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Chapter 1

• The New Boeing CFO's Assignment: Signal a Turnaround
  Jeff Cole, The Wall Street Journal (January 26, 1999)
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• Crusade for Candor
  James Lyons, Forbes (May 25, 1992)
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• Windbag Theory
  Jason Zweig and John Chamberlain, Forbes (August 3, 1992)
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• Doing Business in the Future with EDI
  Whitsitt, Insight Magazine (February/March, 1993)
• Accounting Will Survive the Coming Century, Won't It?
  Keegan and Portik, Management Accounting  (December 1995)
• Is Managing Earnings Ethically Acceptable?
  Rosenzweig and Fischer, Management Accounting  (March 1994)
• Luca Pacioli: Accounting's Renaissance Man
  Weis and Tinius, Management Accounting  (July 1991)
• The Bottom Line on Ethics [Password protected.]
  The Journal of Accountancy (July 1990)

Chapter 2

• OnLine's Bottom Line
  Allan Sloan, Newsweek (October 30, 1995)
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• AOL Settles SEC Charges Over Its Costs
  Michael Schroeder and Mick Wingfield, The Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2000)
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• Where's the Profit?
  by Bengei and Ikawa, Management Accounting (January 1997)

Chapter 3

• Many Firms Change Revenue Booking As a Result of Heightened SEC Scrutiny
  Elizabeth MacDonald, The Wall Street Journal (March 15, 2000)
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• Where's the Profit?
  by Bengei and Ikawa, Management Accounting (January 1997)

Chapter 4

• When Seconds Matter
  William Russell, Strategic Finance (May 2000)
• How It Works
  The Wall Street Journal (May 21, 2001)
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Chapter 5

• Your Number's Up!
  Marc Davis, Insight Magazine (February/March 2000)
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• Blind Ambition
  Mark Maremont (October 23, 1995)
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• How Whistle-Blowers Set Off a Fraud Probe That Crushed Cendant
  Emily Nelson and Joann Lublin, The Wall Street Journal (August 13, 1998)
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• Reviewing Internal Controls: A Fresh Approach
  Michael A. Sides, Strategic Finance (July 2001)
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• Are You Ready for e-Procurement?
  Jeremy Roche, Strategic Finance (July 2001)
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• A Million Saved Is a Million Earned: 'ERS' Saves Time and Money
  Chellaswamy Kumaraguruparan
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Chapter 6

• Where Do You Draw the Bottom Line?
  Anne Tergesen, BusinessWeek (November 8, 1999)
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• We Need Better Financial Reporting
  Aldridge and Colbert, Management Accounting  (July 1997)
• Doing Business in the Future with EDI
  Whitsitt, Insight Magazine (February/March, 1993)
• Accounting Will Survive the Coming Century, Won't It?
  Keegan and Portik, Management Accounting  (December 1995)
• Is Managing Earnings Ethically Acceptable?
  Rosenzweig and Fischer, Management Accounting  (March 1994)
• Inventory Chicanery Tempts More Firms, Fools More Auditors
  The Wall Street Journal  (Dec. 14, 1992)
• Luca Pacioli: Accounting's Renaissance Man
  Weis and Tinius, Management Accounting  (July 1991)
• Who's Responsible for the Content of Financial Statements?
  Barton, Management Accounting  (1991)

Supplement to Chapter 6

• How Good Is MD as an Investment Tool [Password protected.]
  The Journal of Accountancy (1993)

Chapter 7

• When Seconds Matter
  William Russell, Strategic Finance (May 2000)
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• How It Works
  The Wall Street Journal (May 21, 2001)
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Chapter 8

• Your Number's Up!
  Marc Davis, Insight Magazine (February/March 2000)
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• Blind Ambition
  Mark Maremont (October 23, 1995)
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• How Whistle-Blowers Set Off a Fraud Probe That Crushed Cendant
  Emily Nelson and Joann Lublin, The Wall Street Journal (August 13, 1998)
  [Permissions pending.]
• Reviewing Internal Controls: A Fresh Approach
  Michael A. Sides, Strategic Finance (July 2001)
  [Permissions pending.]
• Are You Ready for e-Procurement?
  Jeremy Roche, Strategic Finance (July 2001)
• A Million Saved Is a Million Earned: 'ERS' Saves Time and Money
  Chellaswamy Kumaraguruparan
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• Fraud Prevention and the Management Accountant
  Turpen and Messina, Management Accounting  (February 1997)
• Controlling Cash in Casinos
  Mills, Management Accounting  (May 1996)

