Investigation in Business & Economics Books

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Today's demanding marketplace expects auditors to take responsibility for fraud detection, and this expectation is buoyed by such legislation as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Auditing Standard (SAS99), which requires increased performance on the part of the auditor to find material financial statement fraud. <p> Written by three of the best forensic accountants and auditors, Thomas W. Golden, Steven L. Skalak, and Mona M. Clayton, <i>The Auditor's Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation</i> explores exactly what assurances auditors should provide and suggests alternatives to giving the capital markets more of what they are requiring-greater assurances that the financial statements they rely upon for investment decisions are free of material error, including fraud. It reveals the surprising complexity of fraud deterrence, detection, and investigation, and offers a step-by-step approach to understanding that complexity. <p> From basic techniques to intricate tests and technologies, The Auditor's Guide to Forensic Accounting Investigation is a rich, multifaceted, and fascinating answer to the need for wiser, savvier, better-trained financial statement and internal auditors who are thoroughly familiar with fraud detection techniques and the intricate, demanding work of forensic accounting specialists.

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Observing our society's constant desire for a quick fix, Hogshire writes this book as both a celebration of the wonders of modern pharmacology and a study of the propensity to take a pill as an antidote for virtually all of life's problems.

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This training manual is part of an innovative training program, developed in conjunction with the North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI). It provides critical information necessary for the advanced training of safety managers and truck drivers alike. Accident investigation training is provided through a seminar-based approach that addresses proper accident reporting and documentation procedures, as well as post-accident alcohol and controlled substance tests. The clearly demonstrated instruction allows learners to retain important concepts, while helping ensure that drivers and managers are in compliance with local, state, and national regulations. Coverage includes essential information to keep carrier insurance costs at a minimum.

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As security professionals, lawyers, personnel directors, and corporate executives are confronted by the demands of loss prevention, asset protection, and ever-expanding employee rights, there is a growing demand for more up-to-date information about workplace investigations. This book defines and explores the process of undercover investigations as well as delving into the legal aspects of undercover and the role of an effective litigation avoidance strategy. Undercover Investigations makes a rational and authoritative plea for legitimacy of undercover in the workplace.<br><br> Undercover Investigations is sufficiently detailed as to serve the reader who is contemplating an undercover investigation for the first time, or one who uses them regularly. It contains several modern case studies, statistics checklists and references making it an authoritative work on the subject of undercover and workplace investigations.<br><br>Authoritative work that will serve as a useful handbook<br>Provides modern case studies, statistics and checklists<br>Explores the legal aspects of undercover and the role of an effective litigation avoidance strategy

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Corporate Crime Investigations is a reference tool for internal auditors, in-house counsel and corporate security professionals who handle crimes, torts, and breaches of contract.<br><br> The crimes involved may include employee fraud, theft, embezzlement,<br>forgery, commercial bribery and property destruction. Breaches of ethical codes, fiduciary duties, and company policies incidental to these acts are also included. Corporate Crime Investigations also includes important information on privacy rights of the suspected individuals.<br><br>Provides comprehensive information for internal auditors, in-house counselors and corporate security professionals.<br>Contains valuable information on techniques like forensic accounting, polygraph and arrest. <br>Presents important discussions on rights to privacy.

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This new edition of a standard in the field is the most complete treatment available on modern methods of accident investigation. The investigation process is divided into three phases: preparation and planning, analytical methods and reporting, and corrective actions designed to prevent recurrence. Techniques discussed are general and can be applied to a wide range of industrial accidents. Topics covered include investigation concepts, the pitfalls of government intervention, legal aspects, multilinear events sequencing, and management oversight and risk tree (MORT). There is new material on the electronic and computer industries and on S-T-E-P accident investigation. A new chapter, ``A Generic Approach to Mishap Investigation,'' puts the entire process in perspective.

