Management Accounting (Robert S. Kaplan Series in Management Accounting) - Hardcover

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9780130168092: Management Accounting (Robert S. Kaplan Series in Management Accounting)

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ISBN 10: 0130168092 ISBN 13: 9780130168092

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1995

A revision of a visionary introduction to management accounting. This full-color, well-illustrated and heavily supplemented textbook is intended for sophomores or first-year MBAs. Thoroughly modern treatment focuses on the uses of accounting information to assist managers in making decisions in all aspects of their business activities. This book is oriented toward the modern user's approach that addresses how business managers need to use management accounting information.

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Unique in approach, this text provides a balanced, cohesive integration of management and accounting that has been noticeably missing from current texts. This book appeals to the general business student as well as the Accounting major. It teaches how a business manager uses management accounting information to solve problems and manage activities within an organization. Accounting majors aspiring to become management accountants learn how to design and operate information systems that create value for their organizations. The entire text blends contemporary theory and the latest research in management accounting with practical applications and actual company experiences.

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Unique in approach, this book provides a balanced, cohesive integration of management and accounting. It teaches how a business manager uses management accounting information to solve problems and manage activities within an organization. Accounting majors aspiring to become management accountants learn how to design and operate information systems that create value for their organizations. The entire book blends contemporary theory and the latest research in management accounting with practical applications and actual company experiences. It contains many new, current company experiences and case examples that depict how actual businesses are applying the concepts discussed e.g., Microsoft's Windows '95. This book shows how managerial accounting information is used in the decision making process in manufacturing, service, and government/not-for-profit organizations. It offers a business management rather than an accounting perspective throughout, and explores managerial concerns beyond the common boundaries of product costing .Uses extensive examples drawn from real-world organizations.

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