Plans & Energies
Plans & Energies is a tool that gives direction and process to the varied chaos of everyday life. It allows you to balance your budget, schedule, and spirit. Cognitive behavioral therapy practices and the cyclical processes found in nature - like the phases of the moon, the seasons, and the growth cycle of plants - are what give life to the theories and strategies presented within this guide.To manage the turmoil of today, we need to add process where possible, account for what comes naturally, and allow time for care.Financial planningCalendar, habit, and seasonal awarenessRitual healing and spiritual explorationAll of the above show care not just for the self, but for those within your orbit and influence.Finding (and using, because it takes effort) the proper tools is the secret to success when it comes to accomplishing goals and living a fulfilling and effective lifestyle.
The Going-Concern-Principle in Non-Financial Disclosure
This book investigates the going-concern principle in the non-financial disclosure by companies in the international scenario proposing concepts and challenges to come. Following the main accounting literature, requirements and regulations, this book proposes the current state of the art in the non-financial disclosure, collecting main mandatory and voluntary frameworks and standards (e.g. European Directive 2014/95/UE on non-financial information, Global Reporting Initiative, International Integrated Reporting Council, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Climate Disclosure Standard Board, Carbon Disclosure Project, AA1000). This is a useful proposition for the investigation of the presence versus absence of the going concern in the sustainability and non-financial reports and disclosure by companies. Through a qualitative methodology, this book is intended to show the incidence of the going-concern in the non-financial disclosure and to what content and meaning it is refereed. Several issues and characteristics of information provided to stakeholders are drafted.
Corporate Sustainability
This book introduces readers to the main types of corporate sustainability practices. The first section examines both the ratings provided by international agencies and the various ESG (Environmental, Social and Government) indexes existing at 2021. In turn, the second part empirically investigates the relationship between the level of corporate sustainability and corporate financial performance among the large companies listed on the Milan Exchange FTSE-MIB 40 index for 2015-2019. The book offers a comprehensive overview of current sustainability concepts and practices and illustrates how various companies are seeking to integrate them in their competitive strategy. Further, it fills a gap in the extant literature by analysing the origins, historical evolution and structure of the main rating agencies and ESG indexes. In addition, the empirical analysis of corporate sustainability's impact on companies' financial performance reveals the importance of collegial leadership - a commonly found feature of Italian family businesses that has not been considered in previous studies - as a moderating factor for reconciling sustainability initiatives and performance at family-run firms.
2023 Monthly Planner with Budget Pages
Keep organized from January to December with the 2023 Monthly Planner with Budget Pages. It measures 8.5 x 11 inches, is available in hardcover, and provides: 12 months of planning pagesTwo-page monthly spreads that include past month, current month, and future month calendar blocks for quick reference12 months budget planning pagesFour Savings Tracker pages (16 tracking tables in total)Eight Debt Tracker pages (16 tracking tables in total)Daily Expense pages (Four tracking tables in total)Holiday Budget pagesYearly summary pagesMade in the U.S.A.
Current Issues and Empirical Studies in Public Finance
Public finance is an inclusive field of study based on different disciplines. This bookbrings together studies in different fields of public finance, taking into account theproblems experienced on a global scale. The inclusiveness of public finance hasbrought together eighteen different studies in this book, including theoretical, methodologicaland empirical studies about various taxation problems such as COVID-19and fiscal policies about healthcare system, financial incentives and biomass energyworldwide, effect of tax wedge on inflation, and the evaluation of the problems ininternational tax law; also digitalization and cryptocurrencies and the social effectsof taxation. The authors of chapters present some new models and policy suggestionsin their studies.
