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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barker, Richard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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.