Data Processor's Survival Guide to Accounting

An in-depth guide teaching technical data processing managers how to survive in a managerial environment in which accounting is the common language. It explains the principles and practices of accounting, reviews formal corporate accounting, and emphasizes the use of economic evaluations as a communications tool and accounting as the common language of senior management. Included are checklists for self-evaluation of performance and understanding of accounting and illustrations of how the computer affects accounting. The book also includes an extensive glossary of accounting terms.