Scientific Method for Auditing
Scientific Method for Auditing: Applications of Statistical Sampling Theory to Auditing Procedure by Lawrence L. Vance offers one of the earliest systematic efforts to bridge the professions of statistics and auditing. Written in 1949, the book argues that auditors--who almost universally base conclusions on sampling--have lacked rigorous statistical tools to interpret their findings. Vance addresses this gap by adapting concepts developed in quality control and scientific research to the practical realities of accounting examinations. The text introduces auditors to probability theory, the binomial distribution, and sequential sampling, explaining how these statistical devices can transform subjective professional judgment into more objective, replicable standards. Through accessible examples, such as interpreting errors in inventory counts or sales invoices, Vance demonstrates how auditors can assess the likelihood that a given sample represents the true condition of an entire population of accounts. Beyond the fundamentals of probability inference, the book examines the specific constraints auditing imposes on statistical reasoning. Vance details methods for determining sample sizes, detecting bias in accounting errors, and using likelihood ratios to weigh competing hypotheses about the accuracy of records. Applications extend to fraud detection and to the auditing of inventories, accounts receivable, and capital expenditures. Importantly, he emphasizes how statistical techniques not only improve reliability but also allow for better planning of audit costs and the establishment of objective auditing standards. With appendices offering formulas, sequential sampling tables, and a history of auditing standards in the United States, the volume positions itself as both a practical manual and a conceptual framework. By aligning auditing practice with advances in statistical science, Vance's work provided the accounting profession with a path toward greater methodological rigor and set the stage for subsequent generations of statistically informed auditing. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.
Scientific Method for Auditing
Scientific Method for Auditing: Applications of Statistical Sampling Theory to Auditing Procedure by Lawrence L. Vance offers one of the earliest systematic efforts to bridge the professions of statistics and auditing. Written in 1949, the book argues that auditors--who almost universally base conclusions on sampling--have lacked rigorous statistical tools to interpret their findings. Vance addresses this gap by adapting concepts developed in quality control and scientific research to the practical realities of accounting examinations. The text introduces auditors to probability theory, the binomial distribution, and sequential sampling, explaining how these statistical devices can transform subjective professional judgment into more objective, replicable standards. Through accessible examples, such as interpreting errors in inventory counts or sales invoices, Vance demonstrates how auditors can assess the likelihood that a given sample represents the true condition of an entire population of accounts. Beyond the fundamentals of probability inference, the book examines the specific constraints auditing imposes on statistical reasoning. Vance details methods for determining sample sizes, detecting bias in accounting errors, and using likelihood ratios to weigh competing hypotheses about the accuracy of records. Applications extend to fraud detection and to the auditing of inventories, accounts receivable, and capital expenditures. Importantly, he emphasizes how statistical techniques not only improve reliability but also allow for better planning of audit costs and the establishment of objective auditing standards. With appendices offering formulas, sequential sampling tables, and a history of auditing standards in the United States, the volume positions itself as both a practical manual and a conceptual framework. By aligning auditing practice with advances in statistical science, Vance's work provided the accounting profession with a path toward greater methodological rigor and set the stage for subsequent generations of statistically informed auditing. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.
Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research
Focusing on research that examines both individual and organizational behavior relative to accounting, Volume 25 of Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research uncovers emerging theories, methods and applications. From the dark triad, ethical fading, and ethicality of behavior to the effects of CSR reputation and crisis response strategy on investor judgements, the authors compile innovative and new explorations into the behavioral aspects of accounting and audit. Working on both the individual and organizational level, this collection is essential reading for accounting students and educators, providing a unique, interdisciplinary forum with valuable insights on practice for those working in the field. Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research promotes research across all areas of accounting, incorporating theory from, and contributing knowledge to, the fields of applied psychology, sociology, management science, ethics and economics.
Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Are you a new manager looking to understand the foundations of financial accounting?Are you a finance professional who wants to know how to document finances for shareholders?Are you an aspiring finance student who wants a quick guide to all the concepts of financial accounting? Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is back with a new and updated 5th edition! This 5th Edition includes two new chapters on the Accounting Cycle. It is a starter pack for new managers and leaders who require a foundational understanding of financial accounting terms and who need to understand why preparing a financial statement is so necessary. After reading this book, managers will be equipped with the critical tools to document finances for shareholders and prepare financial statements for their organization. This book will help one to: Understand why financial accounting systems are necessaryLearn financial accounting systems and termsExplore the importance of a Financial StatementLearn about the concept of Balance SheetUnderstand what is an Income StatementLearn how to create a Statement of Cash Flows This 5th Edition contains two new chapters on: Accounting CycleEnd of Accounting Cycle Each chapter provides clear examples of the financial accounting tools and includes practice examples to help train the reader in the usage of these critical tools. About the Series Financial Accounting Essentials is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that is designed to help students, professionals and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. This series of books has been written by industry experts who have combined their vast work experiences into relevant, concise, and practical handbooks that appeal to learners from all spheres of life.
Machine that Runs the World
This book is an attempt to demystify economics to all individuals in general and those who are trying a hand at business management in particular; an attempt at understanding how money can be deployed, how its measurement is kept, and the facts surrounding it, its history and most importantly an attempt at understanding how it can be increased.The book proposes no new theory; rather it cites and presents generally available economic and business ideas and tones them down for mass consumption. It is divided into two parts -1. Macro Economics and Functioning of Industries2. Business ManagementThe first part is focused on wider audience and attempts to cover subjects of economics and its effects on individuals. The second part is primarily focused on demystification of the elements and aspects of managing a firm.
Accountancy and Social Responsibility
Accountancy encompasses much more than is normally considered, especially from a social responsibility point of view. This book brings fresh ideas and an innovative approach to accountancy theory and practice as well as critical views about professional thinking in accountancy. The reader will find advanced approaches regarding usiness objectives with social responsibility principles. A new role of accountancy is founded for a sustainable society. The responsibility of individuals is emphasized through behavioural analysis. The book has an interdisciplinary character and will be interesting for students, doctoral students, academics and practitioners as well. The real thread of the book is the risk and responses to the feelings of risk in organizations and also of individuals. On this basis a new role and a new structure of accountancy is offered.
Money and the New World Order
The Money Pandemic, A Changing New World Order, Digitalization And The Marshall Plan. This book will illuminate your understanding as it attempts to discuss thе vаrіоuѕ рrоs аnd cons оf money, the current banking and financial system and The New World Order. It will try to explain how уоu may put this knоwlеdgе to good uѕе and create an advantage ahead of the game plan. It aims to dеѕсrіbe why money matters, the nature and origin of money, the importance of cash, digitalization and the frighteningly disturbing New World Order. A thеоrу оf mоnеу ѕhоuld рrоvіdе аnѕwеrѕ tо thrее сlоѕеlу rеlаtеd ԛuеѕtіоnѕ. Whаt іѕ mоnеу? Whеrе dоеѕ іt come frоm and hоw and why іt depreciates in vаluе? It thеоrеtісаl еxаmіnеѕ thе аnѕwеrѕ given bу thе main traditions іn ѕосіаl ѕсіеnсеѕ and dеѕсrіbеѕ еxtеnѕіvеlу the discoveries about money and the changing global economy. Rеаd and discover the truth for yourself.
Agricultural Accounting
Agricultural Accounting addresses every aspect of the accounting that one might encounter in a farm, ranch, or related business. The intent is to not only explain accounting concepts, but also to provide examples and show how an accounting system can be constructed and operated. The book pays particular attention to unique aspects of agricultural accounting that are not encountered in other industries, including special valuation rules for inventory, hedging transactions, dealing with cooperatives, and recording non-current farm assets. In short, this book is an essential desk reference for anyone engaged in agricultural operations.
Start Out Strong
Where do you start when you want to manage your business's money?You start right here. Start Out Strong is an accounting book that's easy-to-understand (yes, you heard it right) and it was created for small business owners, entrepreneurs and those beginning their business journey to make sense of the numbers part of their business.Managing money or the finances in your small business is a key part of you being a boss-it's a non-negotiable. This book helps you to avoid problems plagued by others by making it super simple to navigate the confusing maze of managing your business's money.It covers the cycle of keeping financial records (like invoices) from beginning to end, the basic recording most businesses should be doing, accounting software (with free ones recommended), who to call on for help when you need it and more.Written in plain English by a qualified accountant, this simple and easy-to-understand book is a no-brainer if you want your business to start out strong!
Multicriteria Decision Making
Public corporations and private businesses operate in an increasingly complex, uncertain, and interconnected world. When evaluating investment decisions, business managers can no longer base their decisions primarily on expected financial return. They now must now consider a host of performance value measures (i.e., criteria) pertaining to issues such as environmental and social governance, sustainability, and stakeholder satisfaction. In addition, corporate managers must ensure that their investment decisions are aligned with the company's vision, mission, and values in order to maintain investor confidence and protect brand image. Lastly, to be truly successful, business managers must assess the risks associated with each performance measure and manage their impacts during project implementation. This book takes a pragmatic business and economics view towards evaluating competing investment alternatives and/or capital project strategies. It provides a practical step-by- step process using a structured decision analysis framework to evaluate, understand, quantify, and measure project invesment strategies in light of multiple stakeholder objectives and success criteria. This process assists in helping stakeholders (internal and external) achieve a shared understanding of project issues and to facilitate convergence towards a mutually acceptable solution. The approach considers available choices, identified uncertainties, constraints, necessary tradeoffs, and preferences so as to identify solutions that maximize overall benefits while minimizing overall costs and risk. A real world case study is presented in the early chapters and the process steps are demonstrated through application to this case study. Recent advances in technology allow for investment strategies to be evaluated against multiple criteria within one integrated platform. This book guides the reader in performing multi-criteria decision analysis, including the use of Monte Carlo simulation, within an MS Excel environment using native MS Excel and as well as add-in programs such Palisades Decision Tools suite. Example model structures, screen shots, formulas, and output results are provided throughout the book using an illustrative case study.
Cost Accounting: A Decision-Oriented Approach
Analyzing and managing costs is crucial for business success. Industrial, service, and non-profit companies will not be successful in the long-term if they do not understand their costs.This textbook introduces the basic concepts and current developments in cost accounting. The book features numerous anecdotal examples from a wide range of industries, case studies, Microsoft Excel examples, and exercises to ensure a sustainable learning success.
Financial Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know
Financial Management Concepts SimplifiedCore Financial Concepts Explained for Business Professionals and Non-Finance GraduatesChapter Summaries and Solutions to Practice ExercisesNew Chapter on International FinanceImportant Standard Principles coveredSolved Exercises and Practice QuestionsFinancial Management Essentials is an essential guide to making good financial management decisions!Financial Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 5th Edition provides new managers and leaders with the foundational concepts of financial management. This new and updated edition comes with an exciting new chapter on international finance, including case studies and practical examples. It offers an in-depth study on the type of financial resources companies acquire and how they utilize these assets in their business processes and activities. Each chapter provides real-world examples of financial management practices and includes practice exercises to help train the reader in the usage of these critical tools.With this book, you will be able to: Understand Financial Statement AnalysisLearn about Cost of CapitalLearn how to Create a Capital BudgetUnderstand how to Manage Working CapitalStudy Stocks and DividendsExplore Financial ForecastingPick up your copy of Financial Management Essentials and become a financial manager today!About the SeriesFinancial Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 5th Edition is part of the Self-Learning Management series. This series is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons and covers every aspect of business, from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations across any and every industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, and standard and well-known principles, as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter.
