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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825682203321

Autore

Barker Richard

Titolo

Short introduction to accounting / / Richard Barker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

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

Edizione

[[Dollar ed.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge short introductions to management

Disciplina

657

Soggetti

Accounting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management.