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Are Accounting Gurus In Sync With Petty Traders’ Indigenous And Innovative Record-Keeping?, Aborampah Amoah-Mensah Dr.

The Qualitative Report

Although record-keeping by small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) has been extensively researched, there is a paucity of research on indigenous and innovative record-keeping. This paper examines the indigenous and innovative record-keeping practices of petty traders in Kumasi, Ghana, with a focus on how they gain a competitive advantage. In addition, it aims to derive a theoretical model from the findings of the study using grounded theory. Lastly, this research seeks to understand if academic and accounting practitioners are in sync with petty traders’ record-keeping. The results from focus group discussions show that petty traders engage in both indigenous (stones or …

The Impact Of Land Capital As A Source In Achieving Competitive Advantage: A Case Study On Small And Medium Business Organizations In Jordan, Mohammed Al-Zoubi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The primary aim of this study is to explore the impact of human capital variables

(knowledge, efficiency, skills, experience) as a source in achieving competitive advantage

in small and medium Jordanian organizations.

Population of (74) small and medium Jordanian organizations register in Amman

Financial Market, from which a sample of (38) respondent drawn randomly to represented

managers working at these organizations. A questionnaire developed by

the researcher was administrated to subject (n=76) returned usable versions were

(51) with return percentage (75 %).

The most salient findings of the study are:

1. Human capital as a source in achieving competitive advantage …

Cohesiveness Dan Peran Literasi Keuangan Dalam Meningkatkan Competitive Advantages Bumdes Merealisasikan Produk Unggulan Wisata Situ Cisanti, Deni Danial Kesa

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

This paper discusses the ability of Village-Owned Enterprises (Bumdes) to use financial literacy instruments operating in Situ Cisanti. According to research findings Bumdes financial literacy increases with financial training, where the training trains management in making strategic decisions. The level of financial literacy or financial literacy of the stakeholders participating in this study is higher, and the tendency of participation rates is quite high when it is associated with investment and a sense of concern in actively advancing Village Owned Enterprises (cohesiveness). Communication and information barriers between organisations and the production department support the formation of superior products derived from …

How It Awareness Impacts It Control Weaknesses And Firm Performance, Peiqin Zhang, Ju Long, James Ma

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

With the prevalence of information technology (IT), the value of IT awareness increasingly grows, and IT control becomes a key part of firms’ strategies and objectives. Although leadership plays an important role in IT control governance, limited research has studied whether IT awareness is associated with IT control weaknesses (ITCWs) and firm performance simultaneously. Drawing on the agency and resource dependence theory, this paper proposes an integrative model to examine the impact of IT awareness on ITCWs and firm performance. We empirically validate the model using a data set of 310 firms collected from multiple sources including Audit Analytics, Compustat, …

Strategic Audit: Deloitte, Yibing Shen

Honors Theses

The project’s goal is to analyze the current situation and problems faced by Deloitte, and give out recommendation, implementation plan, and contingency plan for Deloitte. The methods to do the project is to research online to get adequate information and make assumptions for the information I cannot gather. The results are: I find out that Deloitte is competitive as one of the big four accounting firms, but it is facing the problem of brand dilution and reputational contagion due to its fast expansion and acquisition; the partner firms are not linked or connected as they expected to be. So the …