Threshold Logic / by HU S.T.

• Record Nr.: UNINA990001296580403321
• Autore: Hu, Sze-Tsen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [S.l.] : California University Press, 196 5
• Locazione: MA1
• Collocazione: 11-E-19
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Accounting and finance for business / / Geoff Black and Mahmoud Al-kilani

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150206403321
• Autore: Black Geoff
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-273-77396-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (518 pages)
• Collana: Always learning
• Altri autori (Persone): Al-kilaniMahmoud
• Disciplina: 658.15
• Soggetti: Business enterprises - Finance; Managerial accounting
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Guided tour -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The background to accounting -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What is accounting? -- 1.3 Who uses accounting? -- 1.4 Financial accounting and management accounting -- 1.5 Accounting assumptions and characteristics -- 1.5.1 Underlying Assumption 1: The accrual basis -- 1.5.2 Underlying Assumption 2: Going concern -- 1.5.3 Fundamental QC 1: Relevance -- 1.5.4 Fundamental QC 2: Faithful representation -- 1.5.5 Enhancing QC 1: Comparability -- 1.5.6 Enhancing QC 2: ; Verifiability -- 1.5.7 Enhancing QC 3: Timeliness -- 1.5.8 Enhancing QC 4: Understandability -- 1.6 Assets, liabilities and equity -- 1.6.1 Assets -- 1.6.2 Liabilities -- 1.6.3 Equity -- 1.7 The accounting equation -- 1.7.1 How does the value of equity change? -- 1.8 Alternative terminology -- 1.9 Summary -- 1.10 Chapter glossary -- 2 Processing financial data -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The dual aspect of transactions -- 2.3 How the system works -- 2.4 Checking the maths -- 2.5 Optimising the system -- 2.5.1 The cash book -- 2.5.2 The petty cash book -- 2.5.3 Analysed cash books and petty cash books -- 2.5.4 Day books -- 2.5.5 The journal -- 2.6 Computerised accounting systems -- 2.7 Summary -- 2.8 Chapter glossary -- 3 Adjusting and summarising data -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Financial periods -- 3.3 Accounting adjustments -- 3.3.1 Inventory adjustments -- 3.3.2 Accruals -- 3.3.3 Prepayments -- 3.3.4 Depreciation -- 3.4 Basics of the financial summaries -- 3.4.1 The income statement -- 3.4.2 The statement of financial position -- 3.5 Summary -- 3.6 Chapter glossary -- 4 The income statement and statement of financial position -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The income statement -- 4.2.1 Format of the income statement -- 4.2.2 Manufacturing businesses -- 4.2.3 Trading businesses -- 4.2.4 Service businesses.; 4.3 Income statements of partnerships and limited companies -- 4.4 The statement of financial position -- 4.5 Published income statements and statements of financial position -- 4.6 Preparing the summaries from accounting data -- 4.7 Summary -- 4.8 Chapter glossary -- 5 Further aspects of assets and liabilities -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sales of non-current assets -- 5.3 Inventory valuation -- 5.3.1 The importance of the valuation -- 5.3.2 FIFO and AVCO -- 5.4 Bad and doubtful debts -- 5.4.1 Bad debts -- 5.4.2 Doubtful debts -- 5.5 Current and non-current liabilities -- 5.6 Summary -- 5.7 Chapter glossary -- Revision of Chapters 1-5 -- 6 Limited liability companies and other types of business organisation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sole proprietorships -- 6.3 Partnerships -- 6.3.1 Accounting requirements of partnerships -- 6.3.2 Partnership accounts -- 6.3.3 Partnership income statements -- 6.3.4 Partnership statement of financial position -- 6.3.5 Limited liability partnerships -- 6.4 Limited liability companies -- 6.4.1 Accounting specifically for limited companies -- 6.4.2 Share capital and reserves -- 6.4.3 Changes to share capital -- 6.5 Sources of finance -- 6.5.1 Long-term sources of finance: share sales -- 6.5.2 Long-term sources of finance: loans -- 6.5.3 Long-term sources of finance: finance leases -- 6.5.4 Short-term sources of finance: bank overdrafts -- 6.5.5 Short-term sources of finance: debt factoring and invoice discounting -- 6.5.6 Internal sources of finance -- 6.6 Published financial summaries -- 6.7 Groups of companies -- 6.8 Summary -- 6.9 Chapter glossary -- 7 Cash flow statements -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Cash flows and working capital -- 7.3 The cash flow statement -- 7.4 Summary -- 7.5 Chapter glossary -- 8 Analysing company reports -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Data for analysis -- 8.3 The first stage: preliminary research.; 8.4 The second stage: horizontal and vertical analysis -- 8.4.1 Interpreting the analysis -- 8.5 The third stage: ratio analysis -- 8.5.1 Profitability ratios -- 8.5.2 Efficiency ratios -- 8.5.3 Short-term solvency and liquidity ratios -- 8.5.4 Long-term solvency and liquidity ratios -- 8.5.5 Investment ratios -- 8.6 The validity of the financial statements -- 8.7 Summary -- 8.8 Chapter glossary -- Revision of Chapters 6-8 -- 9 Management accounting -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Defining management accounting -- 9.3 The classification of costs -- 9.3.1 Analysis by function -- 9.3.2 Analysis by type -- 9.3.3 Analysis by behaviour -- 9.3.4 Analysis by time -- 9.4 Summary -- 9.5 Chapter ; glossary -- 10 Absorption costing and marginal costing -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Absorption costing -- 10.2.1 Stage 1: Allocation of costs to cost centres -- 10.2.2 Stage 2: Apportionment of overheads -- 10.2.3 Stage 3: Reapportionment of overheads -- 10.2.4 Stage 4: Absorption of production centre costs into products -- 10.3 Advantages and disadvantages of absorption costing -- 10.4 Activity-based costing (ABC) -- 10.5 Absorption costing and activity-based costing compared -- 10.6 Marginal costing -- 10.7 Using the contribution for 'what-if' calculations -- 10.8 Product costing -- 10.9 Specific order costing -- 10.9.1 Job costing -- 10.9.2 Quotations and job cost sheets -- 10.9.3 Batch costing -- 10.9.4 Contract costing -- 10.10 Operation costing -- 10.10.1 Process costing -- 10.10.2 Service costing -- 10.11 Summary -- 10.12 Chapter glossary -- 11 Standard costing -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Variances -- 11.2.1 Setting standards -- 11.3 Direct material variances -- 11.4 Direct labour variances -- 11.5 Overhead variances -- 11.5.1 Variable overhead variances -- 11.5.2 Fixed overhead variances -- 11.6 Summary -- 11.7 Chapter glossary.; 12 Break-even and cost-volume-profit analysis -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Break-even charts -- 12.2.1 A combination of graphs -- 12.2.2 Interpreting the chart -- 12.2.3 Changes in costs and revenue -- 12.2.4 Limitations of break-even charts -- 12.3 Profit/volume charts -- 12.4 Summary -- 12.5 Chapter glossary -- 13 Business planning -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Long- and short-term planning -- 13.3 Limiting factors -- 13.4 To budget or not to budget? -- 13.5 Preparing a budget -- 13.6 The cash budget -- 13.7 Master budgets -- 13.8 Flexible budgeting -- 13.9 Zero-based budgeting -- 13.10 Summary -- 13.11 Chapter glossary -- 14 Investment appraisal -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Present values and future values -- 14.2.1 From present values to future values -- 14.2.2 From future values to present values -- 14.3 Investment appraisal using discounting techniques -- 14.3.1 Discounted cash flow (DCF) -- 14.3.2 Net present value (NPV) -- 14.3.3 Internal rate of return (IRR) -- 14.3.4 Using spreadsheets to calculate NPV and IRR -- 14.4 Investment appraisal using non- discounting techniques -- 14.4.1 Payback period -- 14.4.2 Accounting rate of return (ARR) -- 14.5 Summary -- 14.6 Chapter glossary -- Revision of Chapters 9-14 -- 15 Decision-making -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The background to decision-making -- 15.2.1 One-off decisions -- 15.2.2 Forward-looking information -- 15.2.3 Probability testing -- 15.2.4 Opportunity costs -- 15.2.5 Relevant costs -- 15.2.6 Net cash flow -- 15.2.7 Data availability -- 15.3 Cost classification -- 15.3.1 Fixed and variable costs -- 15.3.2 Relevant and non-relevant costs -- 15.3.3 Avoidable and non-avoidable costs -- 15.3.4 Sunk costs -- 15.3.5 Committed costs -- 15.3.6 Opportunity costs -- 15.4 Types of decision -- 15.4.1 Closure or shut-down decision -- 15.4.2 Make or buy decision -- 15.5 Pricing decisions.; 15.5.1 External pricing -- 15.5.2 Internal pricing -- 15.5.3 Other internal pricing strategies -- 15.6 Special orders -- 15.7 The Balanced Scorecard -- 15.7.1 The learning and growth perspective -- 15.7.2 The business process perspective -- 15.7.3 The customer perspective -- 15.7.4 The financial perspective -- 15.8 Summary -- 15.9 Chapter glossary -- 16 Contemporary issues in finance -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 What is integrated reporting? -- 16.3 The International Integrated Reporting Framework -- 16.3.1 Key principles -- 16.4 Socially responsible investing -- 16.5 Executive pay, remuneration policy and shareholder 'democracy' -- 16.6 Accounting standards, 'fair value' and pensions -- 16.7 Credit ratings and financial implications -- 16.8 Summary -- 16.9 Chapter glossary -- 17 Environmental accounting -- ; 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 What is environmental accounting? -- 17.3 How does environmental accounting work? -- 17.4 What is environmental accounting used for? -- 17.5 Types of environmental accounting -- 17.5.1 Natural resource asset accounts -- 17.5.2 Pollution and material physical flow accounts -- 17.5.3 Monetary and hybrid accounts -- 17.5.4 Environmentally-adjusted macroeconomic aggregates -- 17.6 Problems with environmental accounting -- 17.7 Summary -- 17.8 Chapter glossary -- Appendix 1: Answers to self-check questions -- Appendix 2: Answers to self-study questions -- Appendix 3: Answers to case study questions -- Appendix 4: Answers to revision sections -- Index.
