effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

The accounting treatment of stock options issued to employees, not just those options issued to top executives, is one … of many issues in the accounting profession being challenged and changed today. The debate regarding how to account for … stock options has many nuances. For example, if stock options are a part of a compensation package, then their accounting …

. Prior research suggests that industry specialist auditors constrain accounting-based earnings management. But such actions … essay, I examine the association between the tightness of accounting standards and earnings management choices. Prior … studies suggest that managers switch from accounting-based earnings management to real activities manipulation in response to …

Adoption of international and U.S. financial accounting standards by leading German corporations presages a new era in … paper, we first introduce financial accounting standards boards, the evolution of U.S. pension accounting standards since … ERISA (1974), and the introduction of FASB 87. We emphasize the quiet campaign by national and international accounting …

Recent corporate failure has challenged the credibility of the accounting profession, leading many stakeholders to … question the usefulness of financial reports for decision-making. This paper examines fluctuations in the accounting profession …’s authoritative influence over accounting standard setting and financial reporting. It focuses on the period following the collapse of …

The renaissance of accounting-based valuation models in the 1990s has primarily been triggered by the analyses of … accounting information as at valuation date. The derivation of the so called 'other information' has not been specified by Ohlson …

There has been limited accounting history research in the areas of nonprofit organisations and women in a non …-business environment. This paper addresses these two gaps by considering accounting history in a large female-managed nonprofit … unknown about the struggle to develop appropriate accounting practices in the context of organisational culture and history …

of China, India, and Australia, it has been found that it is possible to have the same accounting standards among diverse …With the prevalence of international markets comes the need for universal accounting standards. The International … Accounting Standards Board has created a set of these standards, but unfortunately some skeptics have found that the obstacles of …

established international accounting standards for worldwide application. In Australia, the Australian Accounting Standards Board …For the past two decades, accounting educators and professional bodies have made calls for internationalizing the … accounting curriculum (AAA 1986; AECC 1990; AACSB 1994; IFAC 2002). The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) has …