Short introduction to accounting /
An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles, what they are, why they exist and how they are used, to help students see the con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Cambridge short introductions to management.
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Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- Part I: Introduction to Part I
- 1. A guided tour of the financial statements
- 2. The need for financial information
- 3. Keeping track of economic activity
- 4. Summary of the foundations of accounting
- Part II: Introduction to Part II
- 5. The accounts as a lens on growth
- 6. Measuring value creation
- 7. Understanding risk
- 8. Building a corporate valuation model
- Appendix I. Glossary of accounting terms
- Appendix II. Further reading
- Index.