Description |
x, 430 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Value Creation, Financial Statements, and the Environment of Financial Reporting -- Ch. 2. The Financial Statements - A Closer Look -- Ch. 3. Measurement Framework and Mechanics of Financial Accounting -- Ch. 4. Using Financial Statements to Analyze Value Creation -- Ch. 5. Return on Equity, Value Creation, and Firm Value -- Ch. 6. Earnings Management -- Ch. 7. Operating Transactions - Revenues, Expenses, and Working Capital -- Ch. 8. Long-Term Producing Assets and Investments in Equity Securities -- Ch. 9. Accounting for Financing Activities -- App. A. Time Value of Money |
Summary |
"Creating shareholder value is fundamental to management performance and performance evaluation. Speaking to current and future executives, this is the first text to combine this essential concept with the financial reporting process - the primary provider of the measures of shareholder value creation and its determinants." "Financial Reporting for Managers: A Value-Creation Perspective links shareholder value creation and the financial accounting statements to the market value of the firm in a way that beginners and professionals alike can relate to. In simple, powerful terms, the book lays out the pathways leading from good decisions by management to strong financial statements, and higher shareholder value and stock prices."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Includes index |
Subject |
Financial statements.
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Business enterprises -- Finance.
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Author |
Hirst, Eric.
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LC no. |
2007043721 |
ISBN |
9780471457497 (cloth) |
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