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  • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A CASE STUDY GUIDE FOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS
    INNES, JOHN / NORRIS, GWENETH
    Corporate Social Responsiblity is based on critical insight gained by analysing four large companies’ experiences of corporate social responsibility. This study highlights the inadequacies of social and ethical reporting by business, both in terms of the ad-hoc nature of the information currently reported, and the absence of internal reporting. It will serve as evidence to co...

    $928.00

  • MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICIAL TERMINOLOGY
    EATON, GRAHAM
    The ever-evolving nature of accountant and emphasis on professional accountability means that all busness professionals need to ensure they are up-to-date with the latest developments.This latest revision of CIMA's Official Terminology addresses this need defining relevant terms used in today's business environment.Official Terminology clarifies the language of business to CIMA...

    $483.00

  • CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES IN UK MANUFACTURING
    DUGDALE, DAVID
    This report investigates the presentation and analysis of financial information in 41 UK Manufacturing companies. Traditional and contemporary accounting techniques are exemplified in the case studies. With old and new techniques explored, the research shows that there is little that is new in management accounting theory and practice. The study concludes that there is not one ...

    $801.00

  • COMMERCIAL AWARENESS AND BUSINESS DECISION MAKING SKILLS: HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND ANALYSE COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
    RODGERS, PAUL
    This book is designed to act as a financial statement phrase book and dictionary rolled into one. It will enable those new to the financial world to draw meaning from the wealth of information contained within financial documents that were previously considered out of bounds.Furthermore, although the pages within this book will be an invaluable springboard to those starting out...

    $661.00

  • RISK ACCOUNTING AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR ACCOUNTANTS
    CHORAFAS, DIMITRIS N.
    Both Accountants and Auditors are confronted daily with challenges associated with the evaluation of credit risk, market risk, and other exposures. The book provides up-to-date information on the most significant developments in risk management policies and practices. Accountants whose work under International Financial Reporting Standards increasingly involves risk control in ...

    $1,017.00

  • FINANCIAL RATIOS: HOW TO USE FINANCIAL RATIOS TO MAXIMISE VALUE AND SUCCESS FOR YOUR BUSINESS'.
    BULL, RICHARD
    Have you ever worried about being expected to understand what finance people are saying when they quote ‘gearing ratios’ or ‘equity yields’ at you? Whether you are in a large organization or just starting out on your own you will want to avoid missing something important and know how you can achieve the financial targets that are critical to you and your business.It is importan...

    $763.00

  • ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS VALUATION METHODS: HOW TO INTERPRET IFRS ACCOUNTS
    HOWARD, MALCOLM
    This book is intended to appeal to junior accountants and entrepreneurs who need guidance and practical analytical tools to enable them to develop business plans, raise capital and assess risk. Readers can initiate their own business plans by copying over 200 lines of formulae that create a 5 year plan that includes an earnings statement (or profit and loss account), balance s...

    $763.00

  • ACCOUNTING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE
    BEBBINGTON, JAN
    This CIMA research project provides insights into the interrelationship between existing management accounting practices and accounting tools which seek to guide organisations towards sustainable development and create information about accounting techniques which addresses the issue of sustainable development.Few studies have sought management accountants views on accounting t...

    $661.00

  • THE IMPACT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MODERNISATION POLICIES ON LOCAL BUDGETING-CIMA RESEARCH REPORT: THE IMPACT OF THIRD WAY MODERNISATION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETING
    SEAL, W. B. / BALL, AMANDA
    This CIMA research report focuses on post-1997 policy innovations for the public sector and their impact on traditional budgeting practices. In light of recent failures to reform local budgeting post 1997, it seeks to distinguish between original intentions of reform and their consequences offering alternatives to local government modernisation, appropriate changes in strategic...

    $1,055.00

  • PLANNING AND BUDGETING FOR THE AGILE ENTERPRISE: A DRIVER-BASED BUDGETING TOOLKIT
    BARRETT, RICHARD
    Planning and budgeting is one of the hottest topics in accounting; global spending on budgeting software is booming and is predicted to continue to grow throughout this decade. It's big business. This book focuses on 'Driver-Based' budgeting (ie using external and internal non-financial drivers to predict live item expenses). The book shows the benefits that Driver-Based Budget...

