01437nam a2200193 a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005805000230007610000200009924500560011925000150017526000630019030000350025344000480028850000640033652008190040052100090121965000150122820140310183618.0121030s19uu    xx            00    eng d  a9780521179478  aHF 5636b.B37 2011  aBarker, Richard  aShort introduction to accounting /cRichard Barker.  aDollar ed.  aCambridge ; New York :bCambridge University Press,c2011.  aviii, 162 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aCambridge short introductions to management  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-154) and index.  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  aBSBA  aAccounting