Curt Verschoor on Ethics: Timely Columns from Strategic Finance Magazine

Curt Verschoor On Ethics is a compilation of the best business ethics columns that will continue for years forward to be of lasting educational value. In a company setting, the columns can function as the basis for discussion on proper business ethics. In academia, the columns can serve as assigned readings over significant ethics events and issues. Some topics that are covered in the columns include:

• Value of a Strong Ethical Culture
• Studies of Ethical and Unethical Culture
• Public and Management Accounting Ethics
• Ethics of Executive Compensation
• International Ethics Standards
• Fraud Case Studies
• Small Organization Fraud Studies
• Regulation and Enforcement
• Whistleblowing
• Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
• Tax Avoidance Issues

Curt Verschoor was chair and CEO of C.C. Verschoor & Associates and a professor at DePaul. In addition to this work, Verschoor was a researcher, consultant, and speaker, working with various finance organizations such as the Institute of Management Accountants Committee on Ethics. In 2016, he was granted a Lifetime Achievement Award by Trust Across America – Trust Around the World as a top thought leader in trustworthy business. Verschoor wrote 12 books and more than 250 journal articles and columns in his lifetime.

Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Ph.D., CMA, CPA, EY Distinguished Professor of Accounting. Driehaus College of Business School of Accountancy, DePaul University (USA). He is an internationally recognized expert in international financial reporting and auditing. He teaches financial accounting and auditing at DePaul University and has many years' experience in executive education. His textbooks, including Principles of Accounting (12th edition), Financial Accounting (11th edition), and International Financial Reporting Standards: An Introduction (3rd edition) are used throughout the world. He has published in leading journals, including most recently on the subject of strategy, financial, and sustainability characteristics of high-performance companies.