The Big R

by Crumbley, D. Larry; Ziegenfuss, Douglas E.; O'Shaughnessy, John J.

• ISBN13: 9781594605284
• ISBN10: 1594605289
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Summary

Risk. It's a factor calculated into all big-time sports operations. But baseball was completely unprepared for the risk of major league murder in the stands. Fleet Walker, internal auditor for the New York Yankees, a forensic accountant, a FBI agent, and the protagonist of The Big R lead the reader through the fundamentals of forensic auditing, while using their accounting skills and knowledge of baseball history to track a serial killer who is threatening the national pastime.Using the form of a novel to stimulate interest, The Big R is designed to supplement a forensic auditing, internal auditing, fraud examination, or graduate financial statements course. Readers will enjoy the suspense of this psychological thriller that integrates the foundations of forensic accounting and brings these applications to life. Authors Crumbley, Ziegenfuss, and O'Shaughnessy mix engaging storytelling with factual and practical information to create a resource guide that is both entertaining and informative.

Author Biography

D. Larry Crumbley is the KPMG Endowed Professor in the Department of Accounting at Louisiana State University. Doug Ziegenfuss is a professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. John O'Shaughnessy is a professor at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA.

Table of Contents

Baseball, Applie, Pie, and Forensic Accounting
Worcester	p. 3
Providence	p. 17
Providence	p. 37
Boston	p. 45
New York	p. 73
Shea Stadium and Fenway Park	p. 95
Los Angeles	p. 113
Rhode Island	p. 125
San Pedro	p. 139
Los Angeles and Cincinnati	p. 151
Arlington	p. 171
Cleveland's Jacobs Field	p. 193
Top of the Ninth	p. 201
The House that Ruth Built	p. 213
Epilogue	p. 225
Competency Framework for Internal Auditors: Individual Attributes for an Internal Auditor	p. 233
Auditing Hints	p. 235
Abusive Earnings Management	p. 236
Cooking the Books - Symbol Technologies	p. 237
Five Statistically Significant Ratios	p. 238
Benford's Law	p. 239
Other Books by Larry Crumbley Aka Iris Weil Collett	p. 240
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