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This concise volume evaluates the cause and significance of recent
corporate failures and financial scandals, and how they reflect on
the fitness for purpose of the external auditors, financial
reports, financial watchdogs, boards, directors and senior
management. Failures like the disastrous collapse of Carillion,
examined at length, have ultimately led to a crisis of confidence
not only in the audit process but in the entire process of
financial reporting. Revealing the shortcomings in audit quality,
independence, choice and the growing expectation gap, Financial
Failures and Scandals questions if the profession, its regulators
or government watchdogs, are adequately prepared for the challenges
of increasing regulation, public outcry and political scrutiny in
the face of inevitable future financial failures. The fundamental
structures of financial reporting, annual reports, boards of
directors and senior management are often found to have failed.
Tighter regulation and new requirements for reporting will
inevitably result. Drawing on extensive research and interviews
with insiders, users and experts, this unique book provides a
compelling account of the profoundly disruptive impact of financial
failures on corporate and financial accountability. Topical and
readable, this book will be of great interest to students,
researchers and professionals in accounting and auditing, as well
as to policy makers and regulators.
Since the global financial crisis of 2007-8, new laws and
regulations have been introduced with the aim of improving the
transparency in financial reporting. Despite the dramatically
increased flow of information to shareholders and the public, this
information flow has not always been meaningful or useful. Often it
seems that it is not possible to see the wood for the trees.
Financial scalds continue, as Wirecard, NMC Health, Patisserie
Valerie, going back to Carillion (and many more) demonstrate.
Financial and corporate reporting have never been so fraught with
difficulties as companies fail to give guidance about the future in
an increasingly uncertain world aided and abetted by the COVID-19
pandemic. This concise book argues that the changes have simply
masked an increase in the use of corporate PR, impression
management, bullet points, glossy images, and other simulacra which
allow poor performance to be masked by misleading information
presented in glib boilerplate texts, images, and tables. The tone
of the narrative sections in annual reports is often misleading.
Drawing on extensive research and interviews with insiders and
experts, this book charts what has gone wrong with financial
reporting and offers a range of solutions to improve information to
both investors and the public. This provides a framework for a new
era of forward-looking corporate reporting and guidance based on
often conflicting multiple corporate goals. The book also examines
and contrasts the latest thinking by the regularity authorities.
Providing a compelling exploration of the industry's failings and
present difficulties, and the impact of future disruption, this
timely, thought-provoking book will be of great interest to
students, researchers, and professionals as well as policy makers
in accounting, financial reporting, corporate reporting, financial
statement analysis, and governance.
Since the global financial crisis of 2007-8, new laws and
regulations have been introduced with the aim of improving the
transparency in financial reporting. Despite the dramatically
increased flow of information to shareholders and the public, this
information flow has not always been meaningful or useful. Often it
seems that it is not possible to see the wood for the trees.
Financial scalds continue, as Wirecard, NMC Health, Patisserie
Valerie, going back to Carillion (and many more) demonstrate.
Financial and corporate reporting have never been so fraught with
difficulties as companies fail to give guidance about the future in
an increasingly uncertain world aided and abetted by the COVID-19
pandemic. This concise book argues that the changes have simply
masked an increase in the use of corporate PR, impression
management, bullet points, glossy images, and other simulacra which
allow poor performance to be masked by misleading information
presented in glib boilerplate texts, images, and tables. The tone
of the narrative sections in annual reports is often misleading.
Drawing on extensive research and interviews with insiders and
experts, this book charts what has gone wrong with financial
reporting and offers a range of solutions to improve information to
both investors and the public. This provides a framework for a new
era of forward-looking corporate reporting and guidance based on
often conflicting multiple corporate goals. The book also examines
and contrasts the latest thinking by the regularity authorities.
Providing a compelling exploration of the industry's failings and
present difficulties, and the impact of future disruption, this
timely, thought-provoking book will be of great interest to
students, researchers, and professionals as well as policy makers
in accounting, financial reporting, corporate reporting, financial
statement analysis, and governance.
Accounting and Distributive Justice challenges the basic
assumptions on which the current practice of financial reporting is
based. It argues that the objective of financial reporting should
be to contribute to the achievement of distributive justice and not
the optimal allocation of resources as in the traditional
capitalist paradigm. It explains in non-technical terms the
principle philosophical theories of justice and argues that a firm
has a moral responsibility to seek distributive justice in its
dealings with its shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers,
and other people with whom it has dealings, who are considered to
be the firm's stakeholders. The book introduces concepts of
distributive justice to accountants and provokes them into
reflecting on how the discipline of accounting can best serve the
cause of justice. Accounting and Distributive Justice provides both
a philosophical foundation and a practical game plan for the future
of a more sustainable accounting practice.
