Handbook

This subject emphasises the role of accounting in management decision making, particularly in providing information and analysis to support strategic management activity and the role of social and environmental accounting to support sustainability strategies. These highlight the changing role of accountants and the challenge in balancing the needs of management, customers, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders with ethical and legal concerns. The use of accounting information to evaluate existing competitive strategies, develop new strategies, and monitor and assess progress towards chosen organisational solutions. This subject requires the student to synthesise and integrate the theory and practice learned in subjects undertaken in the Accounting degree to understand, structure and resolve problems for organisations operating with a sustainable business model.