Essays about: "importance of financial accounting in business"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 25 essays containing the words importance of financial accounting in business.

  1. 11. Sustainability reporting and the related challenges of the United Nations Global Compact signatories : A qualitative study in the Nordic region

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Donata Nissim; Tatenda Mugwira; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility; GRI; UNGC; SDGs; Sustainability reporting; Nordic region; Challenges; Non-Financial disclosure; Sustainability accounting; Materiality assessment;

    Abstract : Abstract Sustainability has been one of the most discussed topics among the business world and society for the last decade. The globally growing concern about sustainability related issues has led to businesses and non-businesses meet the demand of their stakeholders by producing a sustainability report to demonstrate their work and development in sustainability and how they have measured it. READ MORE

  3. 12. Farmers’ Perception of Management Accounting

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Filip Jonsson; Marcus Sandlund; [2017]
    Keywords : farm management; farmer perception; management accounting; means end-chain; Swedish dairy farming; ZMET;

    Abstract : The agriculture sector in Sweden is undergoing a fast reformation. Due to different policy changes, the competition from foreign agriculture has increased and the number of Swedish dairy farm businesses is steadily decreasing. READ MORE

  4. 13. Which small firm manager will opt out of having a voluntary audit in Sweden?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Caroline Nilsson; Naseer Hameed; [2017]
    Keywords : Voluntary audit; Statutory audit; Managerial characteristics; Small firm;

    Abstract : The business world and its perceived complex accounting structure has made a path for audit to acquire a key role in terms of delivering independent opinions considering the management assertions of the financial statements, as well as in assurance and advisory services. Both opinions and services are equally important for managers, owners and stakeholders of companies that are obliged to issue an audit report and for companies that operate in a context where audits are voluntary. READ MORE

  5. 14. An Empirical Analysis of the Influence of Jump Dynamics on Value-at-Risk Estimation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christian Vogl; [2016]
    Keywords : GARJI; Autoregressive Conditional Jump Intensity; Leptokurtic GARCH models; VaR; Backtesting; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Abstract Recent financial crises have demonstrated the importance of accurately measuring financial risks in order to be able to employ mitigating risk policies. This essay investigates the question whether a GARCH model augmented by an autoregressive conditional jump intensity component can improve value-at-risk forecasts in comparison to common GARCH models. READ MORE

  6. 15. Management Control Packages in a start-up context -an explorative study of start-up companies in the IT-industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Dahlbom; Sofie Hansson; [2015-08-17]
    Keywords : Management Control Package MCP ; Management Control System MCS ; Start-ups; IT; New Economy Firms NEF ; Company Culture;

    Abstract : Background and problem: Sweden gets extensive attention from the outside world for its lucrative business climate and entrepreneurial spirit. This makes Sweden a preferable environment for start-up companies to operate in. Being a start-up company is connected to many challenges, one of them being operating in a constantly changing surrounding. READ MORE