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020			_a9780511976926 (ebook)
020			_z9781107004405 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aHF5636 _b.B37 2011
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100	1		_aBarker, Richard, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aShort introduction to accounting / _cRichard Barker.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 162 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge short introductions to management
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_a1. 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.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: 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.
520			_aAn 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.
650		0	_aAccounting.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107004405
830		0	_aCambridge short introductions to management.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511976926
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