The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting (eBook)

Theodore Grossman, John Leslie Livingstone (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009 | 4. Auflage
624 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-52632-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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, PHD, 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.

Inhalt

List of Downloadable Materials.

Syllabus: How Chapter Topics in This Book Track the Core MBA
Curriculum.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Contributors.

PART I FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING.

1 Understanding Financial Statements (Les
Livingstone).

2 Analyzing Financial Statements (Les
Livingstone).

3 Analyzing Business Earnings (Virginia Earll
Soybel).

PART II FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

4 Discounted Cash Flow (James A. Elfter).

5 Capital Structure (Craig A. Stephenson).

6 Planning Capital Expenditure (Steven P.
Feinstein).

7 Global Finance (Michael J. Riley).

PART III BUSINESS ENTITIES.

8 Choosing a Business Form (Richard P.
Mandel).

9 Taxes and Business Decisions (Richard P.
Mandel).

10 The Integrity of Financial Reporting (Les
Livingstone).

PART IV MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING.

11 Forecasts and Budgeting (Robert F. Halsey).

12 Cost Structure Analysis, Profit Planning, and Value
Creation (William C. Lawler).

13 Activity-Based Costing (William C. Lawler).

PART V PLANNING AND STRATEGY.

14 Business Planning (Andrew Zacharakis).

15 Financial Management of Risks (Steven P.
Feinstein).

16 Business Valuation (Michael A. Crain).

17 Profitable Growth by Acquisition (Richard T.
Bliss).

18 Outsourcing (Theodore Grossman).

PART VI ADVANCED TOPICS.

19 Information Technology and You (Dawna Travis
Dewire).

20 Information Technology and the Firm (Dawna Travis
Dewire).

21 Careers in Finance (Tracee Petrillo and Ralph J.
Constantino).

Glossary.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.10.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • MBA-Literatur • Portable MBA/Fast Forward MBA • Rechnungswesen • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-470-52632-7 / 0470526327
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-52632-3 / 9780470526323