Who have been effected by the volkswagens actions

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Accounting Theory Assignment

Read the articles on study desk: Volkswagen The scandal explained

Instructions

This assignment is a research based essay where you are required to relate a practical example to accounting theory. You have been given one newspaper report but there are many other sources you can and should use.

The essay should include an abstract, introduction, body, conclusion and bibliography. Maximum word count 1400 words not including the abstract or bibliography. You should incorporate at least 10 academic references. (Please make sure that you know what an academic reference is).

The relationship between accounting research and professional practice has been discussed in the literature (Parker, Guthrie & Linacre 2011).

Using the article provided discuss and critically evaluate the following:

What are the possible accounting issues faced by Volkswagen?
Who are the stakeholders who have been effected by the Volkswagens actions? Describe each stakeholder, their concerns and how they are likely to be effected.
Detail what you believe motivated the management of Volkswagens to act in the way they did.
What accounting theories might explain the actions of Volkswagens management? Make sure you relate this to the company and its stakeholders.
Using accounting theory explain what Volkswagens management are, or should do, as a result of the scandal.
Compare and contrast the different theories and identify which of these theories is most important and explain reasons why you think your chosen theory is the most important.
Relate your answers to the link between theory and practice.

You should consider all accounting theories that you believe are relevant.

References - Parker, L, Guthrie, J & Linacre, S 2011, 'The relationship between academic accounting research and professional practice', Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 5-14.

Words:- 1400

References:- 12 harvard

Attachment:- Article.rar

Reference no: EM131218486

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len1218486

9/24/2016 5:16:14 AM

Identified all issues stakeholders and described motivation. All questions are thoroughly answered. Provides strong and accurate links to theory and practice convinces reader to accept main arguments. The importance/relevance of all links is clearly stated. There are no gaps in reasoning—i.e., the reader does not need to assume anything or do additional research to accept main argument. Evidence is used from a wide range of scholarly sources including those provided. (10+references) All evidence is properly using in-text references. Reference list is complete and consistent. All sentences are correct grammatically and clearly written. No words are misused. Technical terms are always explained. All information is accurate and up-to-date. Paper has been spell-checked AND proofread (ideally by you and somebody else), and contains no errors.

len1218486

9/24/2016 5:16:06 AM

For a student who has undertaken the required study, this assessment should take several hours to complete. The course specification requires that your submission is your own individual work. You are strongly urged to complete this assessment yourself to receive clear feedback about your level of understanding of the course material. You will find information regarding plagiarism and academic misconduct, such as collusion and cheating in the course specification and on the USQ website. Please make sure that any ideas or data that you provide in your answer, other than your own original thoughts are properly referenced using the Harvard referencing style. A link to the university’s Harvard referencing style page is provided here. http://www.usq.edu.au/library/help/referencing/havard.htm.

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