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UNINA9910825682203321 |
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Autore |
Barker Richard |
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Titolo |
Short introduction to accounting / / Richard Barker [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011 |
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1-316-08956-8 |
1-139-56433-1 |
1-283-57513-2 |
9786613887580 |
1-139-55077-2 |
1-139-55573-1 |
1-139-55202-3 |
1-139-54952-9 |
1-139-55448-4 |
1-139-05888-6 |
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Edizione |
[[Dollar ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge short introductions to management |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- 5. The accounts as a lens on growth -- 6. Measuring value creation -- 7. Understanding risk -- 8. Building a corporate valuation model. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked |
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