Accounting and Distributive Justice challenges the basic
assumptions on which the current practice of financial reporting is
based. It argues that the objective of financial reporting should
be to contribute to the achievement of distributive justice and not
the optimal allocation of resources as in the traditional
capitalist paradigm. It explains in non-technical terms the
principle philosophical theories of justice and argues that a firm
has a moral responsibility to seek distributive justice in its
dealings with its shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers,
and other people with whom it has dealings, who are considered to
be the firm's stakeholders. The book introduces concepts of
distributive justice to accountants and provokes them into
reflecting on how the discipline of accounting can best serve the
cause of justice. Accounting and Distributive Justice provides both
a philosophical foundation and a practical game plan for the future
of a more sustainable accounting practice.
Accountancy as presently practised is tied to the paradigm of
modern financial capitalism with its reliance on market solutions
and the maximization of the firm's profits, which are the
fundamental causes of most these problems. The Social Function of
Accounts argues that accountancy, as currently organized and
practised, is failing society, both in Britain and in the world as
a whole. Examining the current problems afflicting the world:
financial crises and instability, global warming, degradation of
the environment, growing inequality, this book asks the question -
what contribution does accountancy make to the solution of these
problems? The book argues that the accountancy profession does not
serve the public interest, notwithstanding its claim to this
effect. The Social Function of Accounts argues that the moral
responsibility of the accountant is analysed with reference to the
principal theories of ethics continuing that the individual
accountant has a moral responsibility to consider the impact of his
actions on other people and on society as a whole. This
responsibility is then analysed in a series of chapters dealing
with four specific aspects of the matter: Distributive Justice,
Sustainability, Financial reporting & the Accountancy
Profession. Concluding with a call for the accountancy profession
to adopt a new ethic of service to the public The Social Function
of Accounts redraws the boundaries of current accounting literature
and will be vital reading for academics, researchers and policy
makers in accounting and related disciplines.
Accountancy as presently practised is tied to the paradigm of
modern financial capitalism with its reliance on market solutions
and the maximization of the firm's profits, which are the
fundamental causes of most these problems. The Social Function of
Accounts argues that accountancy, as currently organized and
practised, is failing society, both in Britain and in the world as
a whole. Examining the current problems afflicting the world:
financial crises and instability, global warming, degradation of
the environment, growing inequality, this book asks the question -
what contribution does accountancy make to the solution of these
problems? The book argues that the accountancy profession does not
serve the public interest, notwithstanding its claim to this
effect. The Social Function of Accounts argues that the moral
responsibility of the accountant is analysed with reference to the
principal theories of ethics continuing that the individual
accountant has a moral responsibility to consider the impact of his
actions on other people and on society as a whole. This
responsibility is then analysed in a series of chapters dealing
with four specific aspects of the matter: Distributive Justice,
Sustainability, Financial reporting & the Accountancy
Profession. Concluding with a call for the accountancy profession
to adopt a new ethic of service to the public The Social Function
of Accounts redraws the boundaries of current accounting literature
and will be vital reading for academics, researchers and policy
makers in accounting and related disciplines.
Focussing on the dominance of the Big Four auditing firms - PwC,
EY, Deloitte and KPMG - this concise volume provides an
authoritative critical assessment of the state and future of the
audit market, currently the subject of much debate and the focus of
significant government enquiries. Drawing on extensive research and
a vast collection of evidence from interviews with insiders,
experts and users, it explores the key issues of audit quality,
independence, choice and the growing expectation gap. Just as
disruptive technologies are overturning other established sectors,
this book explores their impact on accounting, financial reporting
and auditing. It questions whether the Big Four-dominated audit
market is prepared not only for the inevitable disruption of new
technologies, but also the challenges of negative public
perceptions, cynicism about regulation and demands for greater
transparency. In the context of increasing high-profile corporate
failures, this book provides a compelling scrutiny of the
industry's failings and present difficulties, and the impact of
future disruption. At this crucial time, it will be of great
interest to students, researchers and professionals in accounting
and auditing, as well as policy makers and regulators.
This concise volume evaluates the cause and significance of recent
corporate failures and financial scandals, and how they reflect on
the fitness for purpose of the external auditors, financial
reports, financial watchdogs, boards, directors and senior
management. Failures like the disastrous collapse of Carillion,
examined at length, have ultimately led to a crisis of confidence
not only in the audit process but in the entire process of
financial reporting. Revealing the shortcomings in audit quality,
independence, choice and the growing expectation gap, Financial
Failures and Scandals questions if the profession, its regulators
or government watchdogs, are adequately prepared for the challenges
of increasing regulation, public outcry and political scrutiny in
the face of inevitable future financial failures. The fundamental
structures of financial reporting, annual reports, boards of
directors and senior management are often found to have failed.
