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The benchmarking matrix
Claus von Campenhausen, Georg PetrischSince its introduction in the 1980s, benchmarking has become increasingly popular for measuring the operational performance of companies. Benchmarking generally means to…
Consultobabble's facilitatory role in process consultation
Russell Williams, Rulzion RattrayConsultants are often criticised for using the managerial equivalent of psychobabble, “consultobabble”, as a part of a big con. Consultobabble, it is argued, hides issues around…
Artificial neural networks in analytical review procedures
Eija KoskivaaraThis article gives an overview of artificial neural network (ANN) studies conducted in the auditing field. The review pays attention to application domains, data and sample sets…
Financial auditors and environmental auditing in New Zealand
Christina Chiang, Margaret LightbodyDespite the many international claims that accountants and auditors are positioned to play a pivotal role in the design and conduct of environmental audits, empirical studies have…
Business students' perception of the image of accounting
Cheryl L. AllenThe purpose of this study is to determine whether, in the presence of the 150‐hour requirement, the image of accounting continues to deter high‐quality students from choosing…
Auditing construction costs during building design: A case study of cost planning in action
Jim Smith, Nellie O'Keeffe, Jim Georgiou, Peter E.D. LoveBuilding cost planning was originally developed in the framework of traditional procurement methods with conventional documentation, tendering and administration processes. With…
Investigating the security controls of CAIS in an emerging economy: An empirical study on the Egyptian banking industry
Ahmad A. Abu‐MusaComputerized accounting information systems (CAIS) are becoming more readily available to all types and sizes of business. The increased growth in real‐time and online data…
The agony and the ecstasy
S. DasguptaThe purpose of this study is to gauge the effectiveness of enterprise‐wide resource planning (ERP) systems upon implementation in any commercial enterprise. Method‐wise case study…
The unsung American (accounting?) hero: W. Morgan Shuster
Roger K. DoostIn this age of global terrorism, religious scandals, unbridled capitalism, corporate and accounting scandals, greed, wars, and selfishness, the one‐year adventure of a…
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