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The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy
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The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy

Friday at 12 Noon Pacific

July 15th 2016: Interview with Baruch Lev: The End of Accounting

Accounting statements are like bikinis: “What they show is interesting, but what they conceal is significant.” According to Baruch Lev and Feng Gu, in their new book, The End of Accounting, “Today’s financial reports provide a trifling 5-6 percent of the information relevant to, and used by, investors.” Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and traditional financial statements are suffering from what philosophers call a deteriorating paradigm: the theory gets more and more complex to account for its lack of explanatory power. Baruch Lev and Feng Gu want to change this sorry state. Their sem

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Baruch Lev

Baruch Lev is the Philip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance at New York University Stern School of Business. In his current positions, Professor Lev teaches courses in accounting, financial analysis and investor relations. Professor Lev has been with NYU for 17 years. His primary research areas of interest include corporate governance earnings management financial accounting financial statement analysis intangible assets intellectual capital capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. Professor Lev is the author of five books including Intangibles: Management, Measurement, and Reporting, and Financial Statement Analysis: A New Approach. His recent book is: Winning Investors Over 20
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2347/the-soul-of-enterprise-business-in-the-knowledge-economy 29/03/2024 12:00 29/03/2024 01:00 The Soul of Enterprise: Business in the Knowledge Economy https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2347/the-soul-of-enterprise-business-in-the-knowledge-economy Accounting statements are like bikinis: “What they show is interesting, but what they conceal is significant.” According to Baruch Lev and Feng Gu, in their new book, The End of Accounting, “Today’s financial reports provide a trifling 5-6 percent of the information relevant to, and used by, investors.” Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and traditional financial statements are suffering from what philosophers call a deteriorating paradigm: the theory gets more and more complex to account for its lack of explanatory power. Baruch Lev and Feng Gu want to change this sorry state. Their seminal book is divided into four parts: 1) Relevance Lost; 2) Why Is the Relevance Lost?; 3) So, What’s to Be Done?; and 4) Implementation. The End of Accounting is the most important book that has been written on the irrelevance of the accounting reporting model in recent times. If you are an investor, or accountant, you don’t want to miss this show. VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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