Tighter regulation and new requirements for reporting will
inevitably result. Drawing on extensive research and interviews
with insiders, users and experts, this unique book provides a
compelling account of the profoundly disruptive impact of financial
failures on corporate and financial accountability. Topical and
readable, this book will be of great interest to students,
researchers and professionals in accounting and auditing, as well
as to policy makers and regulators.
The Influence of Attention, Learning, and Motivation on Visual
Search will bring together distinguished authors who are conducting
cutting edge research on the many factors that influence search
behavior. These factors will include low-level feature detection;
statistical learning; scene perception; neural mechanisms of
attention; and applied research in real world settings.
Almost all of us know French literature, even if we don t know
French, because it is probably the second largest and certainly the
most translated into English. And, even if we don t read, we would
have seen film and television versions (think Count of
Monte-Cristo) and even a musical rendition (Les Mis). So this is a
particularly interesting volume in the literature series, since it
covers French literature from the earliest times to the present. It
is also a particularly rich literature, espousing ever genre from
poetry, to novel, to biography, to drama, and adopting every style,
including realism and surrealism, and expressing the views of all
classes and political stands, with recently strong feminist and gay
strains. Obviously, the core dictionary section includes among its
panoply of often substantial and detailed entries, hundreds of
authors, dozens of significant works, the various styles mentioned
above and many others, events that have impacted literature such as
the Dreyfus Affair and the Algerian War, and literary prizes. The
chronology manages to cover about 1,200 years of literary output.
And the introduction sets it all out neatly from one historical and
literary period to the next. The bibliography, broken down by
period and author, directs us to further reading in both French and
English."
'The Influence of Attention, Learning, and Motivation on Visual
Search' will bring together distinguished authors who are
conducting cutting edge research on the many factors that influence
search behavior. These factors will include low-level feature
detection; statistical learning; scene perception; neural
mechanisms of attention; and applied research in real world
settings.
Jean Paulhan's Lettre aux directeurs de la Resistance was an
important and contentious statement about the influence of
communism in intellectual and literary circles. On publication in
1952, the pamphlet revived debates over collaboration with the Nazi
authorities that had dominated French society since the Liberation,
and that still have important echoes today. In this new edition,
John Flower provides a full contextualising introduction. He also
examines Paulhan's evolution during the period and assesses his
postion alongside that of other key figures: in particular Mauriac
and Camus. The volume makes an important contribution to our
understanding of this turbulent period and provides a documentary
history of the post-war political and literary debates in Paris.
Through stories from real churches and real people, "Adapt to
Thrive" offers an engaging metaphor for the adaptive development of
God's creation. This call to action reveals how your church must
identify itself as a unique species, modify its dysfunctional
behaviors, and multiply its transformational influence in the
community.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Brief Notices Of The Life ... Of ... John Dennant ... With The
Funeral Sermon John Flower, John Dennant
Church after church faces eventual death while helplessly lamenting
its fate. What perversity is at work that causes those who
sincerely love the church to become obstacles to growth? Like the
apostle Paul, churches don t always do the things they want, but
instead they do the very thing they hate. Why? While the
theological answer is sin at work in us, the organizational answer
may just be that members of dying churches unconsciously find a
payoff in the church s decline. They are tempted by church."
Title: Authentic Narrative of the fortunate escape of Mr. R. W. L.,
who, with Captain R. Youl, M. J. Flower, ... and eleven natives,
was captured by the Aza Arabs ... in the Persian Gulph: ... also an
account of their journey on foot up the Persian coast, to Nakiloo
... and final arrival at Bushire.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
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This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Loane, R. W.; Flower,
John; 1805] 8 . 10076.ff.24.
With The Funeral Sermon Preached To The Church, On The Lord's Day
After His Death.
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Short fiction in France has made a major contribution to French
culture and literature. This volume provides new insights into some
of the best examples of this form of writing in the twentieth
century and also includes a chapter which explores ways in which
the genre is evolving as the century draws to a close. Each chapter
has been written by specialists in their particular field; their
interpretations are backed by the experience of teaching and
writing about these authors. They invite the reader to go beyond
the immediate context or circumstances of what is related in the
story under scrutiny and illustrate some of the many ways in which
short stories may be narrated. In some cases stories are revisited
and subjected to new interpretations; in others those perhaps less
well known are revealed as being no less rewarding. The book offers
stimulating reading for those already familiar with some of the
works under discussion as well as for those coming to them afresh.
With The Funeral Sermon Preached To The Church, On The Lord's Day
After His Death.
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