By Sharon Lassar, PhD, CPA (Florida) John J. Gilbert Professor and Director of the School […]
Tag: Studies
Science Has Finally Figured Out Why So Many Big 4 Partners Are Psychopaths
Here at Going Concern, we’re especially fascinated by the ever-unchanging dynamic between grunts and the […]
Only 20% of Companies Using Creative Accounting to Its Full Potential
Here's a study (via Broc Romanek) that surveyed 400 CFOs on the misrepresentation of earnings. […]
New Study Validates Old Accountant Joke
This morning I linked to a story about a study that ties the willingness to […]
Kids These Days Trust the IRS More Than Olds Do
There are plenty of comparisons between flighty, mysterious Millennials and their generational predecessors, but this […]
CAQ-Commissioned Study Finds Reasonable Assurance Somewhat More Reasonable These Days
We're sharing the following with you not because we think it is a sign that […]
Study: Working in a Windowless Cube is Ruining Your Life
Next time you reserve your desk, pick one near a window.
This Sentence Is Everything Wrong With the Way We Think About Professional Women
The Project 28-40 report is a study of 25,000 people (23,000 of those women) by […]
Research Shows Peer Pressure Effective in Convincing People to Pay Their Taxes
Most Americans comply with the tax laws, but every year many of our fellow citizens […]
The More Money Your Parents Made, the Less Likely You Are to Become an Accountant
We'll file this under "Things You Probably Already Know" but found this bit over at […]
BDO Forgot to Ask Investors What They Thought About the PCAOB’s Proposed Auditor Report Changes
They managed to round up a lot of their (and their competitors') clients though! According to […]
Study: Once You Get Past the Accounting Fraud, Chinese Reverse Merger Companies Are Great
A paper presented in August at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association in […]