Cost Accounting and Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know
A simple guide to making managerial decisions based on cost data.Cost Accounting & Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know: 5th Edition condenses the vast world of cost accounting and management into a practical, compact guide. In this book, the conceptual frameworks of cost accounting and management are presented with practical examples that help solidify the learner's understanding. With this book, professionals will become acquainted with the key cost accounting terminology and will learn how to manage their company's resources to achieve organizational goals.This new edition includes an exciting new chapter on Customer Profitability, updated chapter contents, and real-world examples that will help learners to understand how to use cost accounting tools to make decisions to benefit their organizations. With this book, readers will be able to: Explore the world of Cost AccountingConduct Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis for your companyLearn to use Activity-based CostingUnderstand concepts of Cost Allocation and ControlMake decisions using relevant cost informationDiscover the difference between Customer and Product Profitability AnalysisCost Accounting & Management Essentials is ideal for working professionals moving into management roles. This book will also be useful to senior management and individuals who need to understand cost accounting numbers. About the Series Cost Accounting & Management Essentials is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that is designed to help students, professionals, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. This series of books is written by industry experts who have combined their vast work experiences into relevant, concise, and practical handbooks that appeal to learners from all spheres of life.
Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Are you a new manager looking to understand the foundations of financial accounting? Are you a finance professional who wants to know how to document finances for shareholders? Are you an aspiring finance student who wants a quick guide to all the concepts of financial accounting? A simple guide to understanding complex financial statements. Financial Accounting Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is back with a new and updated 5th edition! This edition includes two new chapters on the Accounting Cycle. It is a starter pack for new managers and leaders who require a foundational understanding of financial accounting terms and who need to understand why preparing a financial statement is so necessary. After reading this book, managers will be equipped with the critical tools to document finances for shareholders and prepare financial statements for their organization This book will help one to: Understand why financial accounting systems are necessary Learn financial accounting systems and terms Explore the importance of a Financial Statement Learn about the concept of Balance Sheet Understand what is an Income Statement Learn how to create a Statement of Cash Flows This 5th Edition contains two new chapters on: Accounting Cycle End of Accounting Cycle Each chapter provides clear examples of the financial accounting tools and includes practice examples to help train the reader in the usage of these critical tools. About the Series Financial Accounting Essentials is part of the Self-Learning Management Series that is designed to help students, professionals, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. This series of books is written by industry experts who have combined their vast work experiences into relevant, concise, and practical handbooks that appeal to learners from all spheres of life.
Integrated Reporting and Corporate Governance
The aim of the book is to investigate if and to what extent corporate board composition and characteristics can affect, at the same time, the decision to voluntarily adopt integrated reporting by companies as well as their financial performance.
Financial Statements
Simply the clearest and most comprehensive introduction to financial reporting available. No accounting background is required. "Finally, a handbook that takes the mystery out of accounting principles." --Margi Gandolfi, VP Marketing/Strategic Planning of New York Blood Center This edition replaces all previous editions of this bestselling title based on the revised and expanded edition corrected and back to the basics. Financial Statements is a perfect introduction to financial accounting for non-financial managers, investors, business students, lawyers, lenders, entrepreneurs, and more. Financial Statements deftly shows that all this accounting and financial-reporting stuff is not rocket science and that anyone can understand it! Ittelson empowers non-financial managers by clearly and simply demonstrating how the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement work together to offer a snapshot of any company's financial health. Every term is defined in simple, understandable language. Every concept is explained with a basic, straightforward transaction example. And with the book's uniquely visual approach, you'll be able to see exactly how each transaction affects the three key financial statements of the enterprise. Each statement paints a different and essential picture--the "three-legged stool" of company reporting: - The income statement shows the manufacturing (or service offerings) and selling actions of the company that result in profit or loss during a period. It gives a very important perspective on the company's performance, its profitability. - The cash flow statement details cash into and out of the company for a period. You need money to make money. Running out of cash is bad. Duh. - The balance sheet records at the end of a period, an instant in time, what the company owns and what it owes, including the owners' stake, called shareholders' equity.
