Kelly & Pratt (1992) – Purposes and paradigms of management accounting: beyond economic reductionism Introduction The paper suggests that management accounting is seen as fulfilling a multiplicity of purposes which can only be understood by analysing the actions of the management accounting actors involved. Background Management accounting grew out of cost accounting around 1950s. It was grounded in the neo-classical economical theory of the firm: if each firm acts to maximize its profitability
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CS 486/686 Fall 2012 Assignment 2 Solutions March 1‚ 2014 Question 2a 1 Question 2b Part I - Prior Probability P r(f raud) = P r(f raud|trav)P r(trav) + P r(f raud|¬trav)P r(¬trav) = 0.01 ∗ 0.05 + 0.004 ∗ 0.95 = 0.0043 Part II - Posterior Probability OC t f f1 (OC) = P r(OC) 0.7 0.3 T rav t f t f f2 (F raud‚ T rav) = P r(F raud|T rav) 0.01 0.004 0.99 0.996 T rav t f f3 (T rav) = P r(T rav) 0.05 0.95 OC t f f4 (OC) = P r(crp|OC) 0.1 0.001
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Greatest of All Times General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Whitney Houston. Introduction Attention Getter: I have often been told I have a beautiful voice; most people compare me to Whitney Houston….maybe even better. Credibility: Whitney Houston has always been of my favorite artists. Topic Reveal: Today I am going to tell you a little about the life of Whitney Houston. Preview Statement: After discussing my three main points‚ you will understand why
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Ap American History Whitney Young Whitney young was a civil rights activist born on July 31‚ 1921 in Lincoln ridge‚ Kentucky. He graduated from Kentucky State College at 18 and he studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his discharge‚ he received an MSW from the University of Minnesota in 1947. Mr. Young has many accomplishments from being head of many social worker companies to being advisors to president. But his overall goal was to bridge the gap between
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston‚ cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church‚ The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark‚ as a young child and by the age of 15 was singing backing vocals professionally with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 hit‚ ’I’m Every Woman’. She went on to provide backing vocals for Lou
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Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War‚ but his most famous invention‚ the cotton gin‚ set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient‚ fueling the need for more Southern slaves and enriching powerful planters. Another Whitney invention--muskets with interchangeable components--inaugurated manufacturing systems for producing uniform parts‚ without which the U.S. economy might never have produced enough weapons to fight such a lengthy war.
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Whitney Houston is a star who has touched the hearts‚ and ears of millions of people. She is an American pop and R&B singer‚ actress‚ film producer‚ record producer‚ songwriter‚ and former fashion model. Her crossover success opened doors for other African Americans‚ particularly women‚ to find success in the music business. She is known mainly for her powerful‚ penetrating pop-gospel voice‚ but she has done so much more. She is extremely generous with her time and money and has shown a commitment
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Diagnostic Battery: A Case Evaluation of Whitney Houston Marc Kelly Walden University Diagnostic Battery: A Case Evaluation of Whitney Houston A psychological diagnostic battery is an important instrument in diagnosing various psychological conditions of an individual. As counselors‚ having an exact diagnosis and a diagnostic evaluation is essential. This paper will attempt to provide a diagnostic battery assessment of Whitney Houston. Although she has pasted away‚ the paper will
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amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. This amplification of voices not only brings important issues to the surface‚ but also raises controversy and sparks intense arguments‚ which is evident in the conversation of the 2017 Whitney Biennial. The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art featuring artists and curators who aren’t afraid to push the boundaries and present controversial pieces in a public event. The purpose of the biennial ties into the most basic
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Running Head: Criminal Law for Criminal Justice Unit 4 Project: Jack‚ Bert‚ and Pratt Criminal Law for Criminal Justice CJ230-01 In the situation to be discussed Jack tried to kill Bert but instead killed Pratt. He then tried again to kill Bert but his weapon suffered a malfunction and he got into his car‚ put the gun in the glove compartment and disappeared from the scene. After reading the textbook‚ I understood that an attempt is a failure‚ according to Professor George Fletcher. There
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