Management accounting for the hospitality industry : a strategic approach / Debra Adams.
By: Adams, Debra
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BookPublisher: London : Cassell, 1997Description: x, 213 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0304329088 ; 0304329061 .Subject(s): Hospitality industry -- Accounting | Managerial accountingDDC classification: 657.837 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 657.837 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082534 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 657.837 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082535 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A textbook providing an overview of current ideas in management accounting in relation to strategic planning in the hospitality industry. It focuses on contemporary issues in management accounting, with examples and cases drawn from the experience and practice of the international hospitality industry. Technical applications are included and the author seeks to illustrate how these techniques fit into the wider perspective of corporate planning. Diagrams and illustrations are also used to aid understanding of the issues discussed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1: Strategic planning -- Fundamentals of strategic management -- Linking accounting and strategic management -- Understanding financial statements -- Part 2: External analysis -- Managing costs -- Managing pricing strategies -- Part 3: Internal appraisal -- Making budgets work -- The management of working capital -- Performance measurement -- Part 4: Strategic options -- Funding growth -- Capital budgeting -- The practical aspects of capital investment appraisal -- Managing the cost of capital -- Part 5: Strategic implementation and evaluation -- Measuring the value of a business -- The globalization of hospitality organizations -- The way forward.