ANTHONY H. CATANACH JR. is an associate professor in the School of Business at Villanova University, as well as the Cary M. Maguire Fellow at the American College Center for Ethics in Financial Services. His professional experience includes five years as an audit manager with KPMG and six years in the financial services industry. Dr. Catanach has received numerous awards for his publication, teaching, and curriculum innovation efforts. He has authored numerous articles on a variety of accounting, finance, and management issues, as well as several business education texts..
Ever since Enron and WorldCom entered the social discourse ten years ago, much has been written and discussed about business ethics, and this of course includes how to teach ethics to accountants. And quite frankly, the plethora of on-line ethics courses makes our skin crawl! And unfortunately, much of this ethics training has been targeted [...]
From time to time, our readers have asked us for our “must read” list of accounting and financial analysis texts. Several have made this request recently, so here it is, with one major caveat. Since our readers have diverse skills, interests, and experiences, it is unlikely that our list will match each individual’s goals. So, [...]
This is a proud moment for those who are graduating, as well as families and friends. You have successfully earned your degree in Accounting, and you soon will enter the profession to begin practicing auditing, tax, corporate finance, and the like. Also, you will study for and soon pass the CPA exam. Your futures are [...]
The great experiment in public higher education has failed. Over a century ago, states created public universities and supplied much of their financial support. The idea was to develop the intellectual prowess and skills of the citizenry, so that they might contribute more to the marketplace and public interest. Today, the dream is dead and [...]
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Universities are under attack. Of course, they have been under attack many times before, but this time the assaults may bring spoils of victory for the detractors because the criticisms are gaining traction. More importantly, criticisms in the past did not stir potential students and their parents to action for they did not want to [...]
J. EDWARD KETZ is an associate professor of accounting in the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s degree in accountancy, and a Ph.D., all from Virginia Tech. Professor Ketz has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 1981. He also has taught at the University of Connecticut and the University of Maryland. Professor Ketz has authored and edited 17 books including Hidden Financial Risk (Wiley, 2003) which examines the corporate culture and the institutional setting that engendered recent accounting scandals. Dr. Ketz has been cited in the popular and business press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week, and USA Today. He also has appeared as an accounting commentator on CNN, National Public Radio, and Bloomberg Radio.