Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions (8th Edition) – PDF

About The Author

John J. Wild

Dr. John J. Wild is a distinguished professor of accounting at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He previously held appointments at Michigan State University and the University of Manchester in England. He received his BBA, MS, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin.

Wild teaches accounting courses to students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous teaching honors, including the Mabel W. Chipman Excellence-in-Teaching Award and the departmental Excellence-in-Teaching Award, and he is a two-time recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from business graduates at the University of Wisconsin. He also received the Beta Alpha Psi and Roland F. Salmonson Excellence-in-Teaching Award from Michigan State University. John has received several research honors, is a past KPMG Peat Marwick National Fellow, and is a recipient of fellowships from the American Accounting Association and the Ernst and Young Foundation.

Dr. Wild is an active member of the American Accounting Association and its sections. He has served on several committees of these organizations, including the Wildman Award, Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, National Program Advisory, Publications, and Research Committees. John is author of Managerial Accounting, College Accounting, and Financial Accounting all published by McGraw-Hill Education.

Dr. Wild's research articles on accounting and analysis appear in Journal of Accounting and Economics; The Accounting Review; Journal of Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; Contemporary Accounting Research; and other journals. Dr. Wild is past associate editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and has served on several editorial boards including The Accounting Review.