Advanced Management Accounting, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (February 14, 2013) © 2013
  • Tom Groot
  • Frank Selto

Title overview

This innovative new resource firmly roots management accounting in management, placing the emphasis on the management accountant as a key member of the management team and the strategic business decision making process. Unique case studies and examples of worldwide practices illustrate how concepts and techniques are applied in real-world business situations.

Advanced Management Accounting explores how management accounting techniques are adapted and modified to support specific industries from energy to media sectors and covers topical issues such as:

  • Environmental accounting
  • Environmental auditing and ISO14001/EMAS
  • The balanced scorecard
  • Kaizen costing
  • Target costing
  • Social responsibility

Hallmark Features

  • Integrates the most up-to-date and relavant research with a broad approach to management accounting
  • Offers compelling examples of ‘real’ organisations, exploring the interactions of management accounting in practice
  • Uses Excel to develop and apply solutions methods
  • End-of chapter exercises to extend your critical thinking and explore applications of key concepts
  • Provides short case-studies, so you can practice manipulating and analysing data

Key features

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Table of contents

Section I: Management Accounting

  1. 1: The Strategic Role of Management Accounting
  2. 2: Planning and Decision-Making Under Risk
  3. 3: Management Control
  4. 4: Cost Information for Decision-Making and Control

Section 2: Profitability Analysis

  1. 5: Budgeting and Beyond
  2. 6: Financial Modelling
  3. 7: Cost Analysis and Estimation
  4. 8: Investment Analysis

Section 3: Management Control Systems

  1. 9: Management and Operational Performance
  2. 10: Transfer Pricing in Decentralized Organizations
  3. 11: Integrated Financial and Non-Financial Measures
  4. 12: Inter-organizational Control
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