Select one or more newspaper/website/magazine article(s) (written in English) which raise management accounting issues about a particular organisation. The articles must be written recently (after 1 January 2022) and taken from an appropriate source, such as the ABC, the BBC, Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Wall Street Journal (US), Financial Times (UK) and Economist (UK). Other sources may also be suitable - please consult your lecturer if you are unsure whether a particular source is appropriate.

Required

1) A reliable link and reference to the relevant article(s) so that senior management can access it/them. (3 Marks)

2) Consideration of the management accounting issues raised by the article(s), including any potential strengths/opportunities and any weaknesses/threats identified. (11 Marks)

3) Consideration of management accounting techniques or tools that lead to solutions/courses of action/lessons learned that you would recommend how the issues identified can be tackled or how the organisation concerned can improve its performance. (11 Marks) The article(s) that you find are merely a starting point, and your research into the organisation needs to go much further.

Adopt a report format which means having the following sections:

Executive summary

Introduction

Body of the report

Conclusion

Recommendations

References

1) You are required to choose a suitable organisation about which you can find some useful information and commentary on management accounting issues.

2) You are required to describe and explain the management accounting issues you discover.

3) You are required to provide conclusions and make recommendations to the senior management which enhance the performance of your chosen organisation.