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The big four : the curious past and perilous future of the global accounting monopoly /
"With staffs that are collectively larger than the Russian army, the Big Four accounting firms are a keystone in global finance --but do they really provide stability and safety? Leading scholar Ian Gow and award-winning writer (and former KPMG director) Stuart Kells warn that a house of cards...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, CA :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,
[2018]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Prelude: Science, Magic and the Prehistory of the Big Four; 1 Introduction; Part I Infancy; 2 Glory, Not Infamy: The Medici Bank as a precursor to the Big Four; 3 Transported: How the Big Four began in the dangerous world of nineteenth-century accountancy; 4 A Curious Match: The remarkable founders of the Big Four; Part II Maturity; 5 Mere Automata: Staking out the Big Four's turf; 6 An Injudicious Change: Adventures and misadventures in Big Four branding; 7 Porn Star: The culture of the Big Four
- 8 The Most Average Guys in the Room: Big Four professional valuesPart III The Difficulties of Adulthood; 9 Unqualified: Auditing as the foundation of the Big Four brand; 10 Clean: The impairment of Big Four auditing; 11 Get Ready to Dance: Conflicting interests in Big Four taxation services; 12 One Four Ten: The Big Four in China; Part IV The Twilight Years; 13 Disrupted: The obsolescence of Big Four technology; 14 Conclusion; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Authors