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Capstone
Assessment - 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.
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.).
At least four of your total references must be academic journal articles, but various sources may be used. You must reference each source as per KBS reference guidelines. Get Instant Solutions for Your Assignments!
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
1. Corporate governance and risk management/control/fraud/ethical behaviour/integrity of reports/profitability/
2. Sustainability
3. motivations of earning management
4. Earnings Management/Directors' remuneration
5. Corruption and accepting gifts
6. Sustainability and Environmental Accounting
7. Ethical and governance issues associated with digital technology in accounting/Real-time Data Analytics and data visualisation
8. Relationship between accounting earnings and share price
9. Role and impact of accounting in and on corporate governance