Social Audits
Contemporary Business 13th edition
Boone & Kurtz Page 45
A firms environmental performance is monitored either internally or by the environmental protection agency. Sometimes outside firms are hired to keep track of performance and report to the EPA.
To see the Firms Financial position Firms Performance Trend analysis
Leverage
1.measure growth of the firm 2.for comparison with other firms 3.appraisol of management performance 1.additiona cost to firm 2.
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European firms were the leaders in high-performance asphalt, tunneling, high-speed rail work, and marine construction.
The relevance of Indian accounting standards in IT firms is that it helps in business computations. This will be used to measure the profits of IT firms and keep proper records among other things.
current ratio
effective and correct practices affecting the bottom line of firms
Social media has a significant impact on firms and society. For firms, social media provides a platform for marketing, customer engagement, and brand building. It also allows for real-time feedback and data collection. However, it also poses challenges such as managing online reputation and dealing with negative feedback. In society, social media influences communication patterns, social interactions, and information dissemination. It can also contribute to issues like cyberbullying, misinformation, and privacy concerns.
Collusion can improve the financial standing of firms by allowing them to work together to manipulate prices, reduce competition, and increase profits. This can lead to higher revenues and market power for the colluding firms, ultimately boosting their financial performance.
Today's management accounting information is inappropriate for manager's planning and control. Many short term measures are appropriate for motivating and evaluating performance, but profitability based on requirements for external observers is not one of them. Bookkeeping has a long history, but was not expected to provide a form of management information until the 19th century. Many simple management accounting measures served the needs of both managers and owners. Others evolved to measure process performance, but not profit - though when firms had only one function - efficient performance of that task usually meant profitability. The development of conglomerate enterprises in the early 20th century required means for assessing performance of different divisions. Return on investment was developed. This has remained standard, though after the 1960s the competitive environment changed and this measure ceased to be the most relevant guide to future performance. US firms lost competitiveness because their actions were guided by ROI considerations which were inappropriate ways of assessing performance in the new environment