What’s the Point of International Relations casts a critical eye on what it is that we think we are doing when we study and teach international relations (IR). It brings together many of IR’s leading thinkers to challenge conventional understandings of the discipline’s origins, history, and composition. It sees IR as a discipline that has much to learn from others, which has not yet lived…
A general frame of reference is used to evaluate the many areas of financial accounting theory and practice. It includes a number of theories that are not necessarily consistent with each other and that may lead to different conclusions. Evaluations are made at three basic levels: the structural level, the semantic interpretation level, and the pragmatic level. Emphasis is placed on the inducti…
One of the outstanding accounting theoreticians of the twentieth century, Carl Thomas Devine exhibited a breadth and depth of knowledge few in the field of accounting have equalled. This book collects together eight previously unpublished essays on accounting theory written by Professor Devine. Professor Devine passed away in 1998, prior to the significant scandals that have plagued accounti…
From the smallest mom-and-pop retailer to the largest multinational corporation, businesses of all sizes are recognizing that accounting professionals are no longer simply “number crunchers” but rather essential partners in achieving the fundamental goals of their organization. When people understand accounting’s critical role in managing a business and making business decisions, they are…
The one-stop resource for IFRS interpretation and application, updated for 2017 Wiley IFRS 2017 offers a complete resource for the interpretation and application of the latest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as outlined by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Jerry J. Weygandt PhD, CPA, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Paul D. Kimmel, PhD, CPA, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Donald E. Kieso, PhD, CPA, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.