Catching cheats everyday forensics to unmask business fraud / Erik Lie.
| Author/creator | Lie, Erik |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, [2025] |
| Description | xi, 178 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction to the forensic methods -- Salami slicing - collusion in the stock market -- The midnight maneuver - late trading in mutual funds -- The mirage of hedge fund performance -- Financial façades - earnings management and accounting manipulation -- Insider trading - when secrets pay dividends -- Banking's biggest bluff - the LIBOR manipulation -- Hindsight is 20/20: the stock option backdating saga. |
| Abstract | "Cheating is rampant in fiercely competitive environments such as sports and business, with baseball players "corking" their bats to make them lighter and cement makers colluding on prices to enhance profits. Cheating is particularly rampant in the corporate world. But there are methods for uncovering systematic cheating. In egregious cases, we might be able to detect it merely using data. For every business scandal in the media headlines, there are thousands of cheating incidents lurking in dark corners. So, what is to be done? Enter forensic economics and the use of simple statistical techniques to reveal patterns of cheating. Cheaters inevitably leave behind data crumbs, and the availability of data in recent decades has given journalists, researchers, and everyday people a flashlight for detecting widespread fraud and corruption. This book is packed with stories, ranging from collusion in the stock market to accounting manipulation, shady investment fund managers to lottery swindlers, and more. Throughout, you'll learn how to uncover systematic cheating yourself, with the two basic methods used to detect data abnormalities"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025011605 |
| ISBN | 9798890571373 paperback |
| ISBN | |
| ISBN | epub |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |