Overview
An insider's guide to understanding and eliminating accountingfraud
How do these high-profile accounting scandals occur and what couldhave been done to prevent them. Hidden Financial Risk fills thatvoid by examining methods for off balance sheet accounting, with aparticular emphasis on special purpose entities (SPE), theaccounting ruse of choice at Enron and other beleaguered companies.J. Edward Ketz identifies the incentives for managers to deceiveinvestors and creditors about financial risk and also showsinvestors how to protect their investments in a world filled withaccounting and auditing frauds.
J. Edward Ketz, PhD (State College, PA) is MBA Faculty Director andAssociate Professor of Accounting at Penn State's Smeal College ofBusiness. He has been cited in the press nearly 300 times sinceEnron's bankruptcy, including The New York Times, The Wall StreetJournal, and The Washington Post.. He has a regular column inAccounting Today.
How do these high-profile accounting scandals occur and what couldhave been done to prevent them. Hidden Financial Risk fills thatvoid by examining methods for off balance sheet accounting, with aparticular emphasis on special purpose entities (SPE), theaccounting ruse of choice at Enron and other beleaguered companies.J. Edward Ketz identifies the incentives for managers to deceiveinvestors and creditors about financial risk and also showsinvestors how to protect their investments in a world filled withaccounting and auditing frauds.
J. Edward Ketz, PhD (State College, PA) is MBA Faculty Director andAssociate Professor of Accounting at Penn State's Smeal College ofBusiness. He has been cited in the press nearly 300 times sinceEnron's bankruptcy, including The New York Times, The Wall StreetJournal, and The Washington Post.. He has a regular column inAccounting Today.
This book title, Hidden Financial Risk (Understanding Off-Balance Sheet Accounting), ISBN: 9780471433767, by J. Edward Ketz, published by Wiley (July 16, 2003) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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