Description
Book SynopsisWilliam Scott received his B. Comm. from Carleton University, and his MBA and Ph.D. from the School of Business, University of Chicago. He is a Fellow of Chartered Professional Accountants Canada. His research has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, and several other academic journals. He has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, and The Accounting Review; and served a term as Editor of Contemporary Accounting Research. He has taught at Carleton University, University of Chicago, Queen's University at Kingston, University of British Columbia and University of Waterloo, and is now distinguished Emeritus Professor at University of Waterloo.
Professor Patricia C. O'Brien is the EY Professor at the School of Accounting & Finance, University of Waterloo. Her research, on topics concerning finan
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Accounting Under Ideal Conditions
- The Decision Usefulness Approach to Financial Reporting
- Efficient Securities Markets
- The Value Relevance of Accounting Information
- The Valuation Approach to Decision Usefulness
- Valuation Applications
- The Efficient Contracting Approach to Decision Usefulness
- An Analysis of Conflict
- Executive Compensation
- Earnings Management
- Standard Setting Economic Issues
- Standard Setting Political Issues
