Search results for ""Author D. R. Myddelton""
Institute of Economic Affairs Unshackling Accountants
In Unshackling Accountants, Professor D R Myddelton of Cranfield School of Management looks at the history of and the arguments for and against detailed accounting standards. Myddelton concludes that, while there may be a case for the accounting profession to develop voluntary guidelines, the imposition of rigid standards is likely to prevent the art of accounting from evolving. Myddelton believes that the argument that more regulation and more uniformity are necessary to avoid scandals such as those at Enron and WorldCom is flawed. He argues that those scandals happened at a time when accounting practices were more regulated than ever before and in jurisdictions where practices were laid down in the greatest detail. Very often, in fact, bad practice is imposed by regulation and accounting standards.
£12.50
Institute of Economic Affairs Accountants without Standards: Compulsion or Evolution in Company Accountancy
Statements of standard accounting practice (SSAPs) should be limited to disclosure requirements for listed companies and should not attempt to prescribe rules on measurement. There is little evidence that the growth of standards has produced any measurable benefits to the public.
£8.47
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Corporate Finance for Business: The Essential Concepts
Taking a concise approach to the key concepts of finance, this textbook clearly focuses on the most relevant issues around financial management, which will be of interest to business managers, students and anyone who wishes to understand the basics of finance. Covering cash and working capital, capital project appraisal, risk and uncertainty, financial markets, the cost of capital, mergers and acquisitions and valuation, financial concepts are applied to the business world using real life examples. This text is both international and contemporary in outlook, reflecting the financial environment in which all businesses operate.
£54.99
