Financial accounting, reporting and regulation is a vast subject area of huge importance globally with interest rising significantly in the light of the ongoing global financial crisis.
In the first part, a broad overview of the subject of accounting is presented which sets the stage for some of the theoretical and practical issues and debates regarding financial reporting which follow in the second part. These issues include how to define the reporting entity, recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements, fair values in financial reporting and the costs and...
Financial accounting, reporting and regulation is a vast subject area of huge importance globally with interest rising significantly in the light o...
Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with increased foreign investment - notably from China - and huge growth in GDP from a number of African states. This compendium of scholarship offers cutting-edge knowledge relating to business in Africa. The Routledge Companion to Business in Africa is a comprehensive reference resource that provides the perfect platform for embarking on research and study into Africa from the business perspective.
Although the world's poorest inhabited continent, Africa has recently shown signs of being a source of economic growth in the coming decades, with inc...
One of the prime purposes of accounting is to communicate and yet, to date, this fundamental aspect of the discipline has received relatively little attention. The Routledge Companion to Accounting Communication represents the first collection of contributions to focus on the power of communication in accounting. The chapters have a shared aim of addressing the misconception that accounting is a purely technical, number-based discipline by highlighting the use of narrative, visual and technological methods to communicate accounting information.
One of the prime purposes of accounting is to communicate and yet, to date, this fundamental aspect of the discipline has received relatively little a...
Marketing has changed substantially in the last few years. With more and more research conducted in marketing and consumer behaviour fields, and technological advances and applications occurring on a regular basis, the future of marketing opens up a world of exciting opportunities.
Going beyond a state-of-the-art view of the discipline, this innovative volume focuses on the advances being made in many different areas such as; critical thinking, new paradigms, novel conceptualisations, as well as key technological innovations with a direct impact on the theory and practice of marketing....
Marketing has changed substantially in the last few years. With more and more research conducted in marketing and consumer behaviour fields, and techn...
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative has led to around a third of the world s financial assets being managed with a commitment to invest in a way that considers environmental, social or governance (ESG) criteria. The responsible investment trend has increased dramatically since the global financial crisis, yet understanding of this field remains at an early stage.
This handbook provides an atlas of current practice in the field of responsible investment. With a large global team of expert contributors, the book explores the impact of responsible investment...
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment initiative has led to around a third of the world s financial assets being managed with a co...
The relationship between the arts and marketing has been growing ever more complex, as the proliferation of new technologies and social media has opened up new forms of communication. This book covers the broad and involved relationship between the arts and marketing. It frames "arts marketing" in the context of wider, related issues, such as the creative and cultural industries, cultural policy and arts funding, developments in the different art forms and the impact of environmental forces on arts business models and markets. The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing provides a...
The relationship between the arts and marketing has been growing ever more complex, as the proliferation of new technologies and social media has open...
Critical theory has a long history, but a relatively recent intersection with public relations. This ground-breaking collection engages with commonalities and differences in the traditions, whilst encouraging plural perspectives in the contemporary public relations field.
Compiled by a high-profile and widely respected team of academics and bringing together other key scholars from this field and beyond, this unique international collection marks a major stage in the evolution of critical public relations. It will increasingly influence how critical theory informs public relations and...
Critical theory has a long history, but a relatively recent intersection with public relations. This ground-breaking collection engages with common...
Many enquiries into the state of accounting education/training, undertaken in several countries over the past 40 years, have warned that it must change if it is to be made more relevant to students, to the accounting profession, and to stakeholders in the wider community.
This book s over-riding aim is to provide a comprehensive and authoritative source of reference which defines the domain of accounting education/training, and which provides a critical overview of the state of this domain (including emerging and cutting edge issues) as a foundation for facilitating improved accounting...
Many enquiries into the state of accounting education/training, undertaken in several countries over the past 40 years, have warned that it must ch...
Auditing has been a subject of some controversy, and there have been repeated attempts at reforming its practice globally. This comprehensive companion surveys the state of the discipline, including emerging and cutting-edge trends. It covers the most important and controversial issues, including auditing ethics, auditor independence, social and environmental accounting as well as the future of the field. This handbook is vital reading for students and researchers involved with auditing and accounting. The collection will also prove an ideal starting place for researchers from other fields...
Auditing has been a subject of some controversy, and there have been repeated attempts at reforming its practice globally. This comprehensive companio...
