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1 online resource |
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SAGE Knowledge. Cases |
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SAGE Knowledge. Cases
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| Summary |
This case examines a real-life occurrence of alleged financial statement fraud by Diamond Foods, Inc. Specifically, the company purportedly understated walnut costs in order to falsify earnings to meet estimates by stock analysts. The facts of this case are drawn from Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) accounting and auditing enforcement releases and administrative proceedings releases. Learning objectives specific to this case include increased awareness of real-life ethical dilemmas, understanding the reasons for earnings management, understanding the costs of earnings management, and greater awareness of appropriate auditing responses to potential earnings management fraud. The case can be used for either managerial classes or auditing classes |
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Originally Published InSankara, J., & Lindberg, D.L. (2014). Diamond Foods, Inc. IMA Educational Case Journal, 7(4), Article 1 |
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Diamond Foods, Inc. -- Case studies
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Fraud -- Case studies
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Business ethics -- Case studies
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Nut industry -- Case studies
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Business ethics
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Fraud
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Nut industry
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Case studies
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Lindberg, Deborah L., author
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| ISBN |
9781526426499 |
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1526426498 |
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