Thomas A King

Broschiertes Buch

More Than a Numbers Game

Beschreibung

Praise for MORE THAN A NUMBERS GAME "More 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, Fortune > --Dennis R. Beresford, Ernst & Young Executive Professor of Accounting, The University of Georgia, and former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (1987-97) "More Than a Numbers Game is a must-read for accounting students looking for a supplement to traditional textbooks. It offers a business perspective to accounting, providing readers with a holistic overview of taxes, cost accounting, regulation, as well as more traditional financial reporting topics." --Philip A. Laskawy, retired chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young > --Louis M. Thompson Jr., President and CEO, National Investor Relations Institute > --Jeff Joerres, Chairman and CEO, Manpower Inc. > --John C. Bogle, founder, The Vanguard Group, and author, The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 379g
• ISBN-13: 9781119086963
• ISBN-10: 1119086965
• Artikelnr.: 43776712