Three professors at BYU’s Marriott School hope their e-business accounting book will give students the upper hand when it comes to electronic commerce. Steven M. Glover, Stephen W. Liddle and Douglas Prawitt’s book, E-Business: Principles and Strategies for Accountants, was written to prepare accounting students to meet the demands of a business world being transformed by technology. Marriott School professors will begin using the book winter semester as a supplement.
“E-business is such a critical component of a successful business strategy that it will become a normal and universal aspect of all business in the near future,” said Glover, associate professor of accounting. “In order to function effectively as a valued business advisor or assurance provider, accounting professionals need to understand key issues associated with e-business.”
Prawitt, associate professor of accounting, said the new book will help both accounting students and professionals get up to speed on the fundamentals of e-business quickly and efficiently. “It provides accountants with an excellent introductory foundation they can use to function effectively in today’s economy.”
E-Business: Principles and Strategies for Accountants addresses the potentially disruptive effects of e-business as well as its opportunities and challenges in the accounting profession. It also includes technology toolboxes in the appendices to describe e-business terminology and technology at a more technical level.
“Professors can use this book to help integrate e-business into an already full curriculum,” said Liddle, assistant professor of information systems. “The new book is designed to support one to two weeks of e-business material in an accountings class.”
Released in August, E-Business: Principles and Strategies for Accountants is published by Prentice Hall and is available through all major bookstores and online booksellers.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. As part of the Marriott School, the School of Accountancy and Information Systems offers nationally ranked graduate and undergraduate programs in accountancy and information systems management. The Marriott School’s mission is to educate men and women of faith, character and professional ability who will become outstanding managers and leaders throughout the world.
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Writer: Carrie Beckstead
