Accountant in the Business Environment

Understand the accountant’s role within a wider organization. This course connects accounting with business structure, culture, ethics, governance and the external environment, helping learners see the profession in context.

Look beyond the transactions

The curriculum begins with organizational structure and culture before examining ethics, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Micro and macro business environments extend the discussion outside the organization. Audit and fraud, management versus leadership and motivational theories add further perspectives on how a business operates.

• Explore different aspects of business organization.
• Consider culture and ethical responsibility.
• Understand the place of governance and social responsibility.
• Examine external influences on a business.
• Review management, leadership and motivation concepts.

The course is relevant to accounting and business learners who want a broader understanding of organizational work. It provides context for considering how accounting information and responsibilities relate to other management functions and the environment in which decisions are made.

With PLR, you can modify, rebrand and resell this training. Its business-environment scope can complement bookkeeping or technical accounting courses in your catalog, giving learners a clear next topic for understanding the organizational setting around financial work.