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3101AFE Accounting Theory and Practice - Griffith University

REQUIREMENTS:

There are two parts to this assignment. An overview of the requirements for each part follows:

Part A: You are provided with one news article and asked to answer relevant questions. The word limit for this part of the assignment is 300 words.

Part B: Select any ONE of the four business-related news articles provided and evaluate the article in the context of an appropriate accounting theory, citing at least three scholarly sources in relation to your article analysis. The word limit for this part of the assignment is 600 words.

ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE:

The assignment must follow this structure:

1. Cover sheet

2. Part A: Please ensure that you carefully number your answer, e.g. Part A.

3. Part B: Answer on a separate page.

a) Article [Type number and headline of article here] Summarise the article you have chosen, being sure to introduce points you will discuss in more depth in your analysis. Hint: Do not mention your theory in this section (Guide: 100 words).
b) Theory [Type name of your chosen theory here] Identify and describe your chosen theory using high quality and appropriate academic sources to support your discussion. Be sure to identify aspects of your theory that you will discuss in more depth in your analysis. Hint: Do not mention your article in this section (Guide: 250 words).
c) Analysis Apply your chosen theory to your article. Demonstrate specific application of the theory with examples from the article. Hint: You should not need to introduce new material/sources in this section as you are applying/synthesising what you have already introduced in the previous two sections. This is critical thinking (Guide: 250 words).
d) Conclusion Briefly conclude. Keep this to only one or two sentences.
e) Reference list

PART A:

Refer to Appendix A and answer the following question:

Refer to Article A (Appendix A) "The Health 202: The drug industry keeps ramping up its spending on lobbying" and explain from a public interest theory perspective the rationale for the government's decision to waive intellectual property protections in the pharmaceutical industry. Use specific examples from the article to support your discussion. (Guide: 300 words).

PART B:

Select any ONE of the four business-related news articles provided In Appendix B and evaluate the article in the context of an appropriate accounting theory, citing at least three scholarly sources in relation to your article analysis. Use of academic literature is a key aspect of the assignment. The aim is to identify the most appropriate accounting theory (from those studied in this course) to explain the behaviours and/or decisions of relevant parties indicated within each article. (Guide: 600 words).

ARTICLES

Four news articles are located in Appendix B. Select ONE article only.

THEORIES

Select the most appropriate theory/hypotheses from the following and apply to your chosen article. Please do not combine theories. To be clear, you are to apply only one theory to your chosen article.

Political economy or systems-based theories

• Legitimacy theory

• Stakeholder theory (select one branch)

o Ethical (moral) branch
o Managerial branch

Economics or market-based theories

• Efficient market hypothesis together with Capital market research

• Agency theory

• Positive accounting theory (plus select one hypothesis)

o Political cost hypothesis
o Bonus hypothesis
o Debt hypothesis

Attachment:- Accounting Theory and Practice.rar