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Budgeting
Birt, et al – chapter 9 Other readings and web references •
Douthit, J & Stevens, D, 2015, ‘The robustness of honesty effects on budget proposals when the superior has rejection authority, in Accounting Review, March, vol 90, Issue 2
• McKinsey & Company, 2014, Five myths (and realities) about zero-based budgeting, at http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/corporate_finance/five_m yths_and_realities_about_zero_based_budgeting (accessed 5 November 2015)
• Wolf, R., 2015, ‘Broken Budgets’, in Strategic Finance, June, Issue 6
• Information on flexible budgets at http://www.accountingtools.com/questions-andanswers/what-is-a-flexible-budget.html (accessed 5 November 2015)
Cost behaviour, cost-volumeprofit model and short term decision
Birt, et al – chapter 8 Other readings and web references •
Osazevbaru, H, 2014, ‘Financial modeling in non-profit organisations: The cost-volume-profit approach’, in Research journal of finance and accounting, Vol 5, Issue 6
• Seung, H. K, 2015, ‘Cost-volume-profit analysis for a multiproduct company: micro approach’, in International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, Vol 5, Issue 1
• U-tube clip on fixed and variable costs at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olNPnZ3UujU (accessed 5 November 2015)
• U-tube clip providing a practical illustration of CVP calculations, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sn1tvabXM (accessed 5 November 2015)
• Birt, et al – chapter 11 Other readings and web references
GSB003 Managing Financial Resources: Course Outline
Cost systems and allocations
• Al-Ramadan, S.,2014, ‘Focus on cost allocation for performance evaluation:methodological approach’, in Journal of Financial Management & Analysis, Vol 27, Issue 2. •
Machuga, S & Smith, C, 2013, ‘A case method approach of teaching how cost-volume-profit analysis is connected to the flexible budgeting process and variance analysis’, in Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol.13, Issue 6 •
Pittaya, P., Karun, P., Saranya, R., 2014, ‘Cost allocation effectiveness and organisational survival: a conceptual framework’, 2014, in International Journal of Business Strategy, Vol 14, Issue 3. •
U-tube clip on product vs period costs at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yZfxNJAp1c (accessed 5 November 2015)
