Mangerial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses - Hardcover

Stickney, Clyde P.

 
9780324185638: Mangerial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses

Synopsis

This classic text for MBA programs offers balanced coverage of concepts, methods, and uses of managerial accounting with an increasingly strong emphasis on management decision-making. This approach helps focus on concepts and managerial uses of financial information rather than techniques of cost accounting. The current edition emphasizes international issues, strategic effects of decisions, ethics, and new management accounting trends. Also emphasized are process improvement, integration of financial reporting issues for management decision-making, and application of managerial accounting tools to the emerging service sector, government, and nonprofits in examples and problem material.

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About the Author

Michael W. Maher, Ph.D., is Professor of Management and Accounting and Associate Dean for Faculty at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Gonzaga University and his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Washington (Seattle). He has experience in public accounting, has co-managed his own business, and consulted with numerous companies and governmental bodies. Dr. Maher is active in the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, including service as president. He has co-authored numerous books and published articles in numerous journals.

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This text for MBA programs covers concepts, methods, and uses of managerial accounting, focusing on the use of financial information for decision making rather than on techniques of cost accounting. Material is directed towards students who expect to become managers in marketing, finance, or IT. This eighth edition offers increased coverage of inte

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