MBA 6100 Managerial Accounting Discussion
You will use the library database to research and prepare your discussion post. Since we are learning about budgeting, your article must be about budgeting. The following academic accounting journals are among the many accounting journals available in Business Source Ultimate:
- Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies journal
- Accounting Education
- Accounting and Finance
- Management Accounting Quarterly
- Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
- Journal of Financial Reporting & Accounting
- Journal of Finance, Accounting, and Management
- Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance
- Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
- Journal of Accounting & Finance
During Week 4 you examined budgeting and the process of preparing the master budget which leads to the preparation of pro-forma financial statements. For this discussion, you are to use BSU and locate an academic journal article related to budgeting that you find interesting. In your opening post, you are to: prepare a synopsis of the article, discuss its main points, why you feel the article is relevant, and relate the article to your business and/or how the article relates to business practice given your level of experience.
Budgeting is a big, annual, production for many companies you may be involved with your companys budgeting process. Considering how many different methods exist for budgeting and planning, I am often surprised to hear how few companies have ventured away from a static annual budget. Perhaps you can influence your company
The full APA reference for the journal article you select must be included in your original post.