Management Control Systems

Management Control Systems

Author: Kenneth A. Merchant

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 876

ISBN-13: 9780273708018

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With its unique range of case studies, real life examples and comprehensive coverage of the latest management control-related tools and techniques, Management Control Systems is the ideal guide to this complex and multidimensional subject for upper level undergraduates, postgraduates and practising professionals.


Earnings Management

Earnings Management

Author: Joshua Ronen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-08-06

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 0387257713

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This book is a study of earnings management, aimed at scholars and professionals in accounting, finance, economics, and law. The authors address research questions including: Why are earnings so important that firms feel compelled to manipulate them? What set of circumstances will induce earnings management? How will the interaction among management, boards of directors, investors, employees, suppliers, customers and regulators affect earnings management? How to design empirical research addressing earnings management? What are the limitations and strengths of current empirical models?


Ethnostatistics

Ethnostatistics

Author: Robert P. Gephart

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published: 1988-02-01

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9780803930261

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This volume discusses ethnostatistics - the interpretative study of the construction and use of statistics in social research - and will be of equal interest to qualitative and quantitative researchers across the social sciences. On the understanding that the development of a statistic is inherently a qualitative act, the author shows how this act can be studied and analyzed. The interpretative factors in statistical work can be demonstrated at a variety of levels; Gephart shows how each can be usefully illuminated through the use of ethnostatistics to produce more effective, reflexive social research.


Introduction to Earnings Management

Introduction to Earnings Management

Author: Malek El Diri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-08-20

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 3319626868

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This book provides researchers and scholars with a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of earnings management theory and literature. While it raises new questions for future research, the book can be also helpful to other parties who rely on financial reporting in making decisions like regulators, policy makers, shareholders, investors, and gatekeepers e.g., auditors and analysts. The book summarizes the existing literature and provides insight into new areas of research such as the differences between earnings management, fraud, earnings quality, impression management, and expectation management; the trade-off between earnings management activities; the special measures of earnings management; and the classification of earnings management motives based on a comprehensive theoretical framework.


Encyclopedia of Finance

Encyclopedia of Finance

Author: Cheng-Few Lee

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-07-27

Total Pages: 861

ISBN-13: 0387262849

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This is a major new reference work covering all aspects of finance. Coverage includes finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research). The project is designed to attract both an academic and professional market. It also has an international approach to ensure its maximum appeal. The Editors' wish is that the readers will find the encyclopedia to be an invaluable resource.


Information Manipulation and Its Impact Across All Industries

Information Manipulation and Its Impact Across All Industries

Author: Ebrahimi, Maryam

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2021-11-19

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1799882373

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Both misinformation and disinformation lead to lasting misperceptions that can pose dangers to the public. While information manipulation has always existed, modern technology allows for misinformation to spread further and quicker than ever before. Especially during times in which misinformation has a greater potential reach and a more captivated audience, it is important to recognize its impact on society. Information Manipulation and Its Impact Across All Industries focuses on information manipulation in different areas including finance and economy, health, society, and more. It considers the effects of misinformation and disinformation on organizations, human resources, citizens, and governments. Additionally, it describes detection models and approaches of misinformation and disinformation as well as anti-misinformation actions, policies, and laws. Covering topics such as cybersecurity, online health misinformation, and social capital, this book is a dynamic resource for managers, engineers, researchers, lecturers, advanced students, professors, academicians, and professional institutions.


Statistical Methods for Communication Science

Statistical Methods for Communication Science

Author: Andrew F. Hayes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-10-14

Total Pages: 682

ISBN-13: 1135250898

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Statistical Methods for Communication Science is the only statistical methods volume currently available that focuses exclusively on statistics in communication research. Writing in a straightforward, personal style, author Andrew F. Hayes offers this accessible and thorough introduction to statistical methods, starting with the fundamentals of measurement and moving on to discuss such key topics as sampling procedures, probability, reliability, hypothesis testing, simple correlation and regression, and analyses of variance and covariance. Hayes takes readers through each topic with clear explanations and illustrations. He provides a multitude of examples, all set in the context of communication research, thus engaging readers directly and helping them to see the relevance and importance of statistics to the field of communication. Highlights of this text include: *thorough and balanced coverage of topics; *integration of classical methods with modern "resampling" approaches to inference; *consideration of practical, "real world" issues; *numerous examples and applications, all drawn from communication research; *up-to-date information, with examples justifying use of various techniques; and *downloadable resources with macros, data sets, figures, and additional materials. This unique book can be used as a stand-alone classroom text, a supplement to traditional research methods texts, or a useful reference manual. It will be invaluable to students, faculty, researchers, and practitioners in communication, and it will serve to advance the understanding and use of statistical methods throughout the discipline.


Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies

Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies

Author: Shahzad Uddin

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2010-12-02

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0857244523

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Includes research papers that examines various issues including the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs), management accounting change in the context of public sector reforms, corporate reporting disclosures, auditing, etcetera.


Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality

Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality

Author: Melumad Nahum

Publisher: Now Publishers Inc

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1601982127

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Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of the specific earnings quality issues pertaining to key line item components of the financial statements. After providing an overview of earnings quality and earnings management, Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality analyzes key line items from the financial statements. For each key line item, the authors: review accounting principles; discuss implications for earnings quality; evaluate the susceptibility of the item to manipulation; describe analyses and red flags which may inform on the item's quality. Line-Item Analysis of Earnings Quality will prove useful in conducting fundamental and contextual analyses through its analysis and evaluations.