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Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...the basis of absorption costing. The following definitions are attributed to Horngren et al. (1999). Direct costs are all costs that can be directly attributed to a cost object and that can be traced to it in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. A cost object is defined as anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. For instance, in an analysis of sales regions, the salaries, commissions and ......
Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection
Education & Development

Insights into Policing and Racism in the UK – a collection

...et al., 2014; Bosworth, Hoyle and Zedner, 2016) in society and at large, and in the US and UK, as specifically related to policing and the events surrounding the killing of George Floyd. The following video is of the presentation given for Black History Month. Transcript References Bosworth, M., Hoyle, C. and Zedner, L. (2016) Changing Contours of Criminal Justice....
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...article World Report 2017 – The Lost Years (Khawaja et al., 2017). This is a long article and to manage your workload it is recommended that, after reading the introduction, you select one section which interests you the most (using the left hand tool bar), and the conclusion entitled ‘Ways forward’. Find and post to the course forum a hyperlink to a news article...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...et al. (2013) surveyed prisoners and found that those who were re-offenders (who have offended more than once) scored more highly on the P scale and were lower on the E and N scale compared to those who were first-time offenders. Boduszek et al. (2013) found that violent offenders scored more highly on the P scale. These studies seem to suggest there is some evidence that...
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...et al. (2008) a survey across five continents with several projects or programmes based in each is described. This research is interesting because it builds on the recognition that the sponsor can be crucial to the success of a project, and it investigated the role of the sponsor and the connection between the sponsor and governance of projects. Crawford et al. make a...
Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...et al., quoted in Crossman and Crossman, 2011). Followership can be defined as a process in which subordinates recognise their responsibility to comply with the orders of leaders and take appropriate action consistent with the situation to carry out those orders to the best of their ability (Townsend and Gebhart, quoted in Crossman and Crossman, 2011). These definitions...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...article about the British company, Brompton Bicycle. Through completing the learning activities you will develop your skills for selecting and organising relevant information into a well-structured report. You will learn how to write concisely, formally and coherently so that what you write has a positive impact, not only in a study context, but also in the workplace....
Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...et al., 2018). Balancing this, the internet allows non-professionals to find evidence with which they can challenge health and social care practitioners. Professionals can no longer simply rely on the status of being a ‘professional’. Consumers’ rights and citizens’ rights imply that the services we receive or practise should be evidence-based. For all...