Chapter 9

• Sears is Tightening Accounting Methods in Credit Card Unit, Lifting Loan Losses
  Joseph B. Cahill, The Wall Street Journal (January 29, 1999)
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• Investing Excess Corporate Cash
  Financial Executive  (January/February, 1992)

Chapter 10

• Caterpillar Investors Who Know 'Cat-Speak' are 'Significantly' Queasy About Inventories
  Susan Pulliam, The Wall Street Journal (June 20, 1995)
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• Bloated Inventories at Retailers May Mean Trouble for Investors
  The Wall Street Journal  (May 21, 1997)
• Inventory Chicanery Tempts More Firms, Fools More Auditors
  The Wall Street Journal  (Dec. 14, 1992)

Chapter 11

• SEC Rules Aim to Curb Abuses in Accounting
  Elizabeth MacDonald, The Wall Street Journal (November 26, 1999)
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• FASB Would Ease Write-Downs of Goodwill for Older Acquisitions
  Jonathan Weil, The Wall Street Journal (December 21, 2000)
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Chapter 12

• Cash Crop
  Randy Myers, CFO (August 2000)
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• Present Value-Based Measurements
  The CPA Journal (October 1999)
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• Electronic Payments Now Supplant Checks at More Large Firms
  The Wall Street Journal  (April 13, 1994)

Chapter 13

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Chapter 14

• The Buyback Boom is Mostly A Boon
  Christopher Farrell, BusinessWeek (April 13, 1998)
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• Buyback Fever Hits Europe
  Joan Warner, BusinessWeek (May 11, 1998)
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• Stock Options Are Not a Free Lunch
  Gretchen Morgenson, Forbes (May 18, 1998)
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• IBM's $3.5 Billion Stock Buyback Plan Adds to the $10 Billion Already Spent
  The Wall Street Journal  (November 27, 1996)

Chapter 15

• Measure for Measure
  Randy Myers, CFO (November 1997)
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• Stock Splits Appear Headed for Another Record
  Julie Creswell, The Wall Street Journal (February 23, 1998)
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• Reading Writeoffs' Arithmetic Adds Up to Smart Investing
  The Wall Street Journal  (December 21, 1995)
• How General Electric Damps Fluctuations in Its Annual Earnings
  The Wall Street Journal  (November 3, 1994)
• Perceptions of Earnings Quality: What Managers Need to Know
  Ayres, Management Accounting  (March 1994)

Chapter 16

• AT Issues Record $8 Billion of Bonds, Giving a Fresh Sigh of Corporates' Renewed Liquidity
  Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal (March 24, 1999)
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• We Need Better Financial Reporting
  Aldridge and Colbert, Management Accounting  (July 1997)

Chapter 17

• Mind the Gap
  Ronald Fink, CFO (November 2000)
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Chapter 18

• Forget the Annuals, Read Proxies
  Martin Sosnoff, Forbes (May 4, 1998)
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• IPOs Often Come Dressed Up With Best Figures, Studies Say
  E. S. Browning, The Wall Street Journal (March 10, 1998)
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• We Need Better Financial Reporting
  Aldridge and Colbert, Management Accounting  (July 1997)
• Perceptions of Earnings Quality: What Managers Need to Know
  Ayres, Management Accounting  (March 1994)
• Is Managing Earnings Ethically Acceptable?
  Rosenzweig and Fischer, Management Accounting  (March 1994)
• Inventory Chicanery Tempts More Firms, Fools More Auditors
  The Wall Street Journal  (December 14, 1992)

For All Chapters

• Write Your Memos so They Will Be Read
  Foster, Insight  (Feb./March, 1997)
• Writing in Plain English [Password protected.]
  The Journal of Accountancy (1990)
• Reviewing Internal Controls: A Fresh Approach
  Michael A. Sides and Charles B. Grosso (Strategic Finance, July 2001)
• Accounting for the EURO
  Liliana Hickman-Riggs and William A. Riggs, Jr. (Management Accounting Quarterly, Spring 2001)