Academic papers on Accounting & Personal Finance

Appraisal Techniques; Is NPV Superior?
There are many ways of appraising the investment value of a potential investment or project. The writer looks at some of these methods including Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback, the profitability index or the cost benefit ratio and the Net...
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Insurance Companies And The Pension Business
A 10 page paper that explains the types of pension/retirement programs offered by insurance companies, what they are, how they work, eligibility for them, and benefits distribution options. The writer also discusses what insurance companies need to...
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The Federal Reserve Bank - Securities And Interest
A 5 page paper that discusses two primary issues relative to the Federal Reserve Bank - buying and selling securities and the reserve requirement ratio. The paper opens with a brief discussion of the Bank's goals and purpose. Bibliography lists 5...
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POVERTY AND THE ROLE OF GOVERMENT
This 5 page paper deals with the writings of Milton Friedman and John Kenneth Gilbraith, in regard to their view of a free market system. Their brief philosophies are presented, as well as those ideas in which they diverge from one another....
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Accounting Information Systems and the Small to Medium Sized Business
This 5 page paper considers the way in which accounting information systems will impact on small and medium sized businesses. The event of the event of these packages is seen as a golden opportunity, but there are also some disadvantages with the...
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The Role of Currency in Business
This 10 page paper provides two proposals in respect to a case study submitted by a student. The role of currency in business is discussed along with future contracts and other related variables. Two charts are included. Bibliography lists 15 ...
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Globalization: Relevant To Lifelong Learning
9 pages in length. The very essence of globalization is that of change, to relearn stable and familiar ways in order to make room for ever-growing progress. While this concept would appear to reflect beneficial movement for global societies, the...
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MARKET ORIENTATION AND PLANNING
This 8 page paper details the characteristics of Market Orientation. Also mentioned are the cultural barriers facing companies as they expand globally. Examples are given which define market orientation, and cultural barriers. Experts in the field...
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Macroeconomic Influences on International Trade
This 9 page paper consider the macroeconomic issues that have influenced the increased level of international trade. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Threadware; Business Growth and Finance
This 6 page paper considers a case provided by a student where there is a young apparently thriving business that is growing quickly. The directors have been surprised by the withdrawal of an overdraft. The writer consider why a growing company may...
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Does Reducing Poverty Increase Economic Growth
An 8 page paper that addresses the questions of whether poverty reduction increases economic growth and whether economic growth reduces poverty. The writer begins by quoting President Franklin Roosevelt who argued for a living wage. Other...
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The Use of Technology in the Banking Industry
This 40 page paper provides an overview of the use and impacts of technology in the banking industry in the United States. This paper integrates a contextual view of the impacts of technology through an assessment of the history of banking and the...
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The Swedish Economy
8 pages. A concise paper concerning the Swedish economy, this report will focus on the problems and successes confronting the Swedish economy. How the economy differs from that prescribed in classical theory as well as the way government policies...
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Investment Advice; The Influence of Client Profile
This 5 page paper considers the position of a fincial adviser and how influences such as risk profile, age and wealth will effect the recommendations made. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Globalisation and flexibility in the workplace.
A twenty page paper which looks at the effect of globalisation on flexibility and casualisation of labour, and the economic and social changes which have resulted in the post-Fordist era. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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