本研究先探討各種廣告費用會計處理之理論基礎（即：選擇性資本化、全部資本化、全部費用化）及其對財務報表及財務比率之影響（以統一企業公司之財務資料為例），並簡介美國之廣告費用會計處理的沿革及美國會計師協會(AICPA)之會計準則理事會(AcSEC)在1994年12月29日發布之SOP No. 93－7，Reporting on Advertising Costs，再以實證方式來研究目前國內廣告費用之會計處理有無不妥之處。研究主題如下： 　　1.廣告支出是否具有經濟效益？ 　　2.廣告支出對銷貨收入之影響是否具有遞延效果？ 　　3.廣告支出的遞延效果之持續期間大約有多久？ 　　資料年份（期間）從民國75年1月1日到民國82年12月31日止之上市公司半年報財務資料，共計十六期。本研究以第ｔ期之銷貨收入為因變數，以第ｔ期到第ｔ-ｎ期之廣告費用為自變數，即視銷貨收入為廣告費用之函數。樣本選取標準為民國75年1月1日到民國82年12月31日止，上市公司半年報之全部銷貨收入及廣告費用。 　　本研究之實證結果彙總如下： 　　1.廣告支出之多寡為行業特性之表徵。 　　2.廣告費用具有經濟效益。 　　3.廣告費用對銷貨收入具有遞延之影響力。 　　4.就全體上市公司自75年到82年之財務資料而言，廣告費用並不是構成及解釋銷貨收入之重要因素；但就食品業而言，廣告費用是行業特性之表徵，而在「續繼經營」與「企業在可預見的未來將持續地廣告」的兩個假設下其對銷貨收入之影響力約為二到三期（一年到一年半）。

Text in English / This research project, within the context of security risk management in general and aviation security in particular, aimed to explore the impact of the application of international and local air cargo security regulations on South Africa, with specific reference to the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA). In South Africa, since the early 2000s, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has been the lead agency for dealing with and managing the needs for air cargo security. This oversight by SACAA culminated in 2009 with the promulgation of the SACAA Regulation commonly known as Part 108. Accordingly the primary research focus was on the impact Part 108 has had on the air cargo industry in South Africa. In addition, it compared the South African regulations with those of the USA and EU regulations; explored the compliance of the various roleplayers; sought to understand the enforcement of the regulations; and examined the effectiveness of the available security and screening methods. Furthermore, the research attempted to determine whether these regulations had any effect on preventing or deterring crime in the air cargo sector. / Criminology and Security Science / M. Tech. (Security Management)

Text in English / This research project, within the context of security risk management in general and aviation security in particular, aimed to explore the impact of the application of international and local air cargo security regulations on South Africa, with specific reference to the regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA). In South Africa, since the early 2000s, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has been the lead agency for dealing with and managing the needs for air cargo security. This oversight by SACAA culminated in 2009 with the promulgation of the SACAA Regulation commonly known as Part 108. Accordingly the primary research focus was on the impact Part 108 has had on the air cargo industry in South Africa. In addition, it compared the South African regulations with those of the USA and EU regulations; explored the compliance of the various roleplayers; sought to understand the enforcement of the regulations; and examined the effectiveness of the available security and screening methods. Furthermore, the research attempted to determine whether these regulations had any effect on preventing or deterring crime in the air cargo sector. / Criminology and Security Science / M. Tech. (Security Management)