    $763.00

  • FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ACCOUNTANTS
    TURNER, CATHERINE
    This book provides a user-friendly guide to current and emerging issues in fraud both internal to the company, and external. It explains the terminology used and sets out the chief risks which management accountants need to be aware of. It then sets out a practical framework for the management and mitigation of fraud risk. This is followed up by an explanation of what to do in ...

    $801.00

  • PRACTICAL FINANCIAL MODELLING
    JONATHAN SWAN
    This second edition of Practical Financial Modelling is vital tool for all finance and management professionals whose work involves the production and development of complex spreadsheets and financial models. The author bridges the gap between the Excel manual and financial literature with a wealth of practical advise and useful tips.The book identifies good practice and highl...

    $757.00

  • CONTROLLING COLLABORATION BETWEEN FIRMS: HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS
    DITILLO, ANGELO / CAGLIO, ARIELA
    Shows how accounting information and control mechanisms are used in decision-making, planning and control at an inter-organizational level and how accounting tools and techniques may support the development and management of external relationships with strategic partners. In "global companies" the use of management control mechanisms has increasingly become decentralised from ...

    $725.00

  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONTROL, REPORTING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: GLOBAL BUSINESS BEST PRACTICE ACROSS CULTURES, COUNTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS
    NURDIN, GEORGES
    This book is designed to help Business Controllers / Accountants / Finance Directors / Bankers / Financial Analysts / Business Consultants to understand that International Business Control is much more than just a business being IFRS and US GAAP compliant, or just an extension of the domestic HQ control system.•Go beyond IFRS and GAAP to see what best practice measures can be p...

    $534.00

  • THE BENEFITS OF E-BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
    HINTON, MATTHEW / BARNES, DAVID
    To participate fully in the new world of e-business, organisations have to make significant financial investments. How then, should they evaluate e-business investment proposals and monitor the resulting performance of their on-line business operations? To what extent are traditional performance measurement systems fit for a world where clicks not bricks determine business suc...

    $572.00

  • FINANCIAL PLANNING USING EXCEL: FORECASTING, PLANNING AND BUDGETING TECHNIQUES
    NUGUS, SUE
    This book covers all aspects of budget preparation, from designing and creating a budgetary control system, consolidating data and working with spreadsheets. Now fully updated to include the latest version of Excel, Excel 2007 and for easy budgeting now with access to an online resource of worked examples and spreadsheet templates. The book shows how things are done in Excel 20...

    $534.00

  • CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
    CATHERINE TURNER
    This book will provide a user-friendly guide to current and emerging issues in corporate governance, especially for accountants and directors. The book explains terminology used in a jargon free way, and sets out to give you a practical guide to establishing a robust, yet workable governance framework for your enterprise. The book also guides you through the process of dealing ...

    $797.00

  • MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEMS
    SEVERIN GRABSKI
    Current evidence points to management accountants using traditional software (such as spreadsheets) for budgeting, ABC, balanced scorecards and other performance management techniques independent of, rather than integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems. While there has been some limited research on the effects of ERP systems on management accountants, this rep...

    $704.00

  • THE ROLE OF PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE GOVERNANCE OF WITH-PROFITS UK LIFE INSURERS
    IAN DEWING
    PPFMs have emerged as key internal and external governance documents for the management and regulation of with-profits funds as boards must ensure that financial management practices are in accordance with PPFMs. This book presents the results of the special corporate governance arrangements of financial services firms. Management accountants have a role not only in the develop...

    $678.00

  • DON'T BLAME THE TOOLS: THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MANAGERIAL INNOVATIONS
    DANIEL, ELIZABETH / MYERS, ANDREW / DIXON, KEITH
    Those managing organisations are often criticised for being ‘faddish’ in their use of new management ideas or innovations, too easily falling into the trap of adopting the latest new idea or concept because it is ‘flavour of the month’. This research-based report presents an in-depth account and analysis of the adoption and implementation of two popular large-scale managerial ...

