The portable MBA in finance and accounting [electronic book] / edited by Theodore Grossman and John Leslie Livingstone.
Contributor(s): Grossman, Theodore [editor]
| Livingstone, John Leslie [editor].
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BookSeries: Portable MBA series: Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons,Inc, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Edition: Fourth edition.Description: online resource (xxii, 602 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118257494 (paperback); 9780470526293 (e-book).Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Finance | AccountingDDC classification: 658.15 Online resources: E-book | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 658.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | MTU Cork Module ACCT 9005 - Core reading. |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The most comprehensive and authoritative review of B-School fundamentals--from top accounting and finance professors
For years, the Portable MBA series has tracked the core curricula of leading business schools to teach you the fundamentals you need to know about business-without the extreme costs of earning an MBA degree. The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting covers all the core methods and techniques you would learn in business school, using real-life examples to deliver clear, practical guidance on finance and accounting. The new edition also includes free downloadable spreadsheets and web resources.
If you're in charge of making decisions at your own or someone else's business, you need the best information and insight on modern finance and accounting practice. This reliable, information-packed resource shows you how to understand the numbers, plan and forecast for the future, and make key strategic decisions. Plus, this new edition covers the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley, applying ethical accounting standards, and offers career advice.
* Completely updated with new examples, new topics, and full coverage of topical issues in finance and accounting--fifty percent new material
* The most comprehensive and authoritative book in its category
* Teaches you virtually everything you'd learn about finance and accounting in today's best business schools
Whether you're thinking of starting your own business or you already have and just need to brush up on finance and accounting basics, this is the only guide you need.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding financial statements -- Analyzing financial statements -- Analyzing business earnings -- Discounted cash flow -- Capital structure -- Planning capital expenditure -- Global finance -- Choosing a business form -- Taxes and business decisions -- The integrity of financial reporting -- Forecasts and budgeting -- Cost structure analysis, profit planning, and value creation -- Activity-based costing -- Business planning -- Financial management of risks -- Business valuation -- Profitable growth by acquisition -- Outsourcing -- Information technology and you-- Information technology and the firm -- Careers in finance.
MTU Cork Module ACCT 9005 - Core reading.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
THEODORE GROSSMAN is a senior faculty member in information technology and accounting at Babson College. He founded and was president and chairman of TRG, a software company serving the retail industry, and serves as an expert witness on technology and accounting issues in complex court cases.
JOHN LESLIE LIVINGSTONE, P H D, CPA, is the author of numerous books and a former partner at a leading international accounting firm. He has served as the chairman of the Division of Accounting and Law at Babson College and is MBA Program Director at a leading Internet university with 3,000 MBA students.