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Can We Make Accounting Relevant Again? Non-Traditional Accounting Systems Can Drive Productivity And Future Prosperity, Mark Doggett Nov 2009

Can We Make Accounting Relevant Again? Non-Traditional Accounting Systems Can Drive Productivity And Future Prosperity, Mark Doggett

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

The financial information used for operational decision-making is inconsistent and current accounting practices encourage tampering. Recent monetary events created turmoil in the stock market and uncertainty in investments. Furthermore, accounting methods seem ineffective in discouraging unscrupulous behavior. Because the financial health of business is measured using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), what other choices exist for measuring fiscal performance? This paper provides an overview on a few potential alternatives to current accounting practice. One such practice is lean accounting. The other accounting systems are Activity Based Costing (ABC), Throughput Accounting (TA), and Resource Consumption Accounting (RCA). This paper will refer …


Ua3/9 Fall 2009 Midpoint Report, Wku President's Office, Gary Ransdell Oct 2009

Ua3/9 Fall 2009 Midpoint Report, Wku President's Office, Gary Ransdell

WKU Archives Records

Memo from President Gary Ransdell to all faculty and staff regarding events and announcements for Fall semester 2009.


Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 12, Wku Provost Sep 2009

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 12, Wku Provost

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.


Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 11, Wku Provost Apr 2009

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 11, Wku Provost

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.


Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 10, Wku Provost Mar 2009

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 10, Wku Provost

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.


Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 9, Wku Provost Feb 2009

Ua35/1 Doers & Deeds Vol. 7, No. 9, Wku Provost

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by the WKU Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs to highlight the activities of faculty, staff and alumni.


Ua12/4 Stall Street Journal, Vol. 1, Wku Health Services Jan 2009

Ua12/4 Stall Street Journal, Vol. 1, Wku Health Services

WKU Archives Records

Broadsides developed by WKU Health Services to convey public health information in students in bathroom stalls. Incomplete run.


Ua94/6/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Western Kentucky University Small Collections, Wku Archives Jan 2009

Ua94/6/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Western Kentucky University Small Collections, Wku Archives

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Small collections of personal papers and oral histories relating to the Western Kentucky University.