Reference no: EM13342889

Task Details: Groups are to research one specific issue of their choice relating to accounting related ethics and social accountability that is prominent in today's Australian business environment. As a result of their research groups need to develop a report format response detailing the issue, including examples, and explaining the implications for various stakeholders. The response should conclude with supported specific recommendations as to how organisations and their accounting advisors should proceed in light of the analysis.
Research requirements: Groups need to support their analysis and recommendations with the text and a minimum of 12 recent and relevant academic journal articles. Other sources may be also used but groups need to be confident of the academic validity of such sources.

Presentation: 2000 + 10% word in short Report format. The word count excludes the cover sheet, contents page, references, appendices, and illustrations (e.g. diagrams, graphs and tables).
Students need to stay within the assigned word limits, and indicate the word count on the cover page of the assignment. Marks will be reduced for assignments shorter than or greater than the minimum word count.

• The report should be typed double spaced, using Times New Roman either 10 point or 12 point.
• Every page should be clearly numbered.
• The assignment should include the following parts:
(a) A title / cover page, which indicates basic information such as Subject title, Subject code, Trimester number, Assignment title, group members' full names and KOI student numbers, word count and name of the tutor.
(b) Executive Summary
(c) Table of Contents
(d) main contents - Introduction, Analysis, Conclusions and Recommendations - Appendices (if any).
(e) References (using Harvard - Anglia style

Topic: How to improve the information disclosed by the companies?
Theories may be included:
1. Positive Accounting Theory (PAT)
2. Capital Market Research
3. Conceptual Framework