Bio of J. Edward Ketz
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Associate Professor of Accounting |
Personal Homepage:
http://accounting.smartpros.com/x28479.xml
Introduction
Dr. J. Edward Ketz has authored numerous articles and nine books and has edited six others. His book Hidden Financial Risk examines the corporate culture and the institutional setting that engendered the recent accounting scandals, informs investors how to protect themselves, and suggests improvements for the profession. His forthcoming Critical Perspectives in Accounting Ethics investigates the accounting profession over the last century by scrutinizing its positions on ethics and its roles in myriad accounting scandals and by exploring whether the industry will ever reduce the number of accounting frauds. His forthcoming Fair Value Measurements summarizes the FASB's efforts in this area, supplies the conceptual ideas behind this topic, describes methods employed by valuation assessors, and reviews criticisms of fair value measurements.
Dr. Ketz writes a column about financial reporting issues, Accounting Cycle: Wash, Rinse, and Spin, which appears on www.SmartPros.com. Some recent essays are:
Principles-Based Accounting: Rules versus Principles
Principles-Based Accounting: Addressing Causes Instead of Treating Symptoms
FASB Takes a Look at Contingent Convertibles
SPEs and Finance Subs: Ain't Much Difference!
Rediscovering Covey's Principles
You Can't Legislate the Truth!
The Biggest Accounting Fraud: Social Security
Professor Ketz has been cited in the popular and business press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Business Week, USA Today, and Chicago Tribune, on topics such as the reconstitution of the Financial Accounting Foundation, accounting for stock compensation, business combination accounting, and evaluations of specific corporate accounting practices at Enron, Tyco, Rite Aid, HealthSouth, and Fannie Mae.
Expertise
Accounting Ethics
Financial accounting and reporting
Courses
ACCTG 211, Financial and Managerial Accounting Decision Making
ACCTG 560 , Financial Statement Analysis
ACCTG 471, Intermediate Accounting
ACCTG 473, Advanced Accounting