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. Books

3. Finance: Working Tools

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4. Web References: Finance

1. Glossary of Financial and Business Terms by The New York Times
2. Financial Ratios by Wikipedia
3. Important Document
   Relevance of Popular Financial Ratios (and Update to DUMAC); Duke University
4. Financial Statements Are Still Valuable Tools for Predicting Bankruptcy
5. Monitoring the Health and Growth of Your Business
6. Financial Management, Course Slides, University of California, Santa Barbara
7. Predicting Returns with Financial Ratios;
   J. Lewellen, MIT Sloan School of Management
8. Financial Ratios Calculator; University of Washington
9. Financial Ratio Definitions; University of Notre Dame
10. Financial and Operating Ratios Research Guide;
    Harvard Business School
11. Financial Ratios: What They Mean; Cardinal Stritch University
12. Competitive Landscape: Financial Ratios; Rutgers University
13. Calculating Company Ratios; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
14. Industry Ratios (Benchmarks); Emory University
15. Financial Ratio Resources; University of South Carolina
16. Financial Analysis Ratios
17. Return on Equity - The DuPont Model; About.com
18. Investing for Beginners: Financial Ratios;
    About.com
19. Introduction to Financial Analysis of a Farm Business;
    Virginia State University
20. Industry Research, University of Pittsburg
21. Measurement & Accountability, University of Washington
22. Analysis of Financial Statements; University of Wisconsin
23. Personal Financial Planning; Rutgers University
24. Financial Glossary, Yahoo
25. Using financial ratios to analyze companies
26. Investment Primer
27. Financial books and periodicals
28. Articles and surveys related to financial topics plus access to tools and resources
29. Web site that teaches basic concepts of finance through character guides. Includes a dictionary of financial terms
30. Entrepreneurial site that teaches basic skills to make good financial decisions
31. Brief Summary of Accounting Theory, Bob Jensen at Trinity University

5. 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

6. Web References: Governance, Auditing & Fraud Prevention

1. Unearthing Misdeeds, University of Illinois



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



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



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



5. Financial Engineering with Special Purpose Entities; Rice University



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



7. Reporting and Investigating Financial Fraud, Ohio State University



8. President's Office Fraud Policy Guidelines; University of Massachusetts



9. Identity Thefts, Indiana University

7. Books & Papers in French

• Pierre G. Bergeron, Pierre Lauzon, Suzie Marquis : La gestion moderne : une vision globale et intégrée,
  Morin, 2004, ISBN 2-89105-859-3.



• Pierre G. Bergeron : Planification, budgétisation et gestion par objectifs;
  Asticou, 1981, ISBN: 2-89198-026-3.



• Pierre G. Bergeron : La gestion dynamique : concepts, méthodes et applications,
  Morin, 2001, ISBN 2-89105-783-X.