Short introduction to accounting / Richard Barker.
2011
HF5636 .B37 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
Short introduction to accounting / Richard Barker.
Author
Barker, Richard, 1968-
Edition
Dollar ed.
ISBN
9781107610118 (paperback)
1107610117 (paperback)
9781107004405 (hardcover)
1107004403 (hardcover)
9781107015517 (hardcover)
1107015510 (hardcover)
1107610117 (paperback)
9781107004405 (hardcover)
1107004403 (hardcover)
9781107015517 (hardcover)
1107015510 (hardcover)
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
viii, 162 pages ; 23 cm.
Call Number
HF5636 .B37 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
657
Summary
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
Series
Cambridge short introductions to management.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.