Front cover -- Ethics, Equity, and Regulation -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Ad hoc reviewers -- Chapter 1. The impact of regulation on economic bonding and auditor independence: An analysis of sox and suggestions for future research -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Responsibility for monitoring the auditor -- 3. The Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 and implications for auditor independence -- 4. Suggestions for future research -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2. Role perceptions of accountants: Ten more years through the looking glass -- Introduction -- Background -- Method -- Results and conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3. Sustainability Reputation and Environmental Performance or ''The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating'' -- Background -- Sample selection for study -- Results and analysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. A study of the expectations gap for no-assurance services -- Prior research -- Research methodology and respondents' demographics -- Results and analyses -- Limitations -- Summary, conclusions, and implications -- Notes -- References -- Appendix Survey instrument -- Chapter 5. Does equity compensation induce executives to maximize firm value or their own personal wealth? -- Introduction -- Competing theories -- Cash bonus compensation -- Equity compensation -- Cash bonus versus equity compensation -- Recent trends -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. The game of fraudulent financial reporting: accounting for ethics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Risk models -- 3. Model -- 4. Results -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Stakeholders' perceptions on the accountability of Malaysian local authorities -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical framework.

3. Administrative and accountability structures within the Malaysian local authority sector -- 4. Method -- 5. Findings -- 6. Analysis of findings and discussion -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Limitations and further research -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A. Reasons for local authorities to be held accountable -- Appendix B. Patterns on the scope of accountability -- Appendix C. Direction of accountability -- Appendix D. Accountability relationship -- Chapter 8 . An experimental investigation of the intentions to accrue and disclose environmental liabilities -- Introduction -- Background and hypotheses development -- Research method -- Results -- Discussion and conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Appendix. Research Instrument.

How can we account for continuing inequalities in an era promoting enlightened social and economic connections? What mechanisms of perceptions and politics will enable policy makers and scholars to advance significant progressive change? This title examines accounting's contribution to these challenges given the profession's multifaceted roles.

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