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Financial risk management is currently subject to much debate, especially the accounting for derivative products, and a number of commentators are objecting to the introduction of International Accounting Standard IAS 39 for Derivatives that will be in force by January 2005 for all EU companies. The topic of hedge accounting and the treatment of fair values may have a significant impact on many companies reported profits, and the volatility of earnings is likely to increase. <br><br>Uniquely this monograph focuses on interest rate risk management. Most studies of corporate risk management have typically dwelt on the topic of management of exchange rate risk, with interest rate risk management being neglected. The book s findings examine the views of UK corporate treasurers who are usually involved in the risk management strategies of their organisation and who have responsibility for implementing those strategies in practice.<br><br>* The research is the first comprehensive UK study on this area<br>* Relevant to the imminent arrival of IAS 39, the International Accounting Standard for Derivatives that will be in force by January 2005 for all EU companies.<br>* The findings of the book have implications for government policy and regulators

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The indispensable guide to detecting and solving financial crime in the office <P>Low-level financial crimes are a fact of life in the modern workplace. Individually these crimes are rarely significant enough to warrant the hiring of professional investigators, but if left unchecked, small crimes add up to big losses. In companies without dedicated fraud investigators, detecting and solving low-level crimes generally falls to managers and internal auditors. Financial Crime Investigation and Control offers tips, tools, and techniques to help professionals who lack investigative experience stem the tide of small financial crimes before it becomes a tsunami. <P>Inside you&#146;ll find expert guidance on investigating and uncovering common types of fraud, including: <UL> <LI>Credit card fraud</LI> <LI>Consumer fraud</LI> <LI>Kickbacks</LI> <LI>Bid rigging</LI> <LI>Inflated invoices</LI> <LI>Inventory theft</LI> <LI>Theft of cash</LI> <LI>Travel and subsistence claims</LI> <LI>Check fraud</LI> <LI>ID fraud</LI> <LI>Ghost employees</LI> <LI>Misappropriation schemes</LI> <LI>Computer-related crime</LI> <LI>Financial statement fraud</LI></UL> <P>

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A movie producer hurtles to his death from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, an apparent suicide that few believe. To solve the case, Cape and Sally--an assassin raised by the Triads--take on the Russian mob, a major movie studio, and a recalcitrant police department with the help of rogue cops and computer hackers. But, with a sniper on their trail, will they stay alive long enough to find out the truth.

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Fraud and embezzlement happens everywhere. You find it in large corporations, manufacturing companies, medium size firms, small family-owned businesses, nonprofits, and charitable groups. In fact, fraud is found in all types of organizations that are actively doing business of one kind or another. It can be minor, or it can be devastating. <i>Fraud and Embezzlement Policies and Procedures</i> is an invaluable tool to help business owners and their financial representatives protect their assets and reputation from countless plots and shemes and even identity theft.

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"Shanahan gives a clear exposition of the AI problem in general and logical AI in particular. He goes on to a clear exposition of the frame problem and many approaches to its solution. Much of this will become accepted as authoritative." -- John McCarthy, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University "The frame problem is one of the central theoretical issues of artificial intelligence, and considerable progress in the study of this problem has been made over the last years. Shanahan's book provides a clear and comprehensive treatment of this work. It will be appreciated by everyone interested in the logical foundations of artificial intelligence." -- Vladimir Lifschitz, Gottesman Family Centennial Professor in Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin In 1969, John McCarthy and Pat Hayes uncovered a problem that has haunted the field of artificial intelligence ever since--the frame problem. The problem arises when logic is used to describe the effects of actions and events. Put simply, it is the problem of representing what remains unchanged as a result of an action or event. Many researchers in artificial intelligence believe that its solution is vital to the realization of the field's goals. Solving the Frame Problem presents the various approaches to the frame problem that have been proposed over the years. The author presents the material chronologically--as an unfolding story rather than as a body of theory to be learned by rote. There are lessons to be learned even from the dead ends researchers have pursued, for they deepen our understanding of the issues surrounding the frame problem. In the book's concluding chapters, the author offers his own work on event calculus, which he claims comes very close to a complete solution to the frame problem. Artificial Intelligence series

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