On my first day of spring classes freshman year, my accounting professor asked my class to describe the “typical accountant”. Through conversation, we ended up creating a fictional character named Bob. Bob was a white man in his 40s who drove a 2016 Subaru to his job at a big office building. He was an… Continue reading Honors Option Summary: Emerging Technology in Accounting
Everyone has heard of Starbucks, but have you heard of Luckin Coffee? Founded in 2017, this coffee chain, based in Xiamen, China, quickly rose in popularity. Soon after, it was the second-largest coffee chain in China after Starbucks. In a little over two years, Luckin Coffee opened 2,370 stores and sold 90 million cups of… Continue reading Luckin Coffee Scandal
As I addressed in my last blog post, data analytics is playing a large role in the audit industry. However, data analytics’ impact on the accounting field is greater than just its impact in audits. In this blog, I want to share general benefits of data analytics, the uses of data analytics in the accounting… Continue reading Data Analytics in Accounting
In order to gain honors credit for this class, I have decided to target my blog posts around the theme of digital innovation within the accounting field. For my last blog post, I focused on how AI was changing the accounting field as a whole. This week, I wanted to research the digital transformation that… Continue reading Digital Innovation of Audit Industry
As a student currently participating in the MIS BBA/MAcc Double Dawgs Program, the intersection point between accounting and technology is something that I have found very interesting. Since we are discussing Artificial Intelligence this week in class, I specifically wanted to research how AI is affecting accounting. Over the next decade, the value of Artificial… Continue reading AI in Accounting: Pegg
Hi MIST 5720! My name is Mary Kaupp, and I am a third-year here at UGA. Like most of you guys, I am studying Management Information Systems. I am graduating this spring and then hopefully participating in the Master of Accountancy program at UGA in the fall. On a professional note, I am currently a… Continue reading Mary Kaupp