Discussion Post
Article: Lawson, R. (2019, March 1). New competencies for management accountants.
1) Focus on one of the major subjects of this article that is of interest to you. These subjects include (but are not limited to):
a. The changing role of finance and accounting professionals
b. Impact of technology and data analytics
c. The growing importance of ethics in the digital age
d. The IMA management accounting competency framework
2) Include the subject you have decided to focus on as part of the title of your initial post.
3) Do the following in your initial response:
a. Prepare an annotation of the major subject in which you are interested or wish to comment upon, and answer/include the following points and questions. (An annotation is a summary of the main points of the subject you have chosen to summarize for the class, organized to include a correctly formatted APA reference.)
4) Problem: What was the major focus of the subject in the article? Why does the subject matter to accountants in the future?
5) Results: What was the result or conclusion reached in the article of the strategies recommended to address that subject in the article, now and in the future?
6) Application: How might practitioners or your classmates potentially apply what was covered in the article in the real world? Be specific.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.