Earnings Management: An Executive Perspective

The media is filled with stories of corrupt executives and financial officers manipulating the reported earnings of their companies. All business executives are under increasing pressure to deliver growth in earnings. So the challenge: how can I manage earnings legally? McKee's Earnings Management solves this dilemma by demystifying earnings management and providing readers with 28 reasonable and legal techniques. Executives will gain valuable knowledge about earning management concepts and tools. Other readers, such as investors, will gain greater insight into the management decisions that can shape financial statements and the underlying quality of the earnings.