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"Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals. The book is divided into three parts. In Part A the background and context of creative accounting and fraud is explored. Part B looks at a series of international accounting scandals and Part C draws some themes and implications from the country studies."--Provided by publisher.

"Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals. The book is divided into three parts. In Part A the background and context of creative accounting and fraud is explored. Part B looks at a series of international accounting scandals and Part C draws some themes and implications from the country studies."--Provided by publisher

PurposeThis paper aims to examine the research questions: Do executive and non‐executive directors face similar labor market penalties upon revelation of accounting fraud? Are all executive directors treated by markets as a homogenous group? Or, do executive directors who are top managers face stiffer penalties than other executive directors?Design/methodology/approachBoard membership of incumbent directors in US firms accused of accounting fraud are tracked for three years after the revelation. Two labor market consequences/penalties are considered. Probability of losing internal, own firm board seat is the likelihood that incumbent directors leave the accused firm's board upon accounting fraud revelation. The likelihood of losing at least one external board seat (outside directorship) is also examined. Both univariate tests and multivariate LOGIT regressions are used to conduct the analysis.FindingsCompared to non‐executive directors, executive directors are more than twice as likely to lose own firm board seat and at least five times as likely to lose at least one outside directorship. Moreover, all executives, top or otherwise, appear to face similar tough penalties.Research limitation/implicationsAccounting fraud is a rare event; this may limit the generality of the findings. Results obtained from a US sample may be applicable to countries with well‐developed capital and labor markets. Results imply that the labor market for directors serves a vital function in the US‐style corporate governance environment; labor market discipline provides at least some incentives for board members, including non‐employee directors and other executive directors, to perform their fiduciary duties.Originality/valueThis is the first study that utilizes a single corporate event to analyze the operation of the labor market across different categories of directors. Also, while studies have examined penalties on top executives there is no evidence that other executives who also serve on the board of the accused firms suffer labor market penalties.

Bilanzmanipulationen können - das haben spektakuläre Beispiele gezeigt - bis zum Zusammenbruch ganzer Unternehmen führen. Interne und externe Überwachungsorgane stehen dabei besonders in der Kritik, das Vertrauen in die Unternehmen schwindet. Wie können Revision, Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat ihre Arbeit im Kampf gegen Accounting Fraud weiter optimieren? Innovative Lösungsansätze stellt Corinna Boecker mit diesem Werk vor: - Prävention und Aufdeckung - Accounting Fraud wirksam vorbeugen - Kooperation - wie Prüfungs- und Überwachungsorgane zusammenwirken ohne ihre Unabhängigkeit zu verlieren - Accounting Fraud Committee - eine optimale Informationsversorgung sicherstellen Das Werk enthält auch alle wichtigen Grundlagen für die Prüfung und Überwachung von Unternehmen. Reihe Management und Wirtschaft Studien - Band 72.

The accounting industry has changed in many ways during the last few years. These changes have come at many different levels and have had different effects on those in the accounting industry and those without. The biggest change has been the litigation and government involvement in the industry. Changes have been made because of the fraud committed by those in the accounting industry. This has led to the government making laws to restrict those in the industry, making fraud harder to commit. The laws that the government has made have made it very expensive and hard for those in the industry to comply. Many companies have needed to hire more accountants. This leads to an increased need for accountants and could lead to a shortage in qualified accountants. This then would lead to those not qualified in accounting doing accounting work. This would also lead to more litigation and court filings and more laws that limit companies on their ability to complete the required work. It thus becomes a vicious cycle.