Heather Weir

Biography:

Heather Weir is associate professor of Accounting at the University of Alberta School of Business.

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Leadership

DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS: THE STAYING POWER OF DEFICITS

by , et al.Issue: September / October 2005

Despite better-performing stock markets and proposed accounting changes, defined-benefit pension plans still remain…

Uncategorized

PENSION ACCOUNTING: THE END OF SMOOTHING?

by , et al.Issue: March / April 2005

The current state of many company's defined benefit pension plans may be parlous, but you would never know it from the……

The Organization

ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS

by , et al.Issue: July / August 2003

Disclosure of the fair value of stock option compensation is available for the first time in the notes to the financial……

Governance

PENSION PLANS: ACCOUNTING RULES MASK INCREASING DEBT

by , et al.Issue: January / February 2003

The balance sheets don't show it but the pension plans of many companies in Canada and the United States are under-funded,……