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..
As mentioned in the previous column, Ed is stepping down from the blogging scene, while Tony continues to fight the good fight. He has posted his first essay on the new blog site, and we invite you to read it: “H-P Throws Its Accountants Under the Bus! But Why?” Long live Grumpy Old Accountants! [...]
Dec 202012
Dec 132012
Ed has become really grumpy lately! Is it the classes, the research, or just that the thrill of accounting is too much for someone who has crossed the threshold of geezerdom? The answer is “all of the above,” plus the fact that weekly blogging is a lot of work for someone entering his “golden years.” [...]
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, [...]
A couple of months ago, Caleb Newquist looked at the idea of mandatory auditor rotation in “Almost Everyone Thinks Mandatory Auditor Rotation is an Awful Idea.” As Caleb pointed out, we Grumpy Old Accountants have never really gone “on the record” either opposing or supporting it. Why? Quite simply because any debate is a waste [...]
Apr 262012
Today the blog celebrates its first birthday! During the past year we have penned 73 essays, and included two guest columns, to which our readers have provided approximately 200 comments and countless tweets. We greatly appreciate our reader feedback which has sometimes been favorable and other times critical, but which always has added a different [...]
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.