ACCOUNTING DISSERTATIONS 2010/11

First Name Last Name

Supervisor
Gillian
Aitken
Margaret Stewart

Gaven
Agnieszka

Begg
Bojarska

John Ferguson
Margaret Stewart

Paul
Katy

Clifford
Cornes

John Dunn
Julia Smith

Lisa
Richard
Lynne

Cunningham Christine Cooper

Dalgleish
Andrea Coulson
Dargie
Richard Grey

Emma

Davis

Yvonne Joyce

Reza
Emma

Ebrahimi
Gilchrist

Andrea Coulson
Julia Smith

Moray
Craig
Kristopher

Grant
Harkness
Harrower

John Ferguson
John Ferguson
John Dunn

John
Gary
Frances
Pamela

Harty
Hutcheson
Hutchison
Johnston

John Ferguson
Julia Smith
Margaret Stewart
Yvonne Joyce

Title
Incentive schemes: who pays the price? A UK retail bank, branch based case study,
assessing incentive schemes effectiveness at satisfying employees motivational
appetites and the impact they have upon customers.
Is wind power economically viable in the UK: An analysis of commercial perspectives.
Can true convergence with IFRS be achieved in Poland? : A consideration of cultural
(and linguistic) values influencing on international accounting harmonization.
A deconstruction of an accounting discussion: Auditing, is it time for change?
Does fair value accounting provide the most useful information in periods of financial
crisis?
Corporate social responsibility reporting: Increasing accountability to stakeholders?
To teach or not to teach ethics to students in university?
Financial reporting and accountability in the public sector. Through exploratory case
studies on major public sporting events.
Does a principal-agent theoretical framework enable a profound understanding of
relationships and risk transfer in the Private Finance Initiative?
The cost and benefit of application of IT in public sector organisations.
The manipulation of incentive schemes and their contribution to the financial crisis: A
case study of the UK banking sector.
Human worth accounting: Bridging the hidden value gap.
A review of unethical business and accounting practice with the record industry.
The gravy train: Services disrupted or running as usual? A collection of case studies
looking at FTSE 100 executive remuneration packages and the actions of their
companies shareholders.
Football: A sustainable future?
Womens progression and mentoring in accounting firms.
Accounting Ethics Education: From university to professional institution.
Barriers to entry into the Accounting Profession: A study of social class.

First Name Last Name

Supervisor
Claire
Johnstone
Margaret Stewart
Jonathan

Jones

Julia Smith

Martin
Karen

Kirk
Law

Andrea Coulson
Andrea Coulson

Alison
Fiona
Christopher
Catherine
Niall
Kevin

Richard Grey
Yvonne Joyce
John Dunn
Yvonne Joyce
Christine Cooper
Andrea Coulson

Jennifer
Ross
Craig

Leiper
Littleson
MacDonald
MacLeod
McClure
McConnachi
e
McCulloch
McDonald
McLaughlin

Paul
Stephanie
Brian

McLaughlin Christine Cooper

McMurray Margaret Stewart
McNamee John Dunn

Liesa
Colin

McPhee
Millar

Jonathan
Gillian
Pamela

Miscampbell John Dunn

Mitchell
Christine Cooper
Muir
Yvonne Joyce

Margaret Stewart
John Dunn
John Ferguson

Richard Grey
Christine Cooper

Title
What influences the ethical behaviour of the accounting professional: focusing on the
ethical principles of auditors and threats to these principles.
Incentive schemes and organisational performance: Can incentive schemes motivate
employees in line with the organisational goals and objectives?
No accounting for charity.
Performance of corporate sustainability reports regarding renewable energy utilisation: A
case study of 20 companies.
The budget: An annual ritual or profess with a purpose.
Women in insolvency: The lifting of the mist and awakening of sleeping beauty.
Have the big 4 audit firms established a dominant position in society?
Mentoring within a big four firm: A small office perspective.
The effectiveness of environmental accounting: A case study on the BP oil spill.
Ethics education in the accounting degree at the University of Strathclyde.
Public-private partnerships: An analysis of private orthotists in NHS hospitals.
Accounting firms favourite myth.
Case study: How effective is the incentive scheme within company a? Does
manipulation for personal gain exist?
Greenwash: A study into the true workings of the banking sector.
Is accounting a profession? And does it matter?
Management Accounting A continuous observer. An observation of behavioural traits
within a supermarket chain as a result of disciplinary power A foucauldian perspective.
Organisational culture and outsourcing: A case study.
From the goal line to the bottom line: The valuation of human capital in the football
field.
A good deal? The decline of defined benefit pensions under IAS 19.
The influential roles of accounting and numbers in the construction of society.
Potential accountants conceptualisation of intra-professional relations: A study of
conflict and collaboration between ICAS and a big four firm.

First Name
Jill
Elaine
Valentina
Suraya
Ellida
Saba

Last Name
Mullen
Orr
Robinson
Safavi
Shek
Sikander

Supervisor
Margaret Stewart
Christine Cooper
John Dunn
Christine Cooper
Margaret Stewart
Margaret Stewart

Christopher Sliman
Claire
Snoddon
Kirsty
Steele

Andrea Coulson
Yvonne Joyce
Andrea Coulson

Euan

Sutherland

John Ferguson

Katherine

Telfer

Yvonne Joyce

Lisa
David
Marc

Thomson
Todd
Vosilius

John Ferguson
John Ferguson
John Dunn

John
Gillian
Alastair

Walker
Whyte
Woodburn

Richard Grey
John Dunn
Julia Smith

Neil

Young

Julia Smith

Title
Pensions: life or death.
In the pipeline: An empirical study of gender in the accounting profession.
Credibility of audit: Case study of Russia.
Accounting within the NHS: Is there really a need for it?
Auditors reputation: An exploration of the criticisms of the audit profession.
From the accountant to the housewife: Issues affecting womens career progression in
accounting.
Accountants: Professional geeks or nerdy heroes?
Accountancy A profession or an occupation? A study of professionalism.
A battle over the environmental verifiers is about to begin (Jack, 1993) has it been
won?
To What is the balances scorecard implemented and understood in the not for profit
sector in Glasgow?
The impact of corporate governance and regulations on risk taking and financial
performances of banks: Case study of the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of
Canada during the financial crisis.
Private financial initiative in schools: A case study.
Restoring public trust in the accounting profession: A lost cause?
Is the stereotypical image of accountants as dull and boring, still the view held today? A
study of high school students perceptions.
Motivation in the workplace: The effectiveness of incentives and rewards.
The injustice of auditor liability: A moral stance on the duty of care to third parties.
Accounting Dissertation: Effectiveness of company incentive schemes and employee
motivation.
To what extent can company incentive schemes motivate supermarket employees? A
case study.