The main purpose of this book is to describe the variety of drinking occasions that exist around the world, primarily in modern, industrialized countries. As such, it celebrates the diversity of normal drinking behavior and illustrates a wide range of beneficial drinking patterns. Attention is also paid to the relations between drink and culture that prevail in non-Western societies and in developing countries. The aims of the book are twofold: to deal directly with the challenge of how to define responsible drinking in the face of the world's many different drinking styles, and to portray the many ways in which people have thought about or used alcohol as an integral part of their culture

Accounting is frequently portrayed as a value free mechanism for allocating resources and ensuring they are employed in the most efficient manner. Contrary to this popular opinion, the research presented in Accounting at War demonstrates that accounting for military forces is primarily a political practice. Throughout history, military force has been so pervasive that no community of any degree of complexity has succeeded in. Through to the present day, for all nation states, accounting for the military and its operations has primarily served broader political purposes. From the Crimean War to the War on Terror, accounting has been used to assert civilian control over the military, instill rational business practices on war, and create the visibilities and invisibilities necessary to legitimize the use of force. Accounting at War emphasizes the significant power that financial and accounting controls gave to political elites and the impact of these controls on military performance. Accounting at War examines the effects of these controls in wars such as the Crimean, South African and Vietnam wars. Accounting at War also emphasizes how accounting has provided the means to rationalize and normalize violence, which has often contributed to the acceleration and expansion of war. Aimed at researchers and academics in the fields of accounting, accounting history, political management and sociology, Accounting at War represents a unique and critical perspective to this cutting-edge research field.

The book presents a series of researched biographies of professional accountants who immigrated to the United States and developed their careers there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. This volume is a tribute to the efforts of a relatively small group of Scots who helped to establish and nurture American public accountancy at a time when demand for its services greatly exceeded the ability of native-born accountants to provide them.

Bridging the GAAP: Recent Advances in Finance and Accounting aims to promote a stronger interface between researchers in accounting and finance that will enhance the understanding of the similarities and differences between these two fields. Such dialog will also acquaint researchers in each area with significant recent advances in the other area, and will enable a cross fertilization of thoughts, from which both can significantly benefit. This consolidates the efforts to bridge the gap between finance and accounting by looking at diverse topics in accounting and finance and providing interesting points of view on different topics. Most of the chapters concentrate on the topic of fair value accounting and on the question of the extent to which accounting reflects the financial situation of a firm. The book combines new developments in the area of theoretical finance and accounting, and the convergence of these two approaches to better serve investors and the general public.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Dieses Standardwerk zum Bank-Controlling gibt den State of the Art des Controllingwissens fur Kreditinstitute wieder. Das integrierte Konzept ertragsorientierter Banksteuerung deckt alle wesentlichen Bereiche des Controllings ab.
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Lifetime bzw. Reverse Mortgages sind Kreditprodukte, die in Deutschland bislang am Markt nicht verfugbar sind. In diesem Buch wird die Funktionsweise von Lifetime bzw. Reverse Mortgages sowie ihre Kalkulation am Beispiel des US-amerikanischen HECM-Modells vorgestellt. Eine ausfuhrliche kritische Analyse wird genutzt, um auf Basis eines adjustierten Modells erstmalig Auszahlungsgrossen fur Deutschland zu generieren."

A timely guide to understanding and implementing credit derivatives

Credit derivatives are here to stay and will continue to play a role in finance in the future. But what will that role be? What issues and challenges should be addressed? And what lessons can be learned from the credit mess?

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If you want to gain a better understanding of how credit derivatives can help your trading or investing endeavors, then "Credit Risk Frontiers" is a book you need to read.

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Blockchain: a disruptive technology, or a new chance for the business world? The answer is both. With potential to change how economic transactions are recorded, stored, and verified, blockchain is changing the very face of the accounting industry. Despite its ramifications, business students of today and the practicing accountants of tomorrow are not being adequately trained in this new technology, due to a lack of resources exploring it from an accountant and business expert's perspective. Through its discussion of real-world and 'use-cases' The Definitive Guide to Blockchain for Business and Accounting distils an abstract technology into relatable experiences for business professionals. Including chapters from practicing professionals in the blockchain industry, The Definitive Guide shows readers how this innovative technology is changing the fundamentals of the business world. With international subject matter experts, this exciting new book includes perspectives from accountants, auditors, CEOs and CTOs on how blockchain is rewriting the future of the business and accounting world.

Get effective and efficient instruction for the BEC portion of the CPA exam in 2020 Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2020 Focus Notes Business Environment and Concepts reinforce key concepts for the business environment and concepts portions of the Certified Public Accountants exam. Contained in an easy-to-carry spiral-bound book and designed to be easy-to-read and review, these focus notes will help you to learn and retain crucial accounting rules, formulas, concepts, acronyms, and more.

The Wiley CIAexcel Exam Review Test Bank provides multiple choice questions for Part 1 of the e Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exam sponsored by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). By using this product students prepare themselves for their forthcoming exam. Each question comes with an explanation of why an answer is correct as well as explanations why an answer is incorrect.

Your one indispensable guide to all the Fair Value requirements of IFRS

Acomplete guide to the complex valuation requirements of IFRS, this book includes chapters on theoretical and practical applications, with extensive examples illustrating the required techniques for each application.

Appropriate for anyone involved professionally with finance--managers, accountants, investors, bankers, instructors, and students--this guide draws on a stellar panel of expert contributors from fourteen countries who provide international coverage and insight into a diverse range of topics, including:

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Economic and Industry Conditions

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Financial Statement Analyses

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"Guide to Fair Value Under IFRS" is the first international valuation book of its kind. Fully compliant with the Certified Valuation Analyst curriculum, it provides detailed guidance as to how fair value is to be determined and fills numerous gaps in common understanding of IFRS requirements.