Mathematics, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
Cryptocurrencies, which can be understood as mathematical money, are one of the main challenges that exist in the field of finance today, and in our society and way of life in the very near future. The academic world cannot be oblivious to this development. That is why we propose to be Guest Editors of a Special Issue dedicated to the role of mathematics in the transformation of the world through these instruments. Our aim is to contribute to this Special Issue with our research and to encourage our national and international colleagues, and the rest of the academic community, to submit articles to this Special Issue. Cryptocurrencies are built using complex mathematics and computational methods. However, we do not focus only on mathematics as a feature of the security and effectiveness of cryptocurrency protocols, but also on the pricing mathematics. In that context, the pricing mathematics underlying these instruments can be useful tools for prediction or for estimating the reasonable value of something. Therefore, we consider that an adequate academic research in this field will reinforce the importance of mathematics for cryptocurrencies.Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Forecasting models; Effects on financial markets; Mathematical models; Cryptocurrencies mining; Future of cryptocurrencies; Abnormal volatility; Cryptocurrency pump and dump; Cybercrime and cryptocurrencies; Exchange frauds in digital transactions.
Spending Money and Having Fun
After years of hard work, long hours, and countless sacrifices, you're at the threshold of a monumental milestone: retirement. Are you ready?Sure, you've hired the right advisors and learned how to stockpile money. You've thought about taxes, healthcare, Medicare, and Social Security. But how will you make your paycheck last forever? What's your plan to turn savings into income? How will you spend your days without work commitments or obligatory schedules?You've saved money for a lifetime. Now it's time to spend it. In Spending Money and Having Fun, Retirement Income Certified Professional Brad Gotto teaches you how to be smart about spending so you can stop worrying and live the life you want. Old habits are hard to break, but Brad helps you embrace the counterintuitive and build new habits to support your next chapter. You'll learn how to change your mindset around spending, create boundaries that buy you freedom, and gain peace of mind with concepts that take the guesswork out of your financial requirements. Whether you're preparing for retirement or recently retired, Spending Money and Having Fun is the practical guide you need to unlock personal empowerment through responsible spending.
Digital Challenges and Strategies in a Post-Pandemic World
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected the health and life of people around theworld but also many areas such as the economy, the way of doing business, workinglife, the education sector, the urban life, and consumer consumption habits. Digitaltechnologies and solutions also played an important role in the changes brought aboutby the pandemic. Digitization has brought its own challenges in this context. Beingaware of this issue, Turkish-German University (TGU) hosted a conference on "DigitalChallenges and Strategies in a Post-Pandemic World" in cooperation with BielefeldUniversity of Applied Sciences in Istanbul. The conference offered a platform for academiciansas well as practitioners to discuss the current issues related to new digitalapplications, the impact of digitization, digital challenges, and necessary measures, aswell as strategies to overcome these challenges in a post-pandemic world. The academicpapers presented in the conference constitute the chapters of this book.
Insider Business Credit Secrets
Do you run a company that needs credit?Are you in the right position to show potential lenders you are a reliable borrower?How could you improve your business credit score to attract finance?Every business needs credit to survive, grow and prosper. Your credit score for your business depends on several factors and you will be awarded yours by your business credit agency, which is dependent on these. You will obviously want to ensure that your score is as good as it can possibly be so finding out the secrets to improving it is essential.This book, Insider Business Credit Secrets: Build Business Credit in 90 Days or Less, provides you with the top ten steps you can take right now, to ensure your business has the credit it needs, including: What business credit isHow the score is measuredMaking sure your business is in good shape for funding successTier 1, 2 and 3 accountsHow you can build business credit fastAdditional useful resourcesFinding loansAnd more...This short guide packs a big punch when it comes to getting your business finance sorted and is an invaluable tool for any business that wants to succeed but needs the capital to do so.Scroll up now and click Add to Cart, get your copy of Insider Business Credit Secrets and start getting your business the credit it needs!
