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020 _a9780521179478
050 _aHF 5636
_b.B37 2011
100 _aBarker, Richard
245 _aShort introduction to accounting /
_cRichard Barker.
250 _aDollar ed.
260 _aCambridge ; New York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _aviii, 162 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 _aCambridge short introductions to management
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-154) and index.
520 _aAn introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management
521 _aBSBA
541 _eC15393
650 _aAccounting
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