Creative accounting, fraud, and international accounting scandals / edited by Michael Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Michael, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting--Corrupt practices.

Accounting.

Corporations--Corrupt practices--Accounting.

Corporations.

Comparative accounting--Corrupt practices.

Comparative accounting.

Accounting--Corrupt practices--Case studies.

Accounting fraud--History.

Accounting fraud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 pages)

Edition:

First edition

Other Title:

International accounting scandals

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals. The book is divided into three parts. In Part A the background and context of creative accounting and fraud is explored. Part B looks at a series of international accounting scandals and Part C draws some themes and implications from the country studi

Contents:

Creative Accounting, Fraud and International Accounting Scandals; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART A; 1 Introduction - Setting the Scene; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Exploring the Terms; 1.2.1 Creative Accounting; 1.2.2 Fraud; 1.2.3 Other Terms; 1.3 Structure of the Book; 1.3.1 Increase Income; 1.3.2 Decrease Expenses; 1.3.3 Increase Assets; 1.3.4 Decrease Liabilities; 1.4 Conclusion; 2 The Creative Accounting and Fraud Environment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Main Actors; 2.2.1 Managers; 2.2.2 Investment Analysts; 2.2.3 Regulators; 2.2.4 Auditors; 2.2.5 Shareholders

2.2.6 Merchant Banks2.2.7 Other Users; 2.2.8 Legal Authorities; 2.3 Effective Corporate Governance; 2.3.1 Effective Internal Controls; 2.3.2 Division of the Responsibility between Chief Executive and Chairman; 2.3.3 Audit Committee; 2.3.4 Independent Board of Directors; 2.4 Economic Environment; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 Motivations to Indulge in Creative Accounting and Fraud; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Personal Incentives; 3.1.2 Market Expectations; 3.1.3 Special Circumstances; 3.1.4 Cover-up Fraud; 3.2 Conclusion; 4 Methods of Creative Accounting and Fraud; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Basic Principles

4.3 Nature of Accounting4.4 Methods of Creative Accounting; 4.4.1 Strategy 1: Increase Income; 4.4.2 Strategy 2: Decrease Expenses; 4.4.3 Strategy 3: Increase Assets; 4.4.4 Strategy 4: Decrease Liabilities; 4.4.5 Strategy 5: Increase Operating Cash Flow; 4.5 Simple Numerical Example; 4.6 Fraud; 4.6.1 Misappropriation of Assets; 4.6.2 Fictitious Transactions; 4.7 Conclusion; 5 Evidence for Creative Accounting and Fraud; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Descriptive Studies; 5.2.1 Ian Griffiths, Creative Accounting (1986); 5.2.2 County Natwest WoodMac, Company Pathology (1991)

5.2.3 UBS Phillips & Drew, Accounting for Growth (1991)5.2.4 Trevor Pijper, Creative Accounting (1993); 5.2.5 Frank Clarke, Graeme Dean and Kyle Oliver, Corporate Collapse: Accounting, Regulatory and Ethical Failure (2003, first issued 1997); 5.2.6 Frank Clarke and Graeme Dean, Indecent Disclosure: Gilding the Corporate Lily (2007); 5.2.7 McBarnet and Whelan, Creative Accounting and the Cross-eyed Javelin Thrower (1999); 5.2.8 Charles Mulford and Eugene Comiskey, The Financial Numbers Game (2002)

5.2.9 Beasley, Carcello and Hermanson, Fraudulent Financial Reporting 1987-1997: An Analysis of U.S. Public Companies (1999)5.2.10 Joseph Wells, Principles of Fraud Examination (2005); 5.3 The Statistical Studies; 5.3.1 Earnings Management Studies; 5.4 Conclusion; 6 Impression Management; 6.1 Introduction; 6.1.1 Accounting Narratives; 6.1.2 Graphs; 6.2 Conclusion; 7 Taking the Long View: Accounting Scandals over Time; 7.1 Introduction; 7.1.1 Ancient and Medieval; 7.1.2 Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; 7.1.3 Nineteenth Century; 7.1.4 Twentieth Century: Before Second World War

7.1.5 Twentieth Century: 1945-1980s

Notes:

Includes a series of studies of accounting scandals from 14 different countries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613337375

9781119978626

1119978629

9781119208907

1119208904

9781283337373

1283337371

9780470973615

0470973617

OCLC:

763154168