    $674.00

  • A STUDY OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN THE OUTSOURCING DECISION
    RONAN MCIVOR
    Outsourcing is a key issue for many organisations having moved from the contracting out of peripheral activities such as cleaning to more critical areas such as design and marketing. This report is for managers and people in finance and accounting functions and takes a practical approach in developing a framework and then applying this framework in an actual organisation which ...

    $704.00

  • BUDGETING PRACTICE AND ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
    DUGDALE, DAVID / LYNE, STEPHEN
    Budgeting is at the heart of the performance management process for most companies. However, some argue that many companies today are dissatisfied with budgeting. It is seen to be costly and time-consuming; it inhibits action and causes organisational problems. The influence of the "Beyond Budgeting" model has caused many major companies, including Toyota, to abandon traditiona...

    $928.00

  • MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN CANADA, JAPAN AND THE UK
    KOUHY, REZA / VEDD, RISHMA / YOSHIKAWA, TAKEO / INNES, JOHN
    This research project examines the relationships between HR policies, management accounting and organisational performance on the basis of international case studies and interviews across a range of industries from building materials to software development. * Explores the relationship between different HR policies and organisational performance and how management accountants ...

    $928.00

  • STRATEGY MAPPING: AN INTERVENTIONIST EXAMINATION OF A HOMEBUILDER'S PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVE SYSTEMS
    KENNETH MERCHANT
    What part does customer and employee satisfaction play in overall business success? Management Accountants developing business models must consider this question, especially if they are taking the popular "balanced scorecard" or "strategy mapping" approaches to performance measurement. When doing so, stating cause-and-effect relationships between measurable factors like satisf...

    $970.00

  • MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
    AL BHIMANI
    This book is part of the celebrations to mark CIMA’s 90th anniversary in 2009. It looks at the development of cost and management accounting from the founding of the Institute to today. It considers a number of immediate challenges to management accountants and surveys a range of issues and challenges that will likely affect management accounting thought and practice in the fut...

    $864.00

  • EXPERIENCING CHANGE IN GERMAN CONTROLLING
    ROBERT LUTHER
    "Controlling" is the German term for "Management Accounting".  This book explores the unique characteristics of German management accounting as opposed to the the management of companies in other countries.  It contains unique research taking three different German companies as case studies.  It explores the influence of national characteristics and globalization on the ways bu...

    $864.00

  • ACCOUNTING IN A NUTSHELL: ACCOUNTING FOR THE NON-SPECIALIST
    WALKER, JANET
    Designed primarily for middle and junior management who deal with financial information without really understanding the content; students who are studying accounting as a non-specialist subject, for example on a business studies or engineering course. The book serves as a basic reference to be used throughout the course. It will also be particularly helpful in providing the ba...

    $547.00

  • MANAGERIAL JUDGEMENT AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENT DECISIONS
    ELAINE HARRIS
    This book presents the findings from a cross-sectional survey funded by CIMA. The project aimed to survey senior management accountants working across a range of organisations and industries with a unique focus on the behavioural side of decision making, the use of managerial judgement. Previous capital budgeting surveys have tended to focus on the quantitative evaluation tools...

    $704.00

  • CIMA: PASS FIRST TIME!
    DAVID HARRIS
    Now in its second edition, Pass First Time! is the ultimate guide to passing your CIMA exams. Fully revised and updated for the new 2010 syllabus and written by a CIMA examiner, it’s packed with useful hints and tips that will help you: *  improve the way you study * find out just what the examiners are looking for * avoid the most common pitfalls * earn all the marks you deser...

    $359.00

  • INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT
    HELLIAR, CHRISTINE
    Financial risk management is currently subject to much debate, especially the accounting for derivative products, and a number of commentators are objecting to the introduction of International Accounting Standard IAS 39 for Derivatives that will be in force by January 2005 for all EU companies. The topic of hedge accounting and the treatment of fair values may have a signific...

    $928.00