatements. I measure …
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descriptive study examines the accounting component of U.S. E.M.B.A. programs. Based on a national survey of E.M.B.A. programs …, the primary results are: (1) accounting is an important component of the E.M.B.A., generally comprising over 10 percent of … the curriculum; (2) accounting material is most often delivered through class discussion, case analysis and lecture, (3 …
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first two years of the new century resulted in a new structure for the oversight of public accounting firms. The Public … Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was established with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Board was … given the authority to inspect all public accounting firms who provide audits to publicly-owned companies reporting to the …
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received by Notre Dame’s Professor of Accounting, Derek Parkin.Professor Parkin was formally recognised by the Institute of … locally and is a foundation member of the Global Accounting Alliance, a coalition of the world’s premier accounting bodies …
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On August 17, 2010 the IASB and FASB published an Exposure Draft on leases. A new accounting model for leases which … leases although many do not capitalize all of these leases. The new accounting model for leases would be a challenge for … lessors' financial statement after the implementation of the new accounting model for leases. …
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