General Accounting And Auditing Developments, 2011/12; Audit Risk Alerts,
2011
University of Mississippi
General Accounting And Auditing Developments, 2011/12; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)
Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists
No abstract provided.
Implications Of Executive Succession Upon Financial Risk And Performance,
2011
Walden University
Implications Of Executive Succession Upon Financial Risk And Performance, Susan F. Weiss
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Executive replacements have historically created fluctuations in the market value of a company and precipitated inappropriate investor reaction. However, the direction and statistical significance of relationships between executive turnover, market value, financial risk, and investor reaction among a census of highly performing firms was previously unexplored. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the relationship between CEO turnover and indicators of company performance. Theoretical foundation for this study was the efficient markets hypothesis. Hypotheses tests were designed to support an ex-post facto research methodology for pre-post comparison of volatility of financial metrics, which are indicators of …
Transition To Is Project De-Escalation: An Exploration Into Management Executive's Influence Tactics,
2011
Singapore Management University
Transition To Is Project De-Escalation: An Exploration Into Management Executive's Influence Tactics, Gary Pan, Shan Ling Pan
Research Collection School Of Accountancy
This paper seeks to understand the factors that shape management executives' influence behaviors and the influence tactics that may be utilized during de-escalation of commitment to information systems (IS) projects. De-escalation is potentially a more important issue than escalation because de-escalation provides remedies for the ills of escalation. Therefore, it is important to understand how project stakeholders' commitment to troubled IS projects may be transformed under management executives' influence, hence allowing project teams to carry out their de-escalation activities. Here, we adopt theories of leadership, politics, and interpersonal influence, as our lenses to examine the management executive's influence behaviors during …
Quality Of Work Life: A Review Of Literature,
2011
Ateneo de Zamboanga University
Quality Of Work Life: A Review Of Literature, Maynard R. Bagtasos
DLSU Business & Economics Review
The Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a multi-faceted concept, having multi-dimensional constructs brought about by the variation of interest of the researchers and/or its users. The issue of QWL has become critical due to the increasing demands of today’s business environment and of the family structure. This gave rise to an increased interest in QWL not only in business but also for many professions and fields. Determining QWL always involves the interplay between and among the worker, job content, and job context. Furthermore, the determination of the extent of QWL in an organization is a perceptual undertaking. As such, …
Empirical Comparison Of Extreme Value Theory Vis-À-Vis Other Methods Of Var Estimation Using Asean+3 Exchange Rates,
2011
De La Salle University
Empirical Comparison Of Extreme Value Theory Vis-À-Vis Other Methods Of Var Estimation Using Asean+3 Exchange Rates, Cesar C. Rufino, Emmanuel G. De Guia
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This study applies Extreme Value Theory in calculating Value-at-Risk (VaR) of portfolios consisting of foreign exchange exposures of ASEAN+3 countries. This paper addresses the issue that traditional VaR models assume normality of the return distribution. Empirical evidence confirms the stylized facts that financial asset returns are typically negatively skewed and fat-tailed. Moreover, risk management concerns itself with the distribution of the tails, or events in the extremes of the distribution. Estimation of magnitude and the likelihood of extreme events should be given greater attention than central tendency characteristics. Thus, this paper proposes the application of Extreme Value Theory in computing …
Correlates Of Poverty: Evidence From The Community-Based Monitoring System (Cbms) Data,
2011
De La Salle University, Manila
Correlates Of Poverty: Evidence From The Community-Based Monitoring System (Cbms) Data, Rechel G. Arcilla, Frumencio F. Co, Shirlee R. Ocampo
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This study identified correlates of poverty for Pasay City and Mogpog, Marinduque representing an urban and a rural area in the Philippines, respectively, by utilizing the 2005 census data from its Community-Based Monitoring System. Regression models with the arcsine of the square root of barangay level poverty incidence as dependent variable were investigated which allowed the identification of the correlates of poverty at the barangay level. Results showed that the significant correlates of barangay poverty incidence were average household size, proportion of households whose housing units/lot are not owned and proportion of households who own telephone/cellphone. Furthermore, lower poverty incidences …
The Geographic Profiling Of Poverty And Accessibility: The Case Of Two Provinces In The Philippines,
2011
De La Salle University
The Geographic Profiling Of Poverty And Accessibility: The Case Of Two Provinces In The Philippines, Alexis M. Fillone, Nicanor Roxas Jr., Cristela G. Dakila
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This study attempts to relate the poverty problem in the Philippines using spatial accessibility measures. Spatial accessibility is the ease with which one could avail of the social services and economic opportunities laid in geographic space to the individual. Using the provinces of Eastern Samar and Siquijor Island as case studies, a Social Composite Index (SCI) value for the household was derived from the 13+1 CBMS core indicators of poverty, which represents the unmet needs of the household and which was then aggregated at the barangay level. The spatial accessibility values were estimated by measuring how each barangay, specifically households, …
