Thanks to Generous Financial Support from an Anonymous Donor,the Department

question 109

Essay

Thanks to generous financial support from an anonymous donor,the Department of Accounting and Law at Northern University plans to create a center for accounting research.The Center,which will be an administrative unit of the department,will maintain a collection of accounting books and journals and electronic databases that will be used by faculty doing research.The search committee charged with recruiting a director for the center has requested an organization chart to show the lines of authority and responsibility among the various units of the university.The following units have been identified:
Center for Accounting Research (newly created)
College of Business Administration (COBA)
College of Education (COE)
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
College of Science and Technology (COST)
Department of Accounting and Law (DAL)
Department of Finance and Economics (DFE)
Department of Management and Information Systems (DMIS)
Department of Marketing and Logistics (DML)
President of the University
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA)
Vice President for Business Affairs (VPBA)
Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA)
Required:
1)Construct an organization chart that depicts the units identified above.Because of space limitations,you may want to use the unit abbreviations.Note that deans of academic colleges report to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
2)Describe several costs that might be controllable by the new center's director.

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