International accounting is accounting carried out for transactions between countries by comparing accounting principles that apply in different countries and harmonizing accounting standards around the world.Main things regulated in accounting standards:Measurement and assessment to determine...

A careful examination of accounting literature reveals the prospect for developing normative accounting theory that is capable of meeting society’s needs at any given time. Despite the importance and the possibility of developing such a type of theory, research concerning normative...

The prominence of textual data in accounting research has increased dramatically. To assist researchers in understanding and using textual data, this monograph defines and describes common measures of textual data and then demonstrates the collection and processing of textual data using the...

"Our goal in writing this text is to teach students managerial accounting concepts that will improve their ability to make sound business decisions. All chapters are written in a narrative style with content focused on decision-making scenarios. This makes the text easy to read and interesting...

"Accounting education has experienced many dramatic changes over the life of this accounting theory text. The publication of the fourteenth edition represents over forty years in its evolution. At its inception, much of what was then considered theory was, in reality, rote memorization of rules....

Key debates in administrative law often play out within the contours of “accountability” to such an extent that accountability has been described as administrative law's “central obsession” (Metzger 2015, 130). The salience of accountability is particularly high in comparative...

This article presents a forensic accounting theory. Forensic accounting theory is an explanation of why and how the choice of methods and techniques used to detect creative accounting or fraudulent manipulations in financial reporting, and the outcome of using such methods or techniques, depends...

American accounting theory -- British accounting and Marx's theory of capitalism -- Irving Fisher's theory of accounting -- Accounting theory and the profession -- Charles Ezra Sprague -- Henry Rand Hatfield -- William Andrew Paton Jr. -- John Bennet Canning -- The "big mess."

Focusing on research that examines both individual and organizational behavior relative to accounting, Volume 25 of Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research uncovers emerging theories, methods and applications. From the dark triad, ethical fading, and ethicality of behavior to the effects of...

"Technology has changed accounting practice. Gone are the days where accountants used pens, paper, and calculators to maintain records and prepare statements. Indeed, most companies use computer software that simplifies data entry, recordkeeping, and statement preparation. Today's accountants...

"Historians have not convincingly explained modern capitalism's two major economic crises, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009. Accounting for Crises offers a new explanation, why both began and were more severe in the USA ("America"), based on...

"Today's accounting professionals, like other professionals, are witnessing a major transformation due to changes in the law, services, and technologies, and an ever-increasing number of professional standards. In the altered accounting and auditing landscape brought about by these dramatic...

Advances in Accounting Behavioral Researchpromotes research across all areas of accounting, incorporating theory from, and contributing knowledge to, the fields of applied psychology, sociology, management science, ethics and economics.

Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research is a publication of emerging theory, methods, and practical applications for behavioral research within accounting and auditing. It is dedicated to promoting peer-reviewed research that spans all facets of accounting behavioral research, including but...

Nowadays, one can often hear that the bookkeeping and the preparation of financial statements are completely different things. But where the gap between the process and the outcome has come from? Why is the classic double entry method only applicable to a small share of the indicators that are...

"Accounting education has experienced many dramatic changes over the life of this accounting theory text. The publication of the thirteenth edition represents over forty years in its evolution. At its inception, much of what was then considered theory was, in reality, rote memorization of rules....

Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research promotes research across all areas of accounting, incorporating theory from, and contributing knowledge to, the fields of applied psychology, sociology, management science, ethics and economics. Focusing on research that examines both individual and...

The thesis is an exploratory study of the gap between accounting research and financial reporting practices. The fundamental issue is that comprehensive accounting theories (CATs) have been largely disregarded in the formation of financial reporting practices. To understand why this should be...

This essay was a Keynote Address at the Third International Conference of the Journal of International Accounting Research in São Paulo Brazil. It addresses the question of why the volume and quality of international accounting research have grown rapidly in recent years. It begins by asking...

Over the last decade, there has been much empirical research on Chinese accounting conservatism. This research started with Ball, Robin and Wu (2000) that was one of the first papers to apply modern research methods to Chinese data. In this paper, I survey the early research on conservatism to...

Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research promotes research across all areas of accounting, incorporating theory from, and contributing knowledge to, the fields of applied psychology, sociology, management science, ethics and economics. Focusing on research that examines both individual and...

Focusing on research that examines both individual and organizational behavior relative to accounting, this volume of Advances in Accounting Behavioral Researchoffers a perspectives on topics such as tax compliance, risk judgement, and affiliation bias.