Management Accounting

Contents: Preface. 1. Management accounting: an introduction. 2. Emergence of accounting information. 3. Strategic foundations in accounting. 4. Managerial accounting for business enterprise. 5. Accounting information for the management. 6. Technology-driven automation of accounting system. 7. Operations, purchase and sales in hyperreality. 8. Management accounting and the knowledge process. 9. Organisational support in management accounting. 10. Competitor analysis and information security in accounting. Bibliography. Index.

"Management accounting for business decisions provides a through introduction to the theory and practice of management accounting. Accessible and student friendly, the text excludes the technical and more advanced content that is required by specialist accounting students but offers the general business student or post-experience course a firm foundation in Management Accounting. Management accounting for business decisions is the ideal introductory text for all non-accounting students studying management accounting on a modular one or semester course, or as part of an MBA course." (jacket)