Cost Management 6th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins

Exercise 9

Learning about Different Professional Organizations; Using the Internet There are a number of professional organizations throughout the world that represent the interests of the management accountant professional, providing educational materials and other services to the management accountant. A partial list of some of these organizations is provided below.
Institute of Management Accounting: www.imanet.org/
Society of Management Accountants (Canada) www.cma-Canada.org/
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK): www.cimaglobal.com
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: www.aicpa.org/index.htm
Financial Executives International: www.financialexecutives.org
Required In 200 words or less, explain how the different organizations support the profession of management accountant, that is, the nature and extent of the publications they offer, educational programs, and other services. Use specific examples that you notice in reviewing the Web sites.