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Study note on managerial role References with extracted contents Mount, D.L. and A.L. Barlett. 1999. "The managerial role assessment survey: design and test of an instrument measuring Mintzberg's roles among hotel managers" Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research 23(2) May: 160-175. " The roles that managers play in performing their jobs and the relationship of managerial roles to managerial effectiveness and performance are the foci of considerable research interest. Studies of managerial work have addressed three  questions that have divided the work chronologically (Dann, 1990). Early research (pre-1973) was concerned with how and with whom managers spend their time ....   and also with   understanding what managers do in terms of Fayol’s (1949) classical management functions. Studies in the “middle” period (Mintzberg, 1973, 1975) were concerned with what managers do in terms of roles. Recent inquiries have tried to understand what influenc

Cost and Management Accounting (ACCT 6002): group assignment info. 1. PROJECT Students are organised in groups of five to six to complete the case analysis in the form of a report of not more than 2,500 words. Word tolerance limit is +/- 15% on 2,500 words. Each group is required to select a company, and conduct analysis of that selected company. It is further required that the company be  listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Each group should assign one individual as group leader and submit the names of group members by week 2. The name of the selected company should be submitted by week 7. The deadline of the report submission is the last lecture, i.e., Nov 26 (Sunday). A hard copy of the report is submitted  to the lecturer and a soft copy should also be sent to by email to the school admin. on the same day. Researching is an integral part of this case study.   In addition to your textbook, you may collect facts, statistics or others’ views elsewhere.  You could

HKU SPACE College of Business and Finance Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Autumn Term 2017 (Sep 2017 – Dec 2017)                                                 COURSE NAME : Cost and Management Accounting COURSE CODE : ACCT6002                                                                                                                                                                         COURSE OBJECTIVES Management accountants play a vital role in today’s business organisations operating and competing in a global environment. The timeliness and reliability of information available to managers affect organisational performance. Cost and management accounting is concerned with the provision of accounting information to help in the making of decisions by those responsible for managing business and other economic entities. This course aims at developing students’ ability to