Financial Accounting: A Decision-Making Approach - Rilegato

King, Thomas E.; Lembke, Valdean C.; Smith, John H.

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ISBN 10: 0471328235 ISBN 13: 9780471328230

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

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This fully revised edition teaches readers how to understand and use accounting information in their business decisions. Taking a user-oriented approach, the text spotlights the link between accounting information and decisions and helps readers gain an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of reported accounting information for making different types of business decisions.

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THOMAS E. KING, CPA, is Professor of Accounting in the School of Business at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where he served as Chairman of the Accounting Department for seven years. He received his B.S. degree in accounting from California State University, Northridge, and holds an M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Professor King has a number of years of business and consulting experience, and he has been teaching for more than 20 years. He previously was on the faculty of The University of Iowa and has taught courses for the Illinois and Iowa CPA Societies, the Iowa Department of Revenue, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and a major international CPA firm. Professor King has published numerous articles in journals such as The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance,Accounting Horizons, the Journal of Accountancy, and Financial Executive. He also coauthoredAdvanced financial Accounting, now in its fourth edition. Professor King recently completed his second term on the Board of Gov ernors of the St. Louis Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is active in the financial Executives Institute and the Institute of Management Accountants. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards ofAdvances in Accounting and Advances in Accounting Education. Professor King has taught financial and managerial accounting at all levels and has had a special interest in presenting accounting information so that it can be understood and used by non-accountants.

VALDEAN C. LEMBKE is Professor of Accounting in the College of Business Administration at The University of Iowa. He received his B.S. degree from Iowa State University and his MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has internal audit and public accounting experience. He has been active in the American Accounting Association, including service as President of the Midwest Region and book review editor for Issuesin Accounting Education. Professor Lembke has been a faculty member at The University of Iowa for more than 25 years, where he was named the first recipient of the Gilbert Maynard Excellence in Accounting Instruction award. He has served two terms as department head and is currently head of the professional program in accounting. Professor Lembke has authored or coauthored articles inThe Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and finance, theJournal of Accountancy, and the Internal Auditor. He also coauthored an advanced financial accounting textbook with Richard Bake and Thomas King. His teaching has been in undergraduate and graduate financial accounting and governmental and not-for-profit accounting coursework, including responsibility for the introductory financial accounting course.

JOHN H. SMITH, CPA, is Professor of Accountancy, Emeritus, at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. He has served as Accounting Department Chairman at Northern Illinois University and at The University of Iowa. He has held visiting professorship at the University of Hawaii and has been a staff member in the Office of the Chief Accountant of The Securities and Exchange Commission. He also has experience with a major international public accounting firm. Professor Smith holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and M.A. and B.B.A. degrees from the University of Missouri. He has published in numerous journals and has held offices in academic and professional accounting organizations. He has published in numerous journals and has held offices in academic and professional accounting organizations. He also led the task force that organize the 150-hour education requirement in Illinois. He has taught introductory accounting and all levels of financial accounting, including financial accounting for non-accountants at the S.E.C. and in numerous other programs. He

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Use your information wisely Fully updated and revised, the Second Edition of King, Lembke, and Smith?s Financial Accounting provides the skills and knowledge needed to make wise business decisions based on real accounting information. The authors? s user-oriented approach helps readers understand the link between accounting information and decisions. Apply What You?ve Learned with an Integrated Annual Report Project The Second Edition features a fully integrated case that offers an opportunity to examine and analyze the financial statements of a real company. You can choose a company that you are personally interested in, or select one of the companies recommended by the authors on the text? s Web site at www.wiley.com/college/king. As specific topics are discussed throughout the text, you can use what you have learned by applying your knowledge to the financial statements of the company you have chosen. Questions at the end of each chapter relating to the project provide valuable insights into how the accounting principles are applied in practice. Online Resources will Enhance Your Studies and Career! The new Financial Accounting Web site (www.wiley.com/college/king) features a wealth of valuable on-line resources, including:

• Career advice and resources
• Scholarships
• CPA exam review
• Up-to-the-minute accounting news
• Links to top accounting firms and associations
• Research resources
• Student forum

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471328235
• ISBN 13: 9780471328230
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 711