Responsible Finance and Accounting
Responsible Finance and Accounting positions itself as a key pillar in tomorrow's better world for business, society, and planet.　
The Tgg Way
Business...By The Numbers Accounting doesn't have to be boring! Yes, solving equations and running numbers may not be the most compelling of activities, but when you see the profits that can result from proper accounting, you'll find it's the most exciting part of your business. Author Matt Garrett is the CEO of TGG Accounting, and with The TGG Way, he details time-tested financial principles his firm uses that can be implemented in organizations of any size and industry. The benefits of implementing the TGG Way are: - peace of mind, - significant cost savings and higher profits, - increased cash flow, and - elevated business value for the owners By learning from the personal anecdotes in Matt's own understanding and utilizing the fundamentals found within this book, you can magnify your business's net income and value.
International Cases of Corporate Governance
This book provides insights into current issues in corporate governance by examining twelve cases from the 2010s and 2020s where corporate governance was seen to be an issue. The cases are designed to introduce the reader to 'real life' episodes with corporate governance implications, shedding light on why corporate scandals continue to occuer, to what extent these are a corporate governance failure, and in which ways corporate governance - and the behaviour of those involved in ensuring good governance and an ethical culture in their business - may be improved in the future. This book will be of interest to businesspeople, students of business, and lawyers and motivate discussion on the reasons why corporate governance failed, or was seen to be inadequate.
Artificial Intelligence in Accounting
This book was written with a simple goal: to provide accountants with a foundational understanding of AI and its many business and accounting applications. It is meant to serve as a guide for identifying opportunities to implement AI initiatives to increase productivity and profitability.   
Disruption in Financial Reporting
Drawing on extensive research and interviews with insiders and experts, this book charts what has gone wrong with financial reporting and offers a range of solutions to improve transparency to both investors and the public. It will be of interest to students, researchers, professionals and policy makers in financial reporting and accounting.
Finding Your Career in the Modern Audio Industry
Finding Your Career in the Modern Audio Industry equips the reader with the skills they need to turn an interest in audio, sound, or music technology into a career.
Information System Audit
The digitalization of companies is a recurrent topic of conversation for managers. Long gone are the days of auditors specializing in one technique. This book proposes how you step by step go from a common understanding of our history of auditing to gradually define and justify the impacts on the audit strategy and the preparation of audits.
Investing for Beginners
Are you getting the best returns on your investments?Investing is for everyone. It doesn't matter if you have $20 or $5000; you can take what you have and put that money to work.You don't need to be a sophisticated investor like Warren Buffet to get massive monetary gains from your investments. All you have to do is to base your investing strategy on math and timeless investing truths.Looking to invest some of the money you have worked ages for but are not sure where to start? Congrats! You have come across just the right book!No matter if you grew up in a family of wealthy investors or are just interested in learning the basics of what it takes, this book is for you! Everyone has to start somewhere, so why should you cause pain to yourself by attempting to read complicated jargon that makes absolutely no sense? No one has that much time to waste, and you certainly don't either!Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Investing StrategiesThe Secrets Of The RichHow To Become WealthyMaking Money From The Stock MarketHow To Make Money From DividendsHow To Earn From Bond InvestmentsInvesting In Real EstateEarning From Mutual Fund InvestmentsMaking Money From Exchange-Traded FundsHow To Earn From Forex TradingHow To Earn From Commodities InvestingUnderstanding Investment Fees And ExpensesChoosing The Right BrokerDiversifying Your Investment PortfolioAnd So Much More!Best of all, this book gets you excited about investing. You learn the basics you need to protect your hard earned dollars from getting eaten up by inflation. Use this book as your starting guide to a profitable lifelong investing journey!You worked hard for your savings. Don't let inflation eat up your savings' value. Start INVESTING Today and GROW your WEALTH forever.Forget about how you have invested so far or what you have read in other investment books.Download your copy today!Take action today and download this book now
Agile Audit Transformation and Beyond
Auditing at the speed of risk requires internal auditors to rethink the way we work. Agile auditing provides a path forward that blends the best elements from agile project management and internal audit best practices.
