The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran

The events of the past year have cast a spotlight on accounting and accountants. While most of the media coverage has related to the problems in the United States, the rest of the world, including Asia, is not exempt from these concerns. The severe losses suffered by investors have resulted in a dra...

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Main Author:	Saudagaran, Shahrokh M.
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Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Accountancy & Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2003
Subjects:	Accountants Managerial accounting Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13686/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13686/1/AJ_SHAHROKH%20M.%20SAUDAGARAN%20MAR%2014.pdf

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spelling	uitm-136862016-07-21T07:56:35Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13686/ The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran Saudagaran, Shahrokh M. Accountants Managerial accounting Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance The events of the past year have cast a spotlight on accounting and accountants. While most of the media coverage has related to the problems in the United States, the rest of the world, including Asia, is not exempt from these concerns. The severe losses suffered by investors have resulted in a dramatic decline in confidence in the stock markets. This can have negative long-term effects if the erosion in confidence causes investors to continue to stay away from the markets. There is much that can be done to improve the integrity of financial reporting through greater accountability, the restoration of resources devoted to the audit function, and better corporate governance policies. The current paper discusses the roles of educators and academic accounting association towards improving accounting education and practice in Asia. Faculty of Accountancy & Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13686/1/AJ_SHAHROKH%20M.%20SAUDAGARAN%20MAR%2014.pdf Saudagaran, Shahrokh M. (2003) The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran. Malaysian Accounting Review, 2 (1). pp. 2-12. ISSN 1675-4077
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description	The events of the past year have cast a spotlight on accounting and accountants. While most of the media coverage has related to the problems in the United States, the rest of the world, including Asia, is not exempt from these concerns. The severe losses suffered by investors have resulted in a dramatic decline in confidence in the stock markets. This can have negative long-term effects if the erosion in confidence causes investors to continue to stay away from the markets. There is much that can be done to improve the integrity of financial reporting through greater accountability, the restoration of resources devoted to the audit function, and better corporate governance policies. The current paper discusses the roles of educators and academic accounting association towards improving accounting education and practice in Asia.
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title	The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran
title_short	The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran
title_full	The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran
title_fullStr	The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran
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The accounting world post-Enron, Tyco, Vivendi, WorldCom, Xerox...: reflections on being part of the solution / Shahrokh M. Saudagaran

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