Acknowledgments
A textbook of this size owes a genuine debt of gratitude to a long list of wonderful people. We want to acknowledge the time, energy, ideas, and patience invested by each of the following individuals.
Book Development and Support
A warm thank you to Jeff Shelstad, Bradley Felix, Sharon Koch, Shannon Gattens, Jenn Yee, Stacy Claxton, Chrissy Chimi, John Britton, and Barbara Corbin.
Textbook Reviewers
- Pervaiz Alam, Kent State University
- Jane Austin, Oklahoma City University
- Richard Baldwin, Johnson & Wales University, Friedman Center, Graduate School
- Sheila Bedford, American University
- Bruce Branson, North Carolina State University
- Rada Brooks, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
- Charles Bunn, Wake Technical Community College
- Stan Clark, University of Southern Mississippi
- Sue Cunningham, Rowan Cabarrus Community College
- Betty David, Francis Marion University
- Carolyn Dreher, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
- Wilbert Harri, Pima Community College
- Lori Holder-Webb, Simmons College School of Management
- Ethan Kinory, Baruch College, City University of New York
- Pamela Legner, College of DuPage
- Randall Lewis, Spring Arbor University
- Chao-Shin Liu, University of Notre Dame
- Mary Middleton, University of Richmond
- Jane Mooney, Simmons College
- David Sulzen, Ferrum College
- Diane Tanner, University of North Florida
- Steven Thoede, Texas State University
- Robin Thomas, North Carolina State University
- Wendy Wilson, Southern Methodist University
- Gregory Yost, University of West Florida
The authors also appreciate the efforts of Lydia Rosencrants, LaGrange College Accountancy and Business Programs, who has assisted the project by developing the end-of-chapter and supplementary material. We want to give a special word of thanks to Katie Fischer for reading the early chapters of this textbook and giving a wonderful perspective from a student’s point of view.