Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Accounting - Managerial

A significant and innovative feature of this textbook is its detailed insights into the use of costing methodology for practical implications.

Financial performance is one of the most important and frequently used tools of management accounting, and its focus is on the factors that have the greatest impact on the company’s profit. This book explores the relationship between human resources and a company’s financial performance, how performance based on multiple non-financial criteria leads to an increase in the organizational trust of the employees in the honesty of the company’s leaders, and the different ways to measure financial performance.

This book will improve the knowledge, skills and abilities of managers...

In zijn derde boek in de Trilogie van De Tien Geboden voor ondernemers, duikt
Roland dieper dan ooit in de vraag wat success in het MKB eigenlijk inhoudt.
Hoe ziet het er uit? Hoe kunnen we het meten? Hoe kunnen we het creEren? Hoe
onderhouden we het en is er ook zoiets als voldoende?

Dit boek is de culminatie van 30+ jaar zelf bedrijven bouwen en ander
ondersteunen bij het maken van hun eigen bouwsels.

De struktuur van de eerste twee boeken is ook hier weer aangehouden en het
boek zit stampvol met praktische tips en resources om...

This book compares and contrasts the traditions and dominant management accounting practices and procedures in eleven European countries. Each chapter describes the evolution of dominant practices in the respective countries, drawing on empirical research, case studies and academic teaching and writing. In particular the chapters look at current approaches to cost management and capital budgeting.

Written by two experienced lecturers, this is the first student-centered textbook to bridge the technical and theoretical aspects of management accounting change. Packed full of pedagogical features, including mini-cases, learning outcomes, key terms, article summaries, key concept boxes, real-world cases, chapter summaries and further reading suggestions and resources, it is clear and accessibly written, covering all the major emerging topics in management accounting theory.

Discussing technical developments in management accounting from conventional cost accounting to contemporary...

This book is an authoritative guide to the accounting and disclosure rules for financial institutions and instruments. It provides guidance from a "fair value" perspective and demonstrates the simplest and most natural measurement basis for reporting financial instruments, as is relevant for thrifts, mortgage banks, commercial banks, and property-casualty and life insurers.

Praise for Mind Over Matter Why Intellectual capital is tHe Chief Source of Wealth

"Ron Baker has written another great book on the thoughts and theories on intellectual capital.As usual, he has an awesome depth of content, knowledge, and thought. A great read."

--Reed Holden, founder, Holden Advisors Corp., www.holdenadvisors.com, and coauthor, The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing and Pricing with Confidence: 10 Ways to Stop Leaving Money on the Table

"At a time when the virtues that made America great--individualism, hard work, and free trade--are...

• What is the importance of Sections 302 and 404?
• "Implementing" SOX using COSO and COBIT
• SOX's impact on foreign companies andnonprofits
• Achieving cost-effective sustainable compliance
• The evolving role of the SEC and the PCAOB

Praise for ESSENTIALS OF SARBANES-OXLEY

"Since its enactment in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its Section 404 internal control requirements have caused many a great deal of 'pain and suffering ' With its emphasis on what Sanjay Anand frequently reminds us is the 'real world, ' this book should...

This must-have reference covers all of the major areas of cost accounting and analysis including product costing, relevant costs, cost-volume analysis, performance evaluation, transfer pricing, and capital budgeting.

• Includes methods of reorganizing, classifying, allocating, aggregating, and reporting actual costs and comparing them with standard costs.
• Equips experienced cost accountants with a reference tool and students with a thorough textbook.
• Provides numerous examples, succinct language, chapter review, glossary, and appendices.
• Includes an abundance...

Praise for Directory of Global Professional Accounting and Business Certifications

"In a globalized world, employers are confronted by a bewildering variety of professional qualifications, some valid, some less weighty and some spurious and fraudulent. This excellent compilation enables the reader to touch base with such organizations and explore their true credentials through access to their whereabouts including Web sites. It is additionally pleasing that updates will be provided via the publisher's own Web site."
--Professor Dr. Gerald Vinten Deputy Principal, Thames...

If where an organization allocates its resources determines its strategy, why is it that so few companies actively manage the resource allocation process? "Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management: Aligning Investment Proposals with Organizational Strategy" goes beyond platitudes about why you should use corporate portfolio management (CPM) by offering a practical methodology to bring this powerful discipline to your organization.

"Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management" takes an expansive view of where CPM can be utilized by demonstrating that it can be used across any business line,...

Praise for Fraud Casebook Lessons from the Bad Side of Business

"I have known Mr. Wells for over twenty years. In my opinion, no one in the world knows more about fraud than he does."
-W. Steve Albrecht, Associate Dean, Marriott School of ManagementBrigham Young University, Provo, Utah

"This book covers the entire range of fraud that can be encountered in the workplace."
-Grant D. Ashley, Vice President for Corporate Security and SurveillanceHarrah's Entertainment Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada

"I had the pleasure of serving with Mr. Wells when both...

Now in a fifth edition, Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department is a how-to guide on creating an effective and efficient accounting department policies and procedures manual.

Written by Steven Bragg, the foremost authority in accounting and controllership issues, the new edition includes:

• A new, complimentary Web site providing readers with the foundation for creating or enhancing their accounting department policies and procedures manual
• More coverage of accounting procedures including...

New costing procedures for a new economic age

Increasing global competition is causing upheaval in every area of industry and commerce. An explosion in the use of advanced technologies is continuing to fundamentally revolutionize the way we go about doing business. These factors are in turn driving dramatic reductions in product life cycles (the average product life cycle is now well under five years) and exerting tremendous pressure on profit margins. The effect has been to substantially change cost structures with their traditional focus on direct labor and arbitrary allocation...

ESSENTIALS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in accounts payable.

"A real-world approach, with great insights and practical wisdom on all aspects of the accounts payable process. Essentials of Accounts Payable provides accounts payable professionals with a framework for action in a rapidly changing environment."
-Tom Nichols, Division Manager,...