Managing in a global, digital society requires accountants to pay close attention to information. One of the reasons accountants have to pay close attention to information is because management will use the information presented by accountants for making crucial decisions. Finally, accountants must have the correct skills to perform this and other key functions.
Required Readings (see classroom) Management Misinformation Systems (Russell L. Ackoff) = CPA Horizons 20225 Report (AICPA) Paper Layout Part I (Information Management Today): Roughly 50 years ago, Russell Ackoff wrote about the importance, or lack of importance, of information that management needs in “Ackoff’s Management Information System” (see attachment). After reading the article, you will analyze how each assumption applies or does not apply to our society today. Treat each assumption separately in your analysis. As part of your response, provide a specific example for each assumption. Part II (Information Management Revisited): After reading the Ackoff article, you will revise each of 5 assumptions to reflect a global, digital society. You will provide a summary (at least four sentences) that describe each revised assumption in detail and how they reflect our global, digital society. Part III (Framework for Information Management): You will review the CPA Horizon Report (see attachment). After reviewing the report, you will describe how the CPA Horizon Report will help accountants to provide their managers with the right information at the right time in the right format. You will identify and describe three key skills that are not listed in the report that will allow accountants to produce the right information for their managers and their users. One of the skills you propose must be one that addresses the advances in technology. Finally, you will explain how your degree from UMUC and this class will help you to ’embrace the future’ as noted in the report Paper Guidelines Page
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