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Books in Accounting

The Accounting portfolio encompasses comprehensive insights into financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and managerial accounting. Featuring the latest research, regulatory updates, and practical frameworks, these resources support accountants, auditors, and researchers in navigating complex financial landscapes. Emphasizing technological advances, compliance, and ethical standards, the titles address critical issues such as digital transformation, sustainability, and global standards. This collection provides essential knowledge for fostering transparent, accurate financial practices and strategic decision-making in diverse organizational contexts.

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    • Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking

      • 1st Edition
      • June 25, 2025
      • Nicholas Apergis
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 7 7 7 8
      Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Three Volume Set presents expert commentary from professionals around the globe who analyze and forecast topics surrounding monetary policy and financial markets. As the go-to reference for the field, sections cover The Future of Monetary Policy and how leading advanced economies have undergone several fundamental transformative changes, Climate Change and Sustainability and how its impacts exert additional pressure on natural resources, Financial Markets and new frameworks for looking at financial system design, and Banking Developments, including ongoing changes in global banking influence.

    • International Handbook of Accounting Education and Certification

      • 1st Edition
      • March 5, 2018
      • Kwabena Anyane-Ntow
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 9 3 3 0 5 0 4 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 5 2 9 9
      This is the first work of its kind. Original contributions from leading academicians, practitioners and accounting associations from around the world make this handbook a unique source of information on international accounting education and certification processes. A uniform format in most of the chapters allows for easy comparison between countries. This volume documents the development of accounting education and practice at country and global levels; studies the sensitivity of accounting education and practices to the unique socio-economic needs of its environment; and allows comparative studies at a time when attempts have begun to harmonize accounting education internationally. Most importantly, it shows how educational programmes around the world are preparing future accounting professionals to deal with the rapid technological and environmental changes of the 21st century.

    • Chinese Women Business Leaders

      • 1st Edition
      • June 6, 2017
      • Jean Lee
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 5 4 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 1 0 1 2 2 1 5
      Chinese Women Business Leaders - Seven Principles of Leadership includes seven women who represent the characteristics of ShEOs in the wave of Chinese economic reform. Their unique life stories are also reflections of changes in Chinese society. These women have each played a distinctive role In China’s rapid emergence. Reform and opening up has brought more opportunities than ever before to Chinese women, though along with these opportunities come some questions and challenges. The fetters and shackles of tradition have been shattered. A path for self-actualization has opened up. Women in mainland China have experienced great changes, and struggled with conflicts between traditional heritage and modern values. Ever since reform and opening up in 1978, the rapid emergence of women in leadership roles in business has paralleled significant upheavals in the Chinese business landscape.

    • Cyber Security Awareness for Accountants and CPAs

      • 1st Edition
      • December 9, 2015
      • Henry Dalziel + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 4 7 2 2 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 5 1 0 9 2
      Cyber Security Awareness for Accountants and CPAs is a concise overview of the cyber security threats posed to companies and organizations. The book will provide an overview of the cyber threat to you, your business, your livelihood, and discuss what you need to do, especially as accountants and CPAs, to lower risk, reduce or eliminate liability, and protect reputation all related to information security, data protection and data breaches. The purpose of this book is to discuss the risk and threats to company information, customer information, as well as the company itself; how to lower the risk of a breach, reduce the associated liability, react quickly, protect customer information and the company’s reputation, as well as discuss your ethical, fiduciary and legal obligations.

    • A Primer for Financial Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • March 25, 2015
      • Ali N. Akansu + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 1 5 6 1 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 1 7 5 0 0
      This book bridges the fields of finance, mathematical finance and engineering, and is suitable for engineers and computer scientists who are looking to apply engineering principles to financial markets. The book builds from the fundamentals, with the help of simple examples, clearly explaining the concepts to the level needed by an engineer, while showing their practical significance. Topics covered include an in depth examination of market microstructure and trading, a detailed explanation of High Frequency Trading and the 2010 Flash Crash, risk analysis and management, popular trading strategies and their characteristics, and High Performance DSP and Financial Computing. The book has many examples to explain financial concepts, and the presentation is enhanced with the visual representation of relevant market data. It provides relevant MATLAB codes for readers to further their study. Please visit the companion website on http://booksite.else...

