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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22 November 2018 - IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants), one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on the advancement of the management accounting profession, is accepting entries for the 2019 Carl Menconi Ethics Case Writing Competition now through January 26, 2019. Full submission details are available here. The competition, sponsored jointly by IMA’s Committee on Ethics and IMA’s Professor-in-Residence, Raef Lawson, Ph.D., CMA, CSCA, CPA, CAE, works to develop and distribute teaching cases focused on business ethics. It’s open to accounting and finance academics as well as practitioners, and joint submissions are encouraged. “Today’s technological advances and the increased access to data demand a renewed call for a strong ethical practice in business. We are confident that this initiative will enhance awareness of ethical issues among management accounting students and give educators the opportunity to synthesize ethical situations and help students better understand ethical situations by providing them additional teaching material,” said Hanadi Khalife, director, MEA and India operations at IMA. Winners of the competition will be featured in IMA’s flagship publication, Strategic Finance, and the case author or team will be recognized at IMA’s 2019 Annual Conference & Expo to be held in San Diego in June 2019. Winners will also receive one free Annual Conference registration and a $500-cash prize. Submissions must focus on business ethics, with specific application to management accounting and finance issues, and reference IMA’s Statement of Ethical Professional Practice. For questions or additional information, please contact Lawson at research@imanet.org.
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