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The curious past and perilous future of the global accounting monopoly oakland, ca. This book can catalyze a needed discussion about what the accounting profession should deliver, what it. The big four by stuart kells, ian gow black inc books. Pwc, ey, kpmg, deloitte could go out of business, new book. Stretching back centuries, their history is a fascinating story of wealth, power and luck. The premise of the book appears to be that all audits are terrible and flawed because there have been some spectacular failures.
First, traditional accounting has been hit with a series of major and expensive auditing scandals, such. The curious past and perilous future of the global accounting monopoly berrettkoehler, august, 2018. First, traditional accounting has been hit with a series of major and expensive auditing scandals, such as tbwcolonial and lehman brothers in the us. The big four by ian d gow, 9781523098019, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Certain parts of the book reminded me a lot of the book moral mazes and how bureaucratic ethics really take effect within the big four and how partners have to act and who rises to the top of the company. Leading scholar ian gow and awardwinning writer and former kpmg director stuart kells warn that a house of cards may be about to fall.
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