    • An Introduction to Business Accounting for Managers

      • 4th Edition
      • June 28, 2014
      • W. C. F. Hartley
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Now in its fourth edition, this book dispels much of the mystique surrounding accounting and finance for the non-financial manager. It will enable the reader to communicate more efficiently with financial advisers and help to enhance the quality of the financial decisions that managers have to make. It includes such topics as accounting for inflation, the significance of cash management and control and the development of accounting standards, many of which have not been treated in any single, recent, competitive work. This fully revised and updated version incorporates changes in current legislation and in attitudes towards financial analysis, the interpretation of annual accounts and the use of financial ratios, as well as a new chapter on capital investment appraisal.

    • Accounting Education for the 21st Century

      • 1st Edition
      • June 28, 2014
      • Jane O. Burns + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 9 3 3 0 7 9 8 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 9 2 4 2
      Accounting practice, whether in business or government, is more dynamic, more complex, and addresses a wider array of issues than it did as little as five years ago. Significant and rapid social, political, technological and economic changes are taking place in the world economy and it is increasingly recognised that accountants in all countries play a key role in the process of economic development.Accounti... education is undergoing a thorough review on a worldwide basis and major developments are taking place to produce quality accounting education that can keep pace with dramatic world change.This book provides an up-to-date view of the state of accounting education throughout the world and focusses on the global challenges facing accounting education as we approch the millenium.

    • Cost Accounting

      • 1st Edition
      • May 21, 2014
      • Mark Lee Inman
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 3 4 9 0 8 3 0 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 0 5 8 2 6
      Cost Accounting, Stage 2 discusses the basic elements of cost, cost collection, and cost accounting techniques and methods. The book provides an introduction to the concept of cost accounting and tackles cost ascertainment and conversion costs. The text discusses the various types of costing such as job, process, marginal, and standards. A whole chapter is also dedicated to budgets, variance analysis, and presentation of cost accounting information. The text will be of great reference material for both students and practitioners of accounting.

    • Cost Accounting

      • 2nd Edition
      • May 21, 2014
      • Mark Lee Inman
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 3 4 9 0 8 3 2 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 0 5 8 7 1
      Cost Accounting, Second Edition covers information and terminologies that prepare students for the final Level of the Accounting Technicians examinations, and the Level 1 Cost Accounting paper for the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. The book provides definitions of terms associated with cost and costing and discusses the environment and uses of cost accounting. The text identifies the basic elements of cost accounting and how some of the elements are drawn into the procedures, with focus on materials and conversion cost. The types of costing methods, the typical costing systems, the basic mechanics of process costing, and the impact of losses and gains and work-in-progress are also considered. The book discusses marginal and standard costing, budget, and variance analysis, which is the essential mechanics of the operation of standard costing. The book also apprises cost accounting system, integrated accounts, and the presentation of cost accounting information. The last part of the book aims to review the communications constraints and desires put upon the accountant and to go into the mechanics of report writing. The book will be invaluable to certified accountants, management accountants, and non-mathematical students taking accounting subjects.

    • Accounting in Business

      • 5th Edition
      • May 20, 2014
      • R. J. Bull
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 0 8 0 1 4 8 6 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 0 5 7 4 1
      Accounting in Business, Fifth Edition provides a concise discussion of accounting concepts and integrates accounting theories to applications. The book is comprised of 20 chapters that are organized into four parts. The text first presents the scope and environment of business accounting, and then proceeds to covering the theories and practice of financial accounting. The coverage of the book includes bookkeeping; the valuation and depreciation of fixed assets; and capital structure and financial reporting. Next, the title reviews the planning and control aspects of finance, which include budgets and budgetary control; management of working capital; and performance analysis. The last part deals with the relationship between accounting and society. The book will be of great use to undergraduate students and professionals of accounting.

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