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Capstone
Assessment - Literature Review
List of contemporary issues - select one to prepare a literature review
Task
You are a research consultant who has been asked to develop a research proposal on a contemporary accounting issue.
Assessment Description
You must identify a contemporary accounting issue of relevance and perform the preparatory work for a research proposal by completing a literature review and an annotated bibliography. Get Instant Solutions for Your Assignments!
Assessment Instructions
Summarise the background of a contemporary accounting issue.
Prepare a literature review on any contemporary issue from the list provided or a contemporary issue identified from your assigned case. In your literature review use different sources (at least 8 references) to discuss your chosen contemporary issue (e.g. journal articles, textbooks, websites etc.).
Complete an annotated bibliography on three of your academic journal articles used in your literature review. The format should follow guidelines provided in the research workshop content.
Outline possible next steps for researching your chosen contemporary issue including any limitations and ethical issues you may encounter.
Contemporary issues can include
Corporate governance and risk management/control/fraud/ethical behaviour/integrity of reports/profitability/
Sustainability
motivations of earning management
Earnings Management/Directors' remuneration
Corruption and accepting gifts
Sustainability and Environmental Accounting
Ethical and governance issues associated with digital technology in accounting/Real-time Data Analytics and data visualisation
Relationship between accounting earnings and share price
Role and impact of accounting in and on corporate governance