Business : Accounting

The effectiveness of even the most efficient departments or organizations inevitably decays over time. Far from a simple critique, an operational review identifies what current practices have lost their usefulness and what new best practices can be implemented to ensure a function achieves its goals. Rob Reider’s Operational Review: Maximum Results at Efficient Costs, Third Edition examines reviews from every angle, showing each organization how to choose and implement the right review for them. more...

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The last 30 years have witnessed stockmarket booms and busts, economicprosperity and downturns, various presidentialadministrations, and technologicalrevolutions. Through it all, Victor Hallmanand Jerry Rosenbloom have retained theirclassic guidebook’s status as the most accurateand up-to-date resource to help Americansprotect their futures by investing wisely, insuringtheir families, and planning for theirestates and retirements. Now, with Private Wealth Management, EighthEdition , money managers and personal investorsonce again have a reliable resource of personalfinancial management guidance that iscomplete with essential new material addressingthe latest trends in financial planning. These historic economic times call for newguidance. Hallman and Rosenbloom deliverwith new chapters on asset protectionplanning, cash flow analysis, and interestaccumulation concepts, as well as increasedcoverage of common stock investments andalternative investments. Additionally, in-depthand up-to-date attention is given to the TaxRelief Act of 2004 and the Pension ProtectionAct of 2006. This proven wealth-building tool featurescutting-edge financial thinking and highreturn/low-risk strategies in virtually everyapplicable area, including: Index funds; Value investing; Dollar-cost averaging; Fixed-income investing; Profit-sharing plans; Stock bonus plans; 401(k) plans; Simplified employee pension plans; Estate planning; Gift taxes; Generation-skipping transfer taxes; Income and capital gainstax planning; Health insurance plans includingHMOs; Personal risk management. From setting financial objectives and understandingthe planning process to investing inequities and fixed-income securities, PrivateWealth Management offers an effective, coordinatedprocess that shows readers how toplan a prosperous financial future in today’sno-guarantee financial environment. more...

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A major new study by a leading management scholar from top-ranked Wharton School of Business on problems of performance measurement systems. Highlights particular shortcomings of the widely adopted 'balanced scorecard' technique. Outlines an alternative approach capturing fundamentals of firm performance. Essential reading for management faculty, MBA students and thoughtful practitioners. more...

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Essential, accessible guidelines for interpreting and using financial information. "A wonderful resource for nonprofit managers and board members alike. It hits the mark by simplifying accounting concepts and providing practical advice that can help nonprofits achieve a higher degree of accountability.". -Paula Van Ness, President and CEO, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. "After thirty-three years of managing in the nonprofit sector, I find I could have used the information in Streetsmart when I first began my career. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the effective management of nonprofit organizations.". -George W. Kessinger, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International, Inc. "The first edition of McLaughlin's book was a masterpiece-clearly written, concise, and insightful. These traits also characterize the Second Edition. This is an excellent text for students and also a reference that every nonprofit professional should have on their bookshelf.". -Norman A. Dolch, PhD, Director of the Nonprofit Programs and Professor of Sociology. Louisiana State University in Shreveport. "Tom McLaughlin contributes a valuable tool to those working for the betterment of society in the nonprofit fields: an important, highly readable, intelligent review of those issues which determine success and failure. All too often, well-meaning nonprofit managers find their organizations in constant crisis due to their mission-focus and mission-drive to the detriment of sound financial management. Streetsmart Financial Basics is a fast way of balancing management skills short of returning for an MBA.". -Jeffrey R. Solomon, PhD, President, The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies. The Second Edition of this popular resource explains in plain English how to read, interpret, and implement financial data from bookkeepers and accountants to make management decisions that ensure an organization's long-term financial viab more...

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Given SAP's dominance in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market, many companies and their managers encounter SAP AG applications in some form or another. Many of these organizations have recognized the value of utilizing Activity-Based Costing/Management concepts to perform more accurate cost assignments or drive performance initiatives. Managers are then faced with trying to determine how Activity-Based Costing can be incorporated into the SAP environment. The 123s of ABC in SAP is the first book of its kind designed to help business managers understand the capabilities of the SAP R/3 business application to support Activity-Based Costing, Management, and Budgeting. more...

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