Short Introduction to Accounting
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- Author: Richard Barker, Judge Business School, Cambridge
- Date Published: February 2012
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from May 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107015517
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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- 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
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'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
See more reviews'A gem of a book. A must-read for anyone daunted by the complexities of financial statements.' Jake Cohen, Dean of MBA Programme, INSEAD
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- Date Published: February 2012
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107015517
- length: 176 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 157 x 12 mm
- weight: 0.4kg
- contains: 2 b/w illus. 42 tables
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from May 2023
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.-
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