Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- PART I Introduction -- 1 Business organisations -- Meaning of business organisation -- Types of business organisations -- Types of private sector...

The Guide focuses specifically on the terms used in accounting and finance. Important terms and phrases are identified but with a much longer, in-depth explanation than you would normally find in a dictionary. Not only does each entry gives a thorough explanation of each term, most entries...

Accounting has an ever-increasing significance in contemporary society. Indeed, some argue that its practices are fundamental to the development and functioning of modern capitalist societies. We can see accounting everywhere: in organizations where budgeting, investing, costing, and performance...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Finance, Accounting and Corporate Objectives -- Corporate Objectives -- Managerial Finance -- The Finance Managers -- Time, Risk, and the Risk-Return Trade-off -- Three Basic Generalizations -- Relevance of Cash Flows -- Cash Flows versus Earnings -- A...

FRONT COVER -- ACCOUNTING IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- ABOUT THE EDITORS -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- THE ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) AND LOSS AVOIDANCE IN TURKEY -- INTRODUCTION -- TURKISH...

Written for managers and professionals in business and industry, this book helps the reader in: * Understanding what is and is not IFRS * Learning the complexities of IFRS implementation * Appreciating the contribution of IFRS to corporate governance The changeover from the mosaic of different...

Take control and keep your company competitive. The controller's role in corporate America has become increasingly crucial and exceedingly complex. So how can new and established professionals enhance their performance and sustain their company's competitive advantage? With The Controller's...

News Professor Cheng-Few Lee ranks #1 based on his publications in the 26 core finance journals, and #163 based on publications in the 7 leading finance journals (Source: Most Prolific Authors in the Finance Literature: 1959-2008 by Jean L Heck and Philip L Cooley (Saint Joseph's University and...

Key Features:Presents novel papers and a different outlook on microstructureUnique in bringing together contributions from the leading authors in the fieldComprehensive coverage of a broad range of diversified subtopicsScholarly book for academicians, regulators, policy makers and practitioners...