Audit Committee Observation/Recommendations Versus Practices As A Compliance Of Corporate Governance In India,
2011
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Audit Committee Observation/Recommendations Versus Practices As A Compliance Of Corporate Governance In India, Debabrata Chatterjee
DLSU Business & Economics Review
The series of accounting scandals have intensified pressure from stakeholders and regulators on the audit committees to do the jobs for which they are hired. Though most companies have audit committees, their role has been limited due to the lack of expertise and time. An active audit committee is important because it indicate the commitment to the issues of interest because of the reports it release about the activities undertaken during the financial year and the efforts made to ensure adequate internal control. Audit committees must be given the role to approve and review audit fees, thus neutralizing the bias …
Empirical Analysis Of Impact Of Capital Market Development On Nigeria’S Economic Growth (1981 – 2008) (Case Study: Nigerian Stock Exchange),
2011
Babcock University, Nigeria
Empirical Analysis Of Impact Of Capital Market Development On Nigeria’S Economic Growth (1981 – 2008) (Case Study: Nigerian Stock Exchange), Rowland T. Obiakor, Andy T. Okwu
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This study empirically examined the impact of capital market development on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981-2008. The major tool we employed for empirical analysis is a multiple regression analysis model specified on the basis of hypothesized functional relationship between capital market development and economic growth. For capital market development indicators, we considered ratios of value of shares traded, market capitalization, gross capital formation and foreign private investment, to gross domestic product, as explanatory variables, while we used growth rate of gross domestic product as the dependent variable. We introduced an error correction term to capture the flexibility …
Assessment Of The Adoption Of Ifrs In Foreign Countries In Comparison To The Anticipated Results Of United States Ifrs Adoption,
2011
University of Northern Iowa
Assessment Of The Adoption Of Ifrs In Foreign Countries In Comparison To The Anticipated Results Of United States Ifrs Adoption, Emily Schippers
Honors Program Theses
The importance of discussing implications of adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the U.S. is imperative to financial investors, audit committees, and corporations' management as IFRS may potentially impact earnings quality and the consistency of financial statements which in turn may influence earnings per share of that particular organization. As the standards are set to converge to IFRS tentatively in 2015 for the United States, it is essential to have some indication of what types of hindrances and differences will be a result of adopting a new set of financial reporting standards. This can be accomplished by examining …
The Fair Value Accounting Debate And The Future Of The Profession,
2011
University of Northern Iowa
The Fair Value Accounting Debate And The Future Of The Profession, Kristina Ann Bowers
Honors Program Theses
In 2006 and 2007, new accounting statements were issued that expanded fair value accounting, which have led to a debate that extends beyond the accounting profession to the rest of the business community. While fair value accounting is not a new concept or accounting practice, the new requirements related to the statements, combined with the recent credit crisis that started in 2007, have caused many companies and users of the financial statements to argue whether or not current fair value accounting practices should be continued.
An Analysis Of Quickbooks Internal Control Utilization,
2011
University of Northern Iowa
An Analysis Of Quickbooks Internal Control Utilization, Andrew J. Steckel
Honors Program Theses
The QuickBooks software created and sold by Intuit, Inc. is the most predominantly used accounting software among small businesses. According to a June 19, 2008 press release issued by Intuit, more than 3.7 million businesses use QuickBooks, and it held a 94.2 percent market share for retail units in the business accounting category as of March 2008 (Intuit, 2008). As such, large amounts of financial data and information are created, edited, and stored using QuickBooks. A large majority of these companies will rarely, if ever, have their financial statements or internal control structures audited. However, the accuracy and security of …
Should Investors Follow The Prophets Or The Bears? Evidence On The Use Of Public Information By Analysts And Short Sellers,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
Should Investors Follow The Prophets Or The Bears? Evidence On The Use Of Public Information By Analysts And Short Sellers, Michael S. Drake, Lynn Rees, Edward P. Swanson
Faculty Publications
We investigate whether short sellers and analysts differ in their use of information that is predictive of future returns. We find that open short interest is significantly associated in the expected direction with all eleven variables examined. In contrast, analysts tend to positively recommend stocks with high growth, high accruals, and low book-to-market ratios, despite these variables having a negative association with future returns. We then investigate the profitability of using short interest in trading. We find abnormal returns (1.11 percent per month) from a zero-investment strategy that (1) shorts firms with highly favorable analyst recommendations (buy signal) but high …