A practical, hands-on guide to forensic accounting

Careers in forensic accounting are hot-"US News & World Report" recently designated forensic accounting as one of the eight most secure career tracks in America., Forensic accountants work in most major accounting firms and demand for their services is growing with then increasing need for investigations of mergers and acquisitions, tax inquiries, and economic crime. In addition, forensic accountants perform specialized audits, and assist in all kinds of civil litigation, and are often involved in terrorist investigations." Forensic Accounting For Dummies" will track to a course and explain the concepts and methods of forensic accounting.Covers everything a forensic accountant may face, from investigations of mergers and acquisitions to tax inquiries to economic crimeWhat to do if you find or suspect financial fraud in your own organizationDetermining what is fraud and how to investigate

Whether you're a student pursuing a career in forensic accounting or just want to understand how to detect and deal with financial fraud, "Forensic Accounting For Dummies" has you covered.

Get effective and efficient instruction on all CIA exam competencies in 2020 Wiley CIA Exam Review 2020 Complete Set provides readers with all current Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) content requirements. Filled with visual aids like tree diagrams, line drawings, memory devices, tables, charts, and graphic text boxes, the material is accessibly written from a student s perspective and designed to aid in recall and retention. The Wiley CIA Exam Review 2020 Complete Set contains all the internal audit basics, practice, and business knowledge elements Certified Internal Auditor test-takers will need to succeed on this challenging exam.

This important volume contains research articles about international accounting issues related to the countries of the Americas and the Far East. The volume comprises of 22 articles, and is divided into five parts. The first part focuses on aspects of standard setting in certain countries, including Australia, Japan, the United States and China. The second part is about disclosure choices of companies. Studies of companies from Japan, Mexico and Taiwan are represented. The third part is concerned with comparisons with US GAAP, with special reference to comparisons between Japanese and US GAAP. Part four is about foreign currency translation by US multinationals, specifically issues related to SFAS No. 52. The final part is about geographic segment reporting by US multinationals.

Die weltweiten Bestrebungen zur besseren Gestaltung von Regelungen fA1/4r die UnternehmensfA1/4hrung und UnternehmensA1/4berwachung A1/4ben einen bedeutenden Reformeinfluss auf das Gebiet des Controlling aus, das sich in den letzten Jahren auf allen Wissenschafts- und Praxisebenen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre als klar abgegrenztes Konzept etabliert hat.
Wichtige Auswirkungen der aktuellen Corporate-Governance-Diskussion auf das Konzept des Controlling werden in diesem Buch aus unterschiedlichen Blickrichtungen der Betriebswirtschaftslehre untersucht. Es geht darum zu klAren, wie sich vor diesem Hintergrund die Rolle des Controlling aus Sicht der betriebswirtschaftlichen Theorie und Praxis gegenwArtig darstellt und kA1/4nftig weiterentwickeln wird.

Die professionelle Handhabung von Unternehmenskrisen durch Kreditinstitute stellt hochste Anforderungen an Bankmitarbeiter. Dieses Buch verknupft in zweiter aktualisierter Auflage alle juristisch und wirtschaftlich relevanten Aspekte zur Krisenprophylaxe, Krisenbewaltigung und Abwicklung - praxisgerecht aufbereitet fur die Anwendung im Tagesgeschaft. Es enthalt leicht einsetzbare Instrumente zur Fruherkennung von Krisen, Konzepte fur erfolgreiche Gegenmassnahmen und Handlungsempfehlungen fur den Insolvenzfall. Eine Vielzahl von Beispielen aus der Praxis der Autoren erhoht die Anschaulichkeit und hilft effektiv, Ausfallrisiken zu reduzieren. Die zweite Auflage ist aktualisiert und erweitert um das Thema Verkauf von Distressed und Non-Performing Loans

Get effective and efficient instruction on all CIA exam competencies in 2020 Wiley CIA Exam Review Focus Notes 2020 Complete Set provides readers with all current Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) content requirements. Filled with visual aids like tree diagrams, line drawings, memory devices, tables, charts, and graphic text boxes, the material is accessibly written from a student s perspective and designed to aid in recall and retention. The Focus Notes contain all the internal audit, audit practice, and business knowledge elements Certified Internal Auditor test-takers will need to succeed on the practice of internal auditing section of this challenging exam.

This series has been endorsed by Cambridge International to support the syllabus for examination from 2023. Provide the knowledge, understanding and skills required to succeed in the revised Cambridge International AS & A Level Accounting syllabus (9706), with a clear and accessible resource, featuring questions throughout to challenge learners at every level. - Strengthen subject knowledge with a range of question types designed to test understanding of key topics within the syllabus, including past paper and exam-style questions. - Unpack challenging concepts with a course that's written for international students and includes suitable content and language levels, key terminology and a Glossary will provide useful reference points to help ESL learners to access the material fully, remember and process information. - Provide a clear pathway for progression with clearly distinguished syllabus statements to be covered within each chapter. - Develop analytical skills with worked examples providing full and clear explanations of each concept.

Principles of Accounts for CSEC 2nd edition prepares students for the examination at CSEC level as well as subsequent post-secondary, professional studies and entry-level employment. Written by an experienced team of Accounting educators and examiners, the course matches the syllabus exactly giving the students confidence that they are preparing effectively for the examination. This accompanying workbook complements and further extends the opportunities for students to practice, review and develop the skills they have learnt.