Short Introduction to Accounting Dollar Edition
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 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.
- Learn how financial statements are put together and how accounting information is applied to understand why it is important, as well as how it is done
- Includes questions and worked examples to test the reader's knowledge as they read
- A glossary of financial terms provides a guide to the language of business
Reviews & endorsements
'Essential reading for the business beginner. In lucid prose Barker strips out the jargon to reveal the basic and surprisingly elegant concepts of accounting.' David Champion, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review
'A gem of a book. A must-read for anyone daunted by the complexities of financial statements.' Jake Cohen, Dean of MBA Programme, INSEAD
Product details
August 2012Adobe eBook Reader
9781139558235
0 pages
0kg
2 b/w illus. 42 tables
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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.