The Family-Business Balancing Act
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."-Albert EinsteinIf you're an entrepreneur with a family, the pull between professional prestige and a happy home life can be overwhelming. It's a balancing act seemingly impossible to perfect, one forcing you to constantly reevaluate priorities. What is truly important? How do I create a happy, fulfilling life? What is real success?You can be a good family man and profitable businessman. You can live a life with no regrets, stress, or self-doubt-you just need to know how. In The Family-Business Balancing Act, husband, father, entrepreneur, and business coach Patrick Cummings provides an inspiring guide that helps entrepreneurs gain perspective and take steps toward achieving harmony in their lives. He takes you through his own journey, showing how he got it wrong and the changes he made to get it right. You'll learn how to recognize imbalance, evaluate personal and professional goals, and establish simple habits that improve important connections and ensure quality time with those you love. Each day is an opportunity for healthy change. The Family-Business Balancing Act is a pragmatic resource for every entrepreneur who wants to learn how to practice the principles that guide them.
The Family-Business Balancing Act
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."-Albert EinsteinIf you're an entrepreneur with a family, the pull between professional prestige and a happy home life can be overwhelming. It's a balancing act seemingly impossible to perfect, one forcing you to constantly reevaluate priorities. What is truly important? How do I create a happy, fulfilling life? What is real success?You can be a good family man and profitable businessman. You can live a life with no regrets, stress, or self-doubt-you just need to know how. In The Family-Business Balancing Act, husband, father, entrepreneur, and business coach Patrick Cummings provides an inspiring guide that helps entrepreneurs gain perspective and take steps toward achieving harmony in their lives. He takes you through his own journey, showing how he got it wrong and the changes he made to get it right. You'll learn how to recognize imbalance, evaluate personal and professional goals, and establish simple habits that improve important connections and ensure quality time with those you love. Each day is an opportunity for healthy change. The Family-Business Balancing Act is a pragmatic resource for every entrepreneur who wants to learn how to practice the principles that guide them.
Value Pricing for Accounting Professionals
Accountants and bookkeepers are working long hours but not making the profits they should. A value pricing strategy can lead to better prices for accounting professionals and better results for their clients. The concept of value pricing is simple to understand but many accountants struggle with the price conversation and lack the confidence to charge higher prices. Value Pricing for Accounting Professionals is a practical guide to building a clear pricing strategy, feeling more confident and increasing earnings. It covers the critical steps to pricing a new client and how to re-price existing clients without losing them by quantifying value. The book's step-by-step approach is backed up by dozens of real-life case studies of firms which applied these methods to get better results, along with benchmarking research based on a survey of thousands of accounting professionals. There is guidance on calculating a profitable price, creating effective packages and managing the 'invisible' cost of scope creep, and new insights into meeting clients remotely and pricing in difficult economic times. Become more profitable and deliver extraordinary solutions to clients with this essential guide to effective value pricing.
Value Pricing for Accounting Professionals
Accountants and bookkeepers are working long hours but not making the profits they should. A value pricing strategy can lead to better prices for accounting professionals and better results for their clients. The concept of value pricing is simple to understand but many accountants struggle with the price conversation and lack the confidence to charge higher prices. Value Pricing for Accounting Professionals is a practical guide to building a clear pricing strategy, feeling more confident and increasing earnings. It covers the critical steps to pricing a new client and how to re-price existing clients without losing them by quantifying value. The book's step-by-step approach is backed up by dozens of real-life case studies of firms which applied these methods to get better results, along with benchmarking research based on a survey of thousands of accounting professionals. There is guidance on calculating a profitable price, creating effective packages and managing the 'invisible' cost of scope creep, and new insights into meeting clients remotely and pricing in difficult economic times. