Professional Work or Management Accounting

Professional Work

Author: Kevin T Leicht

Professional Work: A Sociological Approach is an introduction examining recent trends in the world of professional work. Authors Kevin Leicht and Mary Fennell review the history and theory of managerial and professional work, and then describe specific contemporary changes in professions and work-settings.

• Provides overview of recent organizational changes in the workplace.

• Analyzes current history and theory of managerial and professional work.

• Includes definitions of key terms, original tables and figures.

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Management Accounting: The Conerstone of Business Decisions

Author: Don R Hansen

In Cornerstone, traditional coverage meets well developed pedagogy (cornerstones) and real world connection through the use of a REAL feature company (Kicker Car Speakers) providing students with a solid foundation for making business decisions or moving on to the next accounting course. In addition, Personal Trainer 3.0, the preeminent interactive aid for developing the fundamental skills of Managerial Accounting, will accompany the text.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Management Accounting. 2. Basic Management Accounting Concepts. 3. Cost behavior. 4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis: A Managerial Planning Tool 5. Job-Order Costing. 6. Process Costing. 7. Activity-Based Costing and Management (Appendix: Quality, Environmental Costing). 8. Profit Planning. 9. Standard Costing: A Managerial Control Tool (Appendix: Target Costing, Kaizen Costing). 10. Flexible Budgets and Overhead Analysis. 11. Performance Evaluation, Variable Costing, and Decentralization. (Appendix: Balanced Scorecard). 12. Short Run Decision-Making; Relevant Costing and Inventory Management. 13. Capital Investment Decisions. 14. Support Department Cost Allocation. 15. Statement of Cash Flows. 16. Financial Statement Analysis.