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An A Priori Method to Assess Potential Effectiveness of a Software Development Curriculum
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2005-07-1)This paper is a demonstration of an a priori method to assess the potential effectiveness of a software development curriculum. This method was used to determine the extent to which a curriculum may address the causes of ... -
Accountants and Annual Reports of Railroads in the 1880's: A Glimpse at a Response to a Past Accountability Crisis for Insights in Meeting Accountability Needs Today
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2003-12-1)Public pressures erupt when one financial reporting crisis after another is revealed. Laws are written, rules are made, regulations are promulgated and new oversight bodies are created to meet the challenge of the crisis. ... -
Accounting Standards and Their Effect on the Expected Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from the Swiss Stock Exchange
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2006-02-1)Economic theory has established the link between information quality and the cost of equity capital (Easly and O'Hara 2004). An empirical implication of the theory is that firms' accounting standard choices and disclosure ... -
Accounting vs Accountability: Issues in Corporate Personhood
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2013-11-1)Accounting practice in multi-national accounting firms focuses to a large extent on providing services to corporate clients. The 2010 Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission U.S. Supreme Court Case and subsequent ... -
Active Listening Case for Financial Accounting
(Washburn University. School of Business, 2014-12-1)This paper first summarizes the role of listening in accounting education. Then it provides a listening-based, algorithmic case that can be used as live events or digital video files in face-to-face or distance learning ... -
Adipocere Removal from Human Skeletal Remains
Adipocere is formed when water reacts with the fatty acids of the body to form glycerol and soap. It has a wax-like appearance. Also known as "grave wax," adipocere is generally hard to remove, usualy taking a few days to ... -
Adolescent Well Child Examinations in the Midwest
(Washburn University, 2022-12-19)Well child examinations (WCEs) are annual comprehensive preventive care visits conducted to address age-appropriate physical, psychosocial, and developmental milestones set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and ...