Bibliography
Finance, Governance, Auditing & Accounting
Books, Articles, Web Sites & Seminars
Compiled by PDI Global Intelligence Team

1. Practical Seminars & Hands-On Workshops

• Finance & Accounting for
  Non-Financial Managers and Professionals

2. Finance: Working Tools

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3. Web References: Finance

• Brief Summary of Accounting Theory, Bob Jensen at Trinity University




• Preparing Your Financial Statements; Syracuse University, New York




• Detailed Definitions and Applications of Financial Ratios;
  Biz/ed; UK Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)




• Important Document
  Relevance of Popular Financial Ratios (and Update to DUMAC); Duke University




• Financial Statements Are Still Valuable Tools for Predicting Bankruptcy




• Monitoring the Health and Growth of Your Business




• Financial Management, Course Slides, University of California, Santa Barbara




• Predicting Returns with Financial Ratios;
  J. Lewellen, MIT Sloan School of Management




• Financial Ratios Calculator; University of Washington




• Financial Ratio Definitions; University of Notre Dame




• Financial and Operating Ratios Research Guide;
  Harvard Business School



• Financial Ratios: What They Mean; Cardinal Stritch University



• Competitive Landscape: Financial Ratios; Rutgers University



• Calculating Company Ratios; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute



• Financial Ratios: What They Say About Your Business;
  Colorado State University



• Industry Ratios (Benchmarks); Emory University



• Financial Ratio Resources; University of South Carolina



• Resources for Industry Analysis, Duke University



• Financial Analysis Ratios



• Return on Equity - The DuPont Model; About.com



• Investing for Beginners: Financial Ratios;
  About.com



• Introduction to Financial Analysis of a Farm Business;
  Virginia State University



• Industry Research, University of Pittsburg



• Measurement & Accountability, University of Washington



• Analysis of Financial Statements; University of Wisconsin



• Housing and Financial Counseling Worksheets; Utah state University



• Desirable Ratio Range for Transferring Your Farm to the Next Generation



• Personal Financial Planning; Rutgers University



• Financial Glossary, Yahoo



• Glossaire de l'économie et de la finance, Yahoo France

4. Web References: Case Studies

• Finance Case Study:
  Andrews University



• Finance Case Study:
  Using Dow Jones Interactive to Perform Fianancial Ratio Analysis



• Finance Case Study:
  What Is Ratio8? Financial Capacity Development Risk Matrix Criteria



• Financial Statement Case Study:
  Dell Computer

5. Web References: Governance, Auditing & Fraud Prevention

• Unearthing Misdeeds, University of Illinois



• The Benefits of Internet Research In the Area
  of Inventory Fraud and Fraud Auditing;
  Louisiana State University



• Corporate Governance:
  The Convergence of Spitzer, the SEC and the Insurance Industry:
  Transparency, Disclosure and the Future of Structured Risk Products;
  University of Chicago



• Lessons from Enron: The Use and Abuse of Special Purpose Entities



• Financial Engineering with Special Purpose Entities; Rice University



• Episodes of Financial Fraud and Speculation:
  A Case of Perfect Counterfeiting
  San José State University



• Reporting and Investigating Financial Fraud, Ohio State University



• President’s Office Fraud Policy Guidelines; University of Massachusetts



• Identity Thefts, Indiana University

6. Books & Papers