The Language of Corporate Leadership
One of the prime purposes of accounting is to communicate and yet, to date, this fundamental aspect of the discipline has received relatively little attention. The Routledge Companion to Accounting Communication represents the first collection of ...
"In a world increasingly focused on accountability, Amernic and Craig argue for more monitoring of the written and spoken words of CEOs." MacLean's "CEO-Speak paints an unflattering picture of self-appointed 'Midases' and 'warrior chiefs' with a proclivity for offering a selective, if not deceptive, take on the facts. The book ... could not have come at a more relevant time for executives, especially in Canada." The Globe & Mail "CEO-Speak provides glimpses of hidden corporate strategies. Without meaning to, and often more by omission than direct statement, the CEOs reveal a great deal about their attitudes toward their own corporations, its employees and shareholders, and the societies in which these huge conglomerates operate." Peter Desbarats, University of Western Ontario
Joel Amernic is professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Russell Craig is professor, National Graduate School of Management, Australian National University.