Accounting Information Systems
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Author: Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill
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To explain: How the effectiveness and efficiency of a mass-transit system in a large city can be measured.
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It is an information structure which collects and manages data of an organization which can be utilized by analysts, managers, and other decision making authorities of an organization.
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Accounting Information Systems
Ch. 7 - Describe organizational governance.Ch. 7 - Prob. 2RQCh. 7 - Describe the eight elements of ERM.Ch. 7 - Describe and compare risks and opportunities.Ch. 7 - Prob. 5RQCh. 7 - Prob. 6RQCh. 7 - Prob. 7RQCh. 7 - What is COSO?Ch. 7 - Prob. 9RQCh. 7 - Prob. 10RQ
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