"Data available to address accounting questions has changed significantly. Less than 30 years ago, easy access to company-specific financial data was limited to the largest of institutions. Since then, standardized financial data, voluntary corporate disclosures, analyst reports, and scores of other forms of company-specific financial data are available in real time to anyone with an internet connection. Students currently entering careers in business must be able to not only analyze a company's financial statements but ...
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"Data available to address accounting questions has changed significantly. Less than 30 years ago, easy access to company-specific financial data was limited to the largest of institutions. Since then, standardized financial data, voluntary corporate disclosures, analyst reports, and scores of other forms of company-specific financial data are available in real time to anyone with an internet connection. Students currently entering careers in business must be able to not only analyze a company's financial statements but also access, incorporate, organize, and present analysis using the additional sources of data now available. The data analytic techniques required in today's corporate world are taught in separate classes, often in different disciplines such as Management Information Systems or Marketing"--
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