Author(s): Birt

Business

Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making Second Edition is written for students who are required to complete a one semester unit on introductory accounting, the text covers the basic principles of financial accounting, management, finance as well an introduction to ethics in business and corporate governance. The focus of new edition is on the application and interpretation of business reports and how the accounting information is used in business decision-making processes. The text emphasises the conceptual application of accounting and accounting information, providing clear explanations and applications so students appreciate the significant role of accounting information to all business environments. Now with Wiley Desktop Edition! When you purchase a new copy of this text you will automatically receive a Wiley Desktop Edition of Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making Second Edition which allows you to study electronically. * Download the full text to your computer! * Use the search function to locate key concepts! * Create your own colour-coded highlights as you revise! * Make notes for revision and share them with your friends! NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION New chapter on performance management Two new chapters on Budgeting and Cost-Volume-Profit New content on corporate governance and ethics Completely new design will engage students with subject   FEATURES Develops the user/decision making approach by including a number of illustrative examples, extracts from the financial media and applications throughout the chapters. Update to date coverage of external influences, such as professional regulation, CLERP, and Corporations Act, and the impacts to business. Early position of a chapter on ethics, governance and stakeholders reinforces to students, early in their learning, the importance and ramifications of sound decision-making. Reality Check. A chapter vignette that links the content of the chapter and concepts discussed to real-world, business applications. Learning Checkpoints. Positioned at the end of each main chapter section, Learning Checkpoints list the key issues and processes presented in the chapter to that point. An easy to identify self learning feature. Illustrative examples. Positioned strategically throughout all chapters, they present examples, with worked solutions, that enhance student understanding of the concepts outlined in the chapters. Self Test Activities. Positioned at the end of each chapter they present a number of worked exercises and solutions that will build student confidence and conceptual understanding of the processes outlined in the chapter before they move on to attempt the end of chapter exercises and problems.   ABOUT THE AUTHORS Jacqueline Birt is a lecturer in Accounting at the Australian National University. She has degrees from the University of Melbourne and RMIT, and is currently a PhD candidate at the Australian National University. She has had vast experience in teaching Accounting to students at both Higher School Certificate level and tertiary level over the past 16 years. In 2003 she was a recipient of the Pearson Education Accounting/Finance Lecturer of the Year Award and she also received a teaching excellence award from the Faculty of Economics and Commerce a