Accounting for Business [antikvár]

Preface Why is accounting relevant to me? Welcome to your accounting studies. You are probably wondering why you are required to study accounting when you have come to university to study marketing or strategy or human resource management. Thus your first reaction might be to say that you are not interested in accounting, so why is this a compulsory part of your course of study? In both the book and online workbook, we will be showing you why a knowledge of accounting and its integral role in all organizations are of vital importance to you in your career in business. This package is designed to be used as an introduction to the practice and techniques of accounting in the business world. It is aimed specifically at you as a non-specialist undergraduate studying an introductory accounting module as part of your degree in a business related subject. The book thus aims to provide ongoing and constant illustration of the value of accounting as part of a wider business degree. Throughout both the book and online workbook, you are invited to engage actively in the study of accounting as one of the foundations of a future career in management. As students aspiring to such positions, you will find a working knowledge of accounting terminology and techniques, and an ability to interpret financial information, essential in your day to day working lives and in your career progression. The approach to the subject adopted in this package is unashamedly practical: accounting is a 'doing' subject and the best way to learn how it works and what it does is to practice the various techniques and approaches as frequently as possible. You are provided with careful step-by-step guides showing you how to construct and evaluate various accounting statements. You are then given numerous further opportunities to apply what you have learnt with a view to enhancing your understanding and ability to produce and interpret accounting information.