V. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research work is primarily designed to contribute to the
evolution and the wide spreading of universally recognised accounting practices
in the Cameroon's business environment; as such we are interested in studying
the application and the use of the job costing method in a State-owned printing
company, this is because we wish to avoid the occurrence of bankruptcy in
another Parastatal printing enterprise as this has been the case with the
National Printing Press whose activities are now reduced to their mildest
level, because of many factors among which the lack of professionalism.
Concerning the scientific contribution of this research work,
this study is aimed at many goals. The first one is the achievement and
completion of a research work as the peak to three years of intense training at
the University of Buea department of Economics and Management.
Secondly, in conducting this research work, we were interested
in studying the public sector of the Cameroonian economy and therefore draw the
relevant conclusion as it concerns its chances to succeed in the extremely
competitive business environment.
Finally, this study can be particularly helpful as it provides
a case study to the use of an accounting principle and thus it can be regarded
as a valuable tool for tutorials or illustrations for cost and managerial
accounting classes.
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