The Rational Abuse of Accounting Information: MANY MANAGERS WOULD PREFER MORE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS OF REPORTING

Should we tell it as it is or tell it the way we would like to see it? Should accounting be used as a tool to communicate the story that the executive wants to communicate to his superiors or public, or is the nature of accounting such that a more objective standard of reporting is required? This is...

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Published in:Management accounting (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1970-01, Vol.51 (7), p.9
Main Author: Seed, Allen H
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:Should we tell it as it is or tell it the way we would like to see it? Should accounting be used as a tool to communicate the story that the executive wants to communicate to his superiors or public, or is the nature of accounting such that a more objective standard of reporting is required? This is a real...
ISSN:0025-1690