Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

The Cause and Significance of the Great Depression
The Great Depression, following the crash of the stock market in 1929, marked a significant shift in international economics and politics and reshaped the view of the United States. This paper provides an overview of the cause and impact of the...
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Royal Dutch Shell; Budgetary Control
This 7 page paper looks at the basis of financial control in Royal Dutch Shell, using accounts and information on the culture of the company. The way in which the company has developed from a small and weak company in the 1970's to one of the...
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Citicorp; A Financial Analysis Of The Current And Future Situation
This 8 page paper is a financial analysis of Citicorp and its' current performance. The results are put into perspective using statistical analysis and charts as well as by comparison with the GDP of the Untied States and its own results over the...
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The Class Analytic Approach to Understanding Democratic Stability and Instability
This 5 page paper considers the class analytic approach proposed by Barrington Moore as a means of providing an explanation of Britain's history of democratic stability and France's history of democratic instability during the 19th and early 20th...
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The Impact of the Second World War on the Development of a Mass Society
This 12 page paper considers the influence of the impact of the Second World War on the development of the mass society. This paper asserts that for countries like England, France and Germany, the events that occurred following the end of World War...
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Zero Based and Performance Based Budgeting
This 5 page paper describes the aspects of zero based, performance based, and line item budgeting, and explains the advantages of one over the other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cisco, Lucent, and AT&T
A 16 page paper. The writer begins with a very brief introduction to each of these three companies, including revenue comparisons. The rest of the paper emphasizes stock market factors and includes reports and discussions of: quarterly share prices...
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Since Yesterday: A View of the Transformation of the United States in the 1930s
This 5 page paper considers the views of the United States between 1929 and 1939 and the transformation of significant economic and social issues during this era. In particular, this paper outlines the views presented in Frederick Allen's book...
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Short Term Investment
This 3 page paper looks at the way in which the stock market operates and discusses a potential investment strategy for short term growth which will also include some stability. The role of blue chip companies as well as new technology companies is...
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Stock market, Long term Growth and Futures
This 3 page paper looks at the strategy an investor may choose if they have made some successful short term gains. This includes long term consolidation as well as some increased risks by way of the use of futures. An example is used to indicate how...
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Accounting Methods for Public Companies
This 20 page paper considers the specific accounting methods and manipulations utilized by public companies to keep their shareholder values high. This paper considers the most widely utilized methods and the development of cost-accounting as it...
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A Positive Slope on the Demand Curve
A 5 page paper that critically assesses the argument that for some goods, the economics demand curve may exhibit a positive slope. Presented is an example using the current cola war between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola and a shift in demand curve slope...
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The Operation of the Japanese Banking System
This 9 page paper provides an overview of the Japanese banking system, compares it with systems in other countries and assesses problems and solutions for the struggling industry. Japan's banks are compared with those in other nations....
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Financial Accounting, Auditing and Tax Accounting
This 6 page paper assesses financial accounting, auditing and tax accounting in the recent era and the changes that have occurred over time. This paper outlines the major challenges within these accounting specialties. Bibliography lists 6...
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Accounting and the Use of Technology
This 6 page paper provides a plan for automating accounting procedures through the use of technology. This paper determines the correlation between accounting principles and the planning for the use of technology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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