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• RR79 - Financial Shared Services Centres - Opportunities and Challenges for the
• 07 Nov 2002
• This report examines the experiences of multinational enterprises and public sector organisations which have established FSSCs in the UK and Ireland. It reports the results of a postal survey of FSSCs, and contains seven case studies of organisations which have established FSSCs. Key issues explored include the emergence of FSSCs in Europe, the impact of an FSSC on strategic business units, and the implications of the FSSC ‘phenomenon’ for the development of the accounting profession.
• RR76 - The Impact of Electronic Business on Accountants - A Shareholder Value Perspective
• 23 Sep 2002
• While there is growing interest in e-business, there is no widely accepted framework that outlines what accountants need to do – as individuals in businesses and as a professional group – to succeed in an e-business environment. This study provides a starting point for those accountants who wish to broaden their role from balance sheet accounting to strategic accounting.
• ORP34 - Information and Communications Technology in UK Accounting Education
• 17 Apr 2003
• The report describes how accountancy students are using ICT during their undergraduate courses, what factors affect their use and the impact of student learning styles in determining the use of, and attitude towards, ICT.

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