Synopses & Reviews
The study of behavioral decision making has recently expanded into the area of accounting and auditing. This branch of research seeks to understand the cognitive processes that govern such necessary functions as the pricing of products and services, evaluating corporate performance, granting credit to prospective borrowers, and investing in financial securities. In Judgment and Decision-Making Research in Accounting and Auditing, editors Robert and Alison Ashton present and review more than twenty years of research in decision-making science. The book analyzes the judgments that business managers, investors, auditors and creditors make daily; considers the assets and liabilities of applied decision making, and makes suggestions for future research. Accounting and auditing academics, researchers, practitioners and students who seek a survey of the field and its applications will find this to be a solid reference work.
Synopsis
Robert and Alison Ashton present a timely and comprehensive study on behavioral decision making within the field of accounting.
Synopsis
Judgment and Decision-Making Research in Accounting and Auditing, edited by Robert and Alison Ashton, presents over 20 years of research that analyzes how managers, investors, and creditors use accounting information in decision-making. Nine chapters by leading researchers survey the field and provide direction for future study.
Synopsis
A timely and comprehensive study on behavioural decision-making within the field of accounting.
Synopsis
Since accounting information is a critical basis for most business decisions, the time has arrived for a serious analysis of the cognitive processes that govern such judgments. Judgment and Decision-Making Research in Accounting and Auditing , edited by Robert and Alison Ashton, draws from psychological and economic theories to present over 20 years of research that analyzes how managers, investors and creditors use accounting information in decision making. Nine chapters by leading researchers offer a comprehensive survey of the field and provide direction for future study.
Table of Contents
Contributors; Series preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Overview: 1. Perspectives on judgement and decision-making research in accounting and auditing Robert H. Ashton and Alison Hubbard Ashton; Part II. Judgment and Decision-Making Research Involving Users of Accounting Information: 2. Decision-making research in managerial accounting: return to behavioural-economics foundations William S. Waller; 3. Experimental incentive-contracting research in management accounting S. Mark Young and Barry Lewis; 4. Judgement and decision-making research in financial accounting: a review and analysis Laureen A Maines; 5. The individual versus the aggregate Joyce Berg, John Dickhaut and Kevin McCabe; Part III. Judgement and Decision-Making Research Involving Auditors of Accounting Information: 6. Judgment and decision-making research in auditing Ira Solomon and Michael D. Shields; 7. The role of knowledge and memory in audit judgement Robert Libby; 8. Research in and development of audit-decision aids William F. Messier Jr; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. Twenty years of judgement research in accounting and auditing Michael Gibbins and Robert J. Swieringa; References; Index.