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Author Lawson, Raef A., author

Title Management Accounting Case Book Cases from the IMA Educational Case Journal / Raef A. Lawson
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020

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Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Business Leadership and Ethics -- Trust May Breed Trouble: Fraud Opportunities and Ethics at Saintly Church -- Introduction -- The Church -- The People -- General Financial Processes -- The Circumstances -- Case Questions -- Endnotes -- Diamond Foods, Inc. -- Introduction -- Overview -- Diamond Foods: More than Nuts -- The Accounting Schemes -- Earnings Management Methods -- The Auditors -- Epilogue -- General Questions: -- Endnotes -- Sunk Costs: What Costs Do You Sea? -- Background -- Introduction -- The Turbulence -- The Numbers
Linda's Situation -- Festival Cruise Lines Case Questions -- Appendix A: IMA® Statement of Ethical Professional Practice -- The A-12 Stealth Bomber: Escalating Commitment to a Failing Project -- Introduction -- Background -- Requirements -- Appendix A: IMA Statements on Ethics -- Appendix B: Department of Defense's Statement on Ethics -- Endnotes -- Jensen Pharma: A Governance Role Play -- Introduction -- Instructions To Students: -- Roles for Each of the 14 Role-Players -- II. Operations, Process Management, and Innovation -- General Lab -- Introduction -- A Multidisciplinary Shareholding
A Relevant Industry With a High Level of competence -- General Lab's Strategy and Business Model -- Expansion -- Merger With Labco and Entry of 3I Capital -- Current Situation -- Issues for Discussion -- Autoliv, Inc.: Using Lean Practices to Improve the A/P Reconciliation Process -- Introduction to Autoliv and the Lean Culture -- Introduction to Accounts Payable(AP) Reconciliation Process at Autoliv -- Current State of the AP Reconciliation Process -- Improvement Objective -- Assignment -- Appendix A -- Endnotes -- Sometimes Accountants Fail to Budget -- Introduction -- The Organization
Background -- Required -- Tri-Cities Community Bank: A Balanced Scorecard Case -- Case A: BSC Development -- Case B: Assessing Financial Improvement -- Creating a Lean Enterprise: The Case of the Lebanon Gasket Company -- Introduction -- The Plant and its Products -- The Lean Organization -- Mass Versus Lean Production -- The Finance Function -- The Next Step -- The Assignment -- Supplemental Resources -- III. Planning and Decision Making -- Hula Island: Strategic Decisions Involving Costs and Benefits of Internet Advertising Programs -- Introduction -- Internet Advertising Campaigns
Internet Advertising Options -- Suggested Discussion Questions -- Endnotes -- XYZ Company: An Integrated Capital Budgeting Instructional Case -- The Company -- The Proposed Investment: An Asset-Replacement Decision -- Additional Assumptions Regarding the Capital Budgeting Decision -- Base-Case Analysis: Keep or Replace the Existing Machine? -- Dealing With Uncertainty: Sensitivity Analysis -- Additional Tax Considerations -- Strategic/Qualitative Considerations: Beyond the "Numbers" -- Project Evaluation Summary -- Case Requirements -- Endnotes -- The Glenridge Retail Development -- Introduction
Summary "Enlighten your students and improve your understanding of management accounting with this carefully curated collection of case studies. Management accounting case book: cases from the IMA educational case journal offers a detailed account of real-world business cases accessible to a variety of business-savvy audiences. It provides comprehensive coverage of several areas relevant to students and professionals in business and finance, including: Strategic cost management (including product and service costing, cost allocation, and strategy implementation), planning and decision making (including cost estimation, CVP analysis, budgeting, decision making, capital investments, target costing, and TOC), Operations, process management, and innovation (including flexible budgeting, standard costs, variance analysis, non-financial performance indicators, quality control, lean, and innovation governance). Used by dozens of different universities, the Management accounting case book contains cases reviewed and rigorously vetted by the Institute of Management Accountants. The book is perfect for anyone hoping to increase their understanding of management theory or facilitate lively discussion about the topics contained within." -- provided by publisher
Subject Managerial accounting -- Case studies
Managerial accounting.
Managerial accounting
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781119724551
1119724554
9781119724520
111972452X