LEADER 03171nam 22006852 450 001 9910825682203321 005 20160211104709.0 010 $a1-316-08956-8 010 $a1-139-56433-1 010 $a1-283-57513-2 010 $a9786613887580 010 $a1-139-55077-2 010 $a1-139-55573-1 010 $a1-139-55202-3 010 $a1-139-54952-9 010 $a1-139-55448-4 010 $a1-139-05888-6 035 $a(CKB)2560000000092511 035 $a(EBL)989156 035 $a(OCoLC)808609583 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000703406 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11407030 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703406 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10690641 035 $a(PQKB)11061290 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139058889 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC989156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL989156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10591063 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388758 035 $a(PPN)261285262 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000092511 100 $a20110318d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aShort introduction to accounting /$fRichard Barker$b[electronic resource] 205 $a[Dollar ed.]. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge short introductions to management 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-61011-7 311 $a1-107-01551-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aAn introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management. 410 0$aCambridge short introductions to management. 606 $aAccounting 615 0$aAccounting. 676 $a657 700 $aBarker$b Richard$0656274 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825682203321 996 $aShort introduction to accounting$94058360 997 $aUNINA