The New ABCs of Research

by Ben Shneiderman
The New ABCs of Research
Author: Ben Shneiderman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2016-02-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0191076643
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The problems we face in the 21st century require innovative thinking from all of us. Be it students, academics, business researchers of government policy makers. Hopes for improving our healthcare, food supply, community safety and environmental sustainability depend on the pervasive application of research solutions. The research heroes who take on the immense problems of our time face bigger than ever challenges, but if they adopt potent guiding principles and effective research lifecycle strategies, they can produce the advances that will enhance the lives of many people. These inspirational research leaders will break free from traditional thinking, disciplinary boundaries, and narrow aspirations. They will be bold innovators and engaged collaborators, who are ready to lead, yet open to new ideas, self-confident, yet empathetic to others. In this book, Ben Shneiderman recognizes the unbounded nature of human creativity, the multiplicative power of teamwork, and the catalytic effects of innovation. He reports on the growing number of initiatives to promote more integrated approaches to research so as to promote the expansion of these efforts. It is meant as a guide to students and junior researchers, as well as a manifesto for senior researchers and policy makers, challenging widely-held beliefs about how applied innovations evolve and how basic breakthroughs are made, and helping to plot the course towards tomorrow's great advancements.

Audit and Accounting Guide

by AICPA
Audit and Accounting Guide
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1950688313
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From financial reporting to revenue recognition to grants and contracts to auditor report changes, you have a lot going on in the not-for-profit financial arena right now. Whether you're already an expert in NFP audit and accounting standards or just getting started, this is the practical guidance you need. This must-have resource for nonprofits accounting and auditing professionals is an essential reference that will assist you with the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities. It will help you with the following Understand and implement recent updates and changes, including those related to financial reporting, revenue recognition, and grants and contracts Gain a full understanding of the accounting issues unique to not-for-profit entities Assist in the implementation of auditor report changes.

Auditing and Accounting Guide

by AICPA
Auditing and Accounting Guide
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2019-06-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119631149
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A must-have resource for new FASB guidance From financial reporting to revenue recognition to grants and contracts, you have a lot going on in the not-for-profit financial arena right now. Whether you're already an expert in NFP audit and accounting standards or just getting started, we’ve got the practical guidance you need. This must-have resource for nonprofits accounting and auditing professionals is an essential reference which will assist you with the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities. The 2019 guide will help you do the following: Understand and implement recent updates and changes, including those related to financial reporting, revenue recognition, and grants and contracts Gain a full understanding of the accounting issues unique to not-for-profit entities A must-have resource for accounting and auditing professionals who work with nonprofits, this essential reference will assist in the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities.

Research Administration and Management

by Elliott C. Kulakowski
Research Administration and Management
Author: Elliott C. Kulakowski
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 945
Release: 2006-01-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1449666078
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This reference text addresses the basic knowledge of research administration and anagement, and includes everything from a review of research administration and the infrastructure that is necessary to support research, to project development and post-project plans. Examples of concepts, case studies, a glossary of terms and acronyms, and references to books, journal articles, monographs, and federal regulations are also included.

The ABC's of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) Policy

by Joseph P. Lane
The ABC's of Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) Policy
Author: Joseph P. Lane
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3031344634
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Innovation is a widely applied yet poorly understood term in the context of public policies and practices among Western nations. Technological innovations specifically have and will continue to advance civilization, shape modern society, and drive the economic health and geo-political standing of nations. This book offers a unique interpretation of science, technology & innovation (STI) policies in Western nations, particularly in regard to government-sponsored programs. The author challenges established thinking, directly addressing numerous myths that cloud our understanding of innovation and proposes a fresh perspective grounded in fundamental logic and analysis. Written in short chapters and presented in an alphabetically organized framework, this book addresses what is working and what isn’t working in current STI policies and suggests that the most efficient and effective way to generate technological innovations that yield the desired socio-economic benefits, is for national governments to sponsor directed scientific research and directed engineering development, and align both with the requirements of carefully managed commercial production. The book also features examples drawn from government data, scholarly literature, practitioner anecdotes and the author’s personal experience.