Lost In Translation: The Effects Of Incentive Compensation On Strategy Surrogation,
2011
Emory University
Lost In Translation: The Effects Of Incentive Compensation On Strategy Surrogation, Jongwoon Choi, Gary Hecht, William B. Tayler
Faculty Publications
To facilitate managers’ decision-making, firms develop strategic performance measurement systems that translate strategy into performance measures. Ideally, managers see measures for what they are: imperfect proxies for intangible strategic constructs. However, managers may fail to fully appreciate the fact that measures are merely representations of the strategic constructs, and act as though the measures were the construct of interest – a phenomenon we label surrogation. In this paper, we investigate whether and how the use of strategically-linked performance measures for compensation purposes affects managers’ propensity to exhibit surrogation. In accordance with the attribute substitution framework (Kahneman and Frederick 2002), we …
Reconciling Archival And Experimental Research: Does Internal Audit Contribution Affect The External Audit Fee?,
2011
Brigham Young University - Provo
Reconciling Archival And Experimental Research: Does Internal Audit Contribution Affect The External Audit Fee?, Douglas F. Prawitt, Nathan Y. Sharp, David A. Wood
Faculty Publications
Consistent with guidelines from external auditing standards, a large body of experimental and survey research suggests that an internal audit function (IAF) can contribute in ways that lead to decreased external audit fees; however, research using archival methodologies generally finds either no relation or a positive relation between proxies for IAF contribution and external audit fees. In this paper, we provide new evidence using a unique and previously unavailable data set to develop archival proxies of internal audit contribution. We find that SAS No. 65-based proxies for the contribution of internal audit are associated with lower unexpected external audit fees. …
Do Earnings Reported Under Ifrs Tell Us More About Future Earnings And Cash Flows?,
2011
Florida State University
Do Earnings Reported Under Ifrs Tell Us More About Future Earnings And Cash Flows?, T.J. Atwood, Michael S. Drake, James N. Myers, Linda A. Myers
Faculty Publications
We contribute to the debate about the relative benefits and costs of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption by examining whether earnings persistence and the association between current accounting earnings and future cash flows differ for firms reporting under IFRS versus firms reporting under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) and firms reporting under non-U.S. domestic accounting standards (DAS). Using samples comprised of 58,832 firm-year observations drawn from 33 countries from 2002 through 2008, we find that positive earnings reported under IFRS are no more or less persistent than earnings reported under U.S. GAAP but losses reported under …
Managerial Ability And Earnings Quality,
2011
Emory University
Managerial Ability And Earnings Quality, Peter Demerjian, Melissa F. Lewis-Western, Baruch Lev, Sarah Mcvay
Faculty Publications
We examine the relation between managerial ability and earnings quality. We find that earnings quality is positively associated with managerial ability. Specifically, more able managers are associated with fewer subsequent restatements, higher earnings and accruals persistence, lower errors in the bad debt provision, and higher quality accrual estimations. The results are consistent with the premise that managers can and do impact the quality of the judgments and estimates used to form earnings.
Market Value Vs Historical Cost Valuations Of Fixed Assets In The Context Of International Convergence,
2011
Claremont McKenna College
Market Value Vs Historical Cost Valuations Of Fixed Assets In The Context Of International Convergence, Alexander Y. Varga
CMC Senior Theses
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the differences between accounting for fixed assets under IFRS and U.S. GAAP. Primarily the discussion will be driven by the question: which standard should the FASB lobby for in its joint effort with the IASB to converge U.S. GAAP with IFRS? The paper will start by establishing that financial reporting, as it has evolved in the United States, was developed primarily to assist in the accountability relationships between management and both credit and equity investors. From there the paper will look at which standard is better suited to fulfill this goal and …
The Impact Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act On American Business From 1977-2010,
2011
Claremont McKenna College
The Impact Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act On American Business From 1977-2010, Ajani Harris
CMC Senior Theses
This paper seeks to present the moral and ethical frameworks in which to consider the effect of bribing on business and the great community; confront the cultural differences that lie between American businesses and its potential interest abroad, as well as the growing international move to implementation similar to that of the FCPA; analyze prior anti-bribery legislation and the historical events that prompted the need for a policy like the FCPA, discuss the basic elements of the policy’s two pronged approach of anti-bribery and disclosure regulation; examine several cases in the enforcement of the FCPA on American businesses; and consider …
Ifrs: A Detailed Look At Progress In The United States,
2011
Claremont McKenna College
Ifrs: A Detailed Look At Progress In The United States, Johnny Ko
CMC Senior Theses
This paper will examine the history of international accounting that eventually led to the adoption of IFRS in the European Union. It will have an in depth analysis of IFRS and what it may mean for the United States should there be an adoption or a convergence. It will also comment on what needs to be considered in the convergence or adoption process.
