Synopsis
Known for its balance of managerial accounting topics in a variety of business segments-manufacturing,retail,nonprofit and service-industry settings-and noted by for its lively presentation,this highly successful text provides thorough coverage of all major topics found in the managerial accounting course. Traditional managerial accounting material along with up-to-date and emerging topics are covered throughout using a step-by-step presentation punctuated with numerous graphs,tables,exhibits,and photographs. Each chapter of the text is built around a major,chapter-length illustration based on real-world companies are utilized throughout the text to demonstrate key points and highlight important concepts. Using these elements-a modern,interesting and clear presentation along with major chapter-length illustrations-author Ronald Hilton has also designed a modular text,one that allows instructors great flexibility in the ordering of topics and coverage.
About the Author
A Professor of Accounting at Cornell University, Professor Hilton teaches in the areas of managerial accounting and cost management systems. With bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University, he received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. A Cornell faculty member since 1977, Professor Hilton also has taught accounting at Ohio State and the University of Florida, where he held the position of Walter J. Matherly Professor of Accounting. Prior to pursuing his doctoral studies, Hilton worked for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company and served as an officer in the United States Air Force. Professor Hilton is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and has been active in the American Accounting Association. He has served as associate editor of The Accounting Review and as a member of its editorial board. Hilton also has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Management Accounting Research. He has been a member of the resident faculties of both the Doctoral Consortium and the New Faculty Consortium sponsored by the American Accounting Association. With wide-ranging research interests, Hilton has published articles in many -journals, including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, -Management Science, Decision Sciences, The Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Contemporary Accounting Research, and the Journal of Mathematical Psychology. Author of Managerial Accounting, he also has published a monograph in the AAA Studies in Accounting Research series, is a co-author of Budgeting: Profit Planning and Control, and is a co-author of Cost Accounting: Concepts and Mana-ge-rial Applications. Professor Hilton's current research interests focus on contemporary cost management systems and international issues in managerial accounting. In recent years, he has toured manufacturing facilities and consulted with practicing managerial accountants in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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