Technical Questions and Answers

by AICPA
Technical Questions and Answers
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1950688518
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Find the answers to the questions accountants, CPA, and clients are asking the AICPA in Technical Questions and Answers, a compilation of popular Q&As from the AICPA's Technical Hotline. This resource includes non-authoritative literature on the following subjects: Financial Statement Presentation Assets Liabilities and Deferred Credits Capital Revenue and Expense Specialized Industry Problems Specialized Organizational Problems Audit Fieldwork Auditor's Reports Attestation Engagements New Q&As have been added for: Revised Section 163(j) limitation and evaluation of the realizability of a Section 163(j) carryforward (sections 3300.01-.02) Accounting for costs incurred in connection with the implementation of electronic health record systems (section 6400.53) Financial presentation considerations related to transactions involving provider taxation programs and similar arrangements (section 6400.54) Auditor assessment of a special-purpose government's only immaterial fiduciary fund (sections 6950.23-.24) Reporting guidance upon initial implementation of Statement on Auditing Standards no. 134, as amended (section 8100.04) OMB 2019 Compliance Supplement (sections 9110.24-.27) Q&As under the following topics have also been revised: Statement of cash flows (section 1300), Consolidated financial statements (section 1400), Notes to financial statements (section 1800), Cash (section 2110), Fixed assets (section 2210), Long-term investments (section 2220), Health care entities (section 6400), Investment companies (section 6910), Financial Statement Reporting and Disclosure — Employee Benefit Plans (section 6931), Auditing Employee Benefit Plans (section 6933), Predecessor auditors (section 8900), Special reports (section 9110), Attestation reports (section 9510), and Attest engagement: American Land Title Association best practices framework (section 9540).

Audit and Accounting Guide: Not-for-Profit Entities, 2018

by AICPA
Audit and Accounting Guide: Not-for-Profit Entities, 2018
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948306190
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This AICPA Accounting and Auditing Guide is a must-have for the resource libraries of accounting and auditing professionals who work with not-for-profit organizations. This essential reference book assists accountants in the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities. Created with common errors and questions in mind, accountants benefit from not-for-profit industry-specific guidance on the issues they are likely to encounter this year. The 2018 edition includes guidance on financial reporting changes, reporting donated services between affiliated NFPs, split-interest agreements, contributions and grants, functional expenses and joint costs, and much more. This new edition provides a comprehensive discussion of FASB ASU No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. The discussion includes highlights of the changes that will assist financial statement preparers with implementing the standard. The guide offers dual guidance throughout, providing readers with the “before-and-after” context to enhance their understanding of the changes, as well as two all-inclusive appendices.

The ABC's of Strategic Communication

by M. Larry Litwin
The ABC's of Strategic Communication
Author: M. Larry Litwin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2007-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1434359832
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This Book portrays God's calling of an Afro-American lad from the segregated Southern USA, in 1957, and elevated him and his wife, Dorothy, to become two of the most outstanding Black Pioneer Missionaries in World Missions, today! They have evangelized and planted churches in over 95 countries, and even more extensively, in the 23 countries where Christians in Action Missions has ministries. You will experience glimpes of fifty years of the Taylor's life and ministry, beginning with Elgin's call to missions in 1957, while in the USMarines. It Moves to their service as the First Black Missionaries to Japan, 1959-64; Elgin Pastored, studied Japanese, and attended The University of Maryland, earned his BA degree, and later earned his MTh in California. Dorothy, a high school teacher, taught at Okinawa Christian School and ran the youth ministry. They transferred to Nigeria, Africa, but due to a civil war, were evacuated to London, England, where they founded a Bible College, an Evangelical Church, and directed CinA's Europe, Africa, and India Ministries for 15 years. Returning to America,1980, they worked at the US Center for World Missions, Pasadena, CA with Dr Ralph Winters. In 1982, Elgin was elected CEO of CinA Missions International, (the only known Afro-American Director of a multi-ethnic, international, cross curtural ministry during this time). The book closes, with the spotlight on their present involvement in Ghana, West Africa, where they lead medical/outreach teams, build churches and schools, bore fresh water wells, and hold leadership seminars.They were appointed Chief and Queen Mother in the Broang Ahafo Region by the King, Ohmahene Okatakayie Kodom IV, in 2001. Today, they are blessed with much remaining fruit, in both the low places of the streets, to the palaces of Kings, to God be the Glory!