Finance and Accounting for Managers (Management Studies)

by David B . Davies (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.69

  The IPD examination system provides a unique route into professional personnel practice. The Management Studies series has been designed for IPD students. Management Studies I provides practical introductory texts ideally suited to students on the Professional Management Foundation Programme while Management Studies 2 covers the core subject areas of the IPD Stage 2 syllabus. All these texts will prove equally useful for practising managers who wish to enhance their understanding of contemporary management techniques and methods. All managers need to understand money and use financial information systems to ensure effective planning, decision-making and control. In this step-by-step student text for non-specialists, the author examines the sources and uses of money, assets and liabilities, and how these are recorded on the balance sheet, cash statement, and profit and loss account. For this revised edition, following consultation with course tutors, he has extended the coverage of management accounting, particularly in the areas of costing and budgeting, and provided greater detail about the financial implications of personnel decisions. Exercises and worked examples, some based on recent Marks and Spencer accounts, and cash flow tables complete this comprehensive introduction to finance and accounting.

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $5.91

  The IPM examination system provides a unique route into professional personnel practice. The Management Studies series forms the essential reading for all IPM students. Management Studies I provides practical introductory texts ideally suited to students on the Professional Management Foundation Programme while Management Studies 2 covers the core subject areas of the IPM Stage 2 syllabus. All these texts will prove equally useful for practising managers who wish to enhance their understanding of contemporary management techniques and methods. In this introductory text, David Davies starts by considering the sources and uses of money, assets and liabilities, and shows how these are recorded in the basic financial planning tools; the profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash statement, and funds flow statement. These in turn form part of the strategic processes of forecasting and budgeting systems. Detailed worked examples illustrate every stage to ensure that managers and students are provided with an essential working knowledge of the terminology, objectives and uses of financial accounting.