Short introduction to accounting

✍ Scribed by Richard Barker

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 170
• Series: Cambridge short introductions to management
• Edition: Dollar ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"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"-- Read more... 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

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Figures......Page 6
Tables......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
Part I......Page 19
1 - A guided tour of the financial statements......Page 21
2 - The need for financial information......Page 35
3 - Keeping track of economic activity......Page 55
4 - Summary of the foundations of accounting......Page 73
Part II......Page 93
5 - The accounts as a lens on growth......Page 95
6 - Measuring value creation......Page 107
7 - Understanding risk......Page 119
8 - Building a corporate valuation model......Page 136
Appendix 1 - Glossary of accounting terms......Page 150
Appendix 2 - Further reading......Page 161
Index......Page 163