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A challenging exploration of the ways in which culture affects the process and product of accounting.

Table of Contents

Preface Cultural Relativism in Accounting Cultural Determinism and the Perception of Accounting Concepts Cultural Determinism and Professional Self-Regulation Cultural Determinism and Accounting Disclosure Requirements of Global Stock Exchanges Cultural Determinism and Compensation Practices Index

About the Author

AHMED RIAHI-BELKAOUI is Professor of Accounting in the College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago. A prolific author of journal articles and scholarly and professional books and textbooks, he serves on numerous editorial boards in his field and is known for his unusual, often groundbreaking research and analysis. This is his 26th Quorum book.

Reviews

?This book is appropriate for researchers and should be on the must-read list for the International Accounting Standards Committee. Their chances of achieving global harmonization in the accounting arena hinge on comprehending the underlying causes of the existing diversity. Riahi-Belkaoui's book is a very valuable aid in understanding the contribution cultural relativism has made to the diversity.?-Choice

"This book is appropriate for researchers and should be on the must-read list for the International Accounting Standards Committee. Their chances of achieving global harmonization in the accounting arena hinge on comprehending the underlying causes of the existing diversity. Riahi-Belkaoui's book is a very valuable aid in understanding the contribution cultural relativism has made to the diversity."-Choice