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Humanistic Management in the Public Sector : Global Contexts and Perspectives / / edited by Agnieszka Konior, Katarzyna Kopeć, Anna Góral, Kemi Ogunyemi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910980483303321
• Autore: Konior Agnieszka
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024
• ISBN: 9783031735226; 3031735226
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2024.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 pages)
• Collana: Humanism in Business Series, , 2662-1258
• Altri autori (Persone): KopećKatarzyna; GóralAnna; OgunyemiKemi
• Disciplina: 350
• Soggetti: Business ethics; Personnel management; Public administration; Business Ethics; Human Resource Management; Public Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: A Human-Centred Perspective in Public Management -- PART I Human-Centered Approach to Public Sector Employees -- Chapter 2: The humanistic dimension of project team management in projectified public organizations -- Chapter 3. Employee rights and dignity during national crisis: experiences of healthcare workers in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 pandemic -- Chapter 4: Employee management in the civil service in post-covid 19 Ghana: the need to move away from the mechanistic to humanistic management perspective -- Chapter 5: Organizational flourishing on the governmental development agency of Colombia: Bancoldex -- PART II Public Policies: Presenting a Human Face in Public Administration -- Chapter 6: Sandwich generation working women: is telework key or hindrance to unleashing their full potential at work and beyond? -- ; Chapter 7: Accessibility Of Culture In The Context Of Humanistic Management – The Case Study Of “Malopolska. Empathetic Culture” Project -- Chapter 8: Humanistic Approach Towards Environmental Issues In Public Film Policies -- Chapter 9: The Humanistic Management Principles In Cultural And Natural Heritage Policies In Germany -- Chapter 10: Balanga City Local Government Unit And The Educhild Parenting Program In Empowering Citizens To Building A Learning City For A Revitalized Society -- PART III Humanistic Leadership: Fostering Growth and Empowerment in Public Organizations -- Chapter 11: Students Leadership And Humanistic Management Practices In Higher Education Institutions -- Chapter 12: Collective Leadership, Workplace Democracy And Diversity Management In Public Universities in Uganda -- Chapter 13: Leadership and Employee Performance in the Ghanaian Public Sector: A Humanistic Perspective -- Chapter 14. Reimagining Public Service in Africa: A Case for Human-Centric Leadership in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 15. Humanistic Public Entrepreneurship -- CONCLUSIONS.
• Sommario/riassunto: Relative to the private sector, the public sector has always had a greater demand for scientific research in its running and decision making and, more recently, there has been a significant increase in the demand for research on humanism and ethics more broadly. In response, this book seeks to analyse the public sector through the lens of humanistic management, referring to its three-stepped approach – respect for human dignity, ethical reflection and decision-making, and stakeholder engagement. The establishment of a humanistic approach in the public sector should be a launchpad for humanistic transformation in businesses and in other organisations. With contributors and research from around the globe, this book explores topics such as the work-family balance, collective leadership, the COVID pandemic, environmental issues and public entrepreneurship. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of business ethics, public management theory and practice, public management history and human resource management. Agnieszka Konior is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Culture of the Jagiellonian University, Poland. Her research relates to the management of cultural heritage, cultural tourism and research methodology in culture. Katarzyna Kopeć is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Culture of the Jagiellonian University, Poland. Her research focuses on cultural policies and cultural economics, including social and cultural contexts of cultural financing, quality management in higher education, and project management in NGOs. Anna Góral is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Culture of the Jagiellonian University, Poland. Her research focuses on community building and governance, communities’ self-organization and networking, diversity management and, in particular, female leadership in feminized organizations. Kemi Ogunyemi is Full Professor of Business Ethics in Lagos Business School at Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. Her consulting and research interests include personal ethos, work–life ethic, social responsibility, sustainability, governance and anti-corruption risk assessment.