The Corporation is a major vehicle of business activity worldwide. It incurs social costs and generates benefits that continually change - hence, whether it still provides a net benefit to society is contestable. Evidence-based observations of the last decade of corporate sagas and the role of accounting and auditing, suggests a serious rethink is needed about how commerce is pursued and, in particular, whether the current corporate form has passed its use-by-date. The authors of this new book - including internationally renowned accounting scholars - argue that the two major governance tools of accounting and auditing require major makeovers. Beginning by analyzing the global sweep of deregulation that corporations experienced since 2000, the authors go on to discuss the various scandals and crises that characterized the subsequent period, culminating in yet more calls for further deregulation. Having thoroughly assessed the status quo, they provide a series of urgent recommendations for reforms designed to bring the corporation back to the real world and restore its purpose. This book will be of great interest to students and academics across accounting, business, law and finance, especially more advanced students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415719148
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183269068
Product Key Features
Author
Frank Clarke, Matthew Egan, Graeme Dean
Publication Name
The Unaccountable & Ungovernable Corporation: Companies' Use-By-Dates Close in
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Business
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
178 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
340g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Frank Clarke, Graeme Dean, Matthew Egan
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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