More Than a Numbers Game
A Brief History of Accounting
Praise for MORE THAN A NUMBERS GAMEMore Than a Numbers Game is a revelatory history of how accounting conventions have shaped business reality, for good and ill.-Justin Fox, Editor at Large, FortuneMr. King's book should be of interest to both those who have lived through the accounting debates and debacles of the past half century and those just beginning their business careers. By focusing on a dozen or so major developments, particularly those with negative consequences, the book helps explain why good financial information is so critical to capital markets. Equal doses of insight and humor make this an easy-to-read, but hard-to-forget sum…
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- ISBN: 978-0-470-00873-7
- EAN: 9780470008737
- Produktnummer: 2317648
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 258 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.8 cm 531 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 531
Über den Autor
THOMAS A. KING is treasurer of Progressive Insurance, which is regarded as one of the most innovative companies in the insurance business. He grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, and studied liberal arts at Harvard College. King worked for three years on the New York audit staff of Arthur Andersen & Co., earned an MS in accounting from New York University, and obtained CPA and CMA certification. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School, he joined Progressive Insurance in Cleveland. King spent ten years in marketing and general management before returning to accounting. Since then, he has served as corporate controller, investment strategist, and treasurer. At Progressive, King helped craft financial policies that support business objectives and managed investor relations when the company became the first to report monthly financial results.
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