Creating Value in Dynamic Business Environment Course, Managerial Accounting homework help
Research Paper on:
AT&T as an International
Business
Research
Paper Guidelines
Specific
guidance on the research paper submission is provided below:
A 12-15 page
(excluding appendices, table of contents, abstract, reference, and
bibliography) research paper (case study) is required. Select
a firm operating in the international business environment. This
paper will be prepared consistent with the current APA Manual and will have a minimum of ten different references (No Wiki’s or Pedia’s). Some
of the bibliography and references will most likely come from the firm you have
chosen: source documents, e.g., annual reports, and financial statements. As such this reduces the need for peer
reviewed sources. However, peer
reviewed sources are still important and should be listed in the
bibliography/reference section(s) and cited in the paper as appropriate.
In
addition, the research paper will be prepared consistent with the following
guidelines:
1. This serves as
an introduction to the Research Paper. Provide an overview of the research
design of the paper. Introduce the various topics that will be addressed
in the research paper. Identify the method(s) that will be used to collect the
data for the topics and how that data will be evaluated.
2. There will be a
brief discussion of the firm to include its principle goods and services,
market share, geographic locations where it operates, and major
competitors.
3. Evaluate and
discuss whether the firm could benefit by using Activity Based Costing (ABC). The discussion
should include what factor(s) influenced your decision, the ramifications of implementing ABC in the international
business environment, and how you would structure the distribution of costs
using ABC for your firm.
4. Evaluate and
discuss whether the firm could benefit by using standard costs. The discussion
should include what factor(s) influenced your decision, the ramifications of
costs, quantity, and variances, and the ramifications of using standard costs
in the international business environment.
5. Evaluate and
discuss how the firm could benefit by analyzing future projects in terms
relevant costs.
This discussion should include the firm’s future plans, such as, expansion,
consolidation, and downsizing and how relevant costs could be used in the
decision making.
6. Summary and conclusion(s). The
discussion should provide a brief summary of the previous sections, and the
conclusions you have reached.
