‘What are the benefits to being an early adopter of an Accounting Standards Update?’

  Research Application Develop this broad research question ‘What are the benefits to being an early adopter of an Accounting Standards Update?’ How you choose to attack this research question is up to you; but, your response should be in the form of a mini research proposal. Include the following sections: Introduction, Problem Statement, Background of the Study, Theoretical Base, Prior Research, and Overview of Methodology along with testable hypotheses- Be sure to discuss potential variables (dependent and independent), indicate how you would measure these, and how you would gather the data- It is important that each variable be rooted in the theory you develop utilizing prior research as a launching pad. Also, indicate your expectations. Note: You do not need to process any data