Independent accounts the possibilities for auditor independence in the age of financial scandal

Returning to its roots in activism and economic justice, this issue exposes accounting practice as a contested terrain by examining its role as a social force encompassing issues of value, governance, ethics, politics, and class. Arguing that the view of the discipline as objective and fair is a myt...

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Other Authors Lehman, Cheryl R.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2006.
SeriesAdvances in public interest accounting ; v. 12.
Subjects
Accounting.
Finance.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849504683
ISSN1041-7060 ;
Physical Description1 online zdroj (viii, 172 p.).

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Table of Contents:
  • Auditor and audit independence in an age of financial scandals / David J. Cooper, Dean Neu
  • Reforming auditor independence : voicing and acting upon auditors concerns and criticisms / Yves Gendron
  • The changing nature of accounting virtues / Jeff Everett, Duncan Green
  • On the (im)possibility of auditor independence : insights from central and eastern Europe / Katarzyna Kosmala, Pat Sucher
  • Independence and competence? A Critical questioning of auditing / Christopher Humphrey, Peter Moizer, Stuart Turley
  • The contested concept of auditor independence / C. Richard Baker
  • Integrity, auditor independence, and the protection of investors / James C. Gaa
  • Examining audit relations : a reconsideration of auditor independence / Joni J. Young
  • Auditor independence and nonaudit services : the SEC's independence hearings through a user-primacy lens / John M. Thornton
  • Politics and the public accounting profession in the U.S. : implications for the federal regulation of auditing and financial reporting / Robin W. Roberts.

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