Accounting for Managers
Published on 28. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
488 pages
978-93-90464-95-1 (ISBN)
Description
In all forms of economic structures throughout history, accounting has been given prime significance. It keeps growing and became an essential instrument enabling different business decisions to be taken. It is therefore imperative for aspiring management professionals to comprehend the principles and procedures of accounting.
- For the purpose of preparing accounting statements and analyses for their use in planning, controlling and business decisions, this book offers a thorough description of financial accounting, cost accounting and management accounting. It focuses mainly on how accounting knowledge should be used to evaluate and analyse company results and take business decisions.
This book is designed exclusively for those who are pursuing an MBA/PGDM or any other specialised program in Management. It will be equally useful for those concerned with the development of necessary financial, cost and management accounting knowledge for business acumen. Even, non-commerce graduates who have no previous accounting knowledge can also find this book very beneficial.
Key Features - Helps students to address practical problems.
- Includes Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter
- Loaded with numerous pedagogical features
- Objective type questions
- Theory questions
- Illustrative examples
- Chapter-end exercises
- For the purpose of preparing accounting statements and analyses for their use in planning, controlling and business decisions, this book offers a thorough description of financial accounting, cost accounting and management accounting. It focuses mainly on how accounting knowledge should be used to evaluate and analyse company results and take business decisions.
This book is designed exclusively for those who are pursuing an MBA/PGDM or any other specialised program in Management. It will be equally useful for those concerned with the development of necessary financial, cost and management accounting knowledge for business acumen. Even, non-commerce graduates who have no previous accounting knowledge can also find this book very beneficial.
Key Features - Helps students to address practical problems.
- Includes Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter
- Loaded with numerous pedagogical features
- Objective type questions
- Theory questions
- Illustrative examples
- Chapter-end exercises
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
ISBN-13
978-93-90464-95-1 (9789390464951)
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Persons
Gurinder Singh, PhD, is Group Vice Chancellor, Amity Universities. Dr. Singh has been a speaker at various international forums which includes prestigious Million Dollar Round Table Conference at Harvard Business School, Thunderbird Business School, NYU, University of Leeds, Loughbrough Business School, Coventry Business School, University of Berkeley, California State University, MIT, QS Apple Conference and many more.
With more than 25 years of academic experience, he is internationally recognized as a known Professor in the area of Management and is also known in the field of academics as an institution builder, a writer, professor, distinguished academician, a top class trainer, International Business Expert and the Champion of the Hearts of Students. He has received more than 25 International and National awards and has graced a host of talk shows on various TV channels.
Mahendra Kumar Jain, PhD, is Former Professor and Head, Department of Management at Amity University, Greater Noida. Earlier he served as Professor, Head of Commerce Department and Principal in Agrasen PG College, Sikandrabad (UP) a?liated to CCS University, Meerut. With nearly ?ve decades of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Jain has contributed several research papers to the national and international journals of repute and guided research scholars for their doctorate degree. His teaching interests include Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, and Financial Management.
Ruchika Gupta, PhD, is a Professor and Head, Department of Management at Amity Business School, Amity University, Greater Noida. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, Dr. Ruchika has played a multi-faceted role being a teacher, trainer, mentor, and administrator. She has published business cases and research papers in national and international journals and has been granted several copyrights and patents. She is also serving as Reviewer, Advisory Board member and Editor of several Indexed Journals.
With more than 25 years of academic experience, he is internationally recognized as a known Professor in the area of Management and is also known in the field of academics as an institution builder, a writer, professor, distinguished academician, a top class trainer, International Business Expert and the Champion of the Hearts of Students. He has received more than 25 International and National awards and has graced a host of talk shows on various TV channels.
Mahendra Kumar Jain, PhD, is Former Professor and Head, Department of Management at Amity University, Greater Noida. Earlier he served as Professor, Head of Commerce Department and Principal in Agrasen PG College, Sikandrabad (UP) a?liated to CCS University, Meerut. With nearly ?ve decades of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Jain has contributed several research papers to the national and international journals of repute and guided research scholars for their doctorate degree. His teaching interests include Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, and Financial Management.
Ruchika Gupta, PhD, is a Professor and Head, Department of Management at Amity Business School, Amity University, Greater Noida. With nearly two decades of teaching experience, Dr. Ruchika has played a multi-faceted role being a teacher, trainer, mentor, and administrator. She has published business cases and research papers in national and international journals and has been granted several copyrights and patents. She is also serving as Reviewer, Advisory Board member and Editor of several Indexed Journals.
Content
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Module 1: Accounting Framework
- Chapter 1 Accounting: An Introduction
- Chapter 2 Accounting Principles and Standards
- Chapter 3 Journalizing Transactions and Subdivision of Journal
- Chapter 4 Ledger, Posting to Ledger and Trial Balance
- Module 2: Preparation of Financial Statements
- Chapter 5 Final Accounts
- Module 3: Analysis of Financial Statements
- Chapter 6 Depreciation Accounting
- Chapter 7 Analysis of Financial Statements: Ratio Analysis
- Chapter 8 Statement of Changes in Financial Position:
- Cash Flow Statement
- Module 4: Cost and Management Accounting
- Chapter 9 Management Accounting: An Introduction
- Chapter 10 Budgetary Control
- Chapter 11 Marginal Costing and Cost Volume Profit Analysis
- Chapter 12 Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
- Module 5: Latest Development Trends and Practices
- Chapter 13 Emerging Trends and Areas in Accounting
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Module 1: Accounting Framework
- Chapter 1 Accounting: An Introduction
- Chapter 2 Accounting Principles and Standards
- Chapter 3 Journalizing Transactions and Subdivision of Journal
- Chapter 4 Ledger, Posting to Ledger and Trial Balance
- Module 2: Preparation of Financial Statements
- Chapter 5 Final Accounts
- Module 3: Analysis of Financial Statements
- Chapter 6 Depreciation Accounting
- Chapter 7 Analysis of Financial Statements: Ratio Analysis
- Chapter 8 Statement of Changes in Financial Position:
- Cash Flow Statement
- Module 4: Cost and Management Accounting
- Chapter 9 Management Accounting: An Introduction
- Chapter 10 Budgetary Control
- Chapter 11 Marginal Costing and Cost Volume Profit Analysis
- Chapter 12 Standard Costing and Variance Analysis
- Module 5: Latest Development Trends and Practices
- Chapter 13 Emerging Trends and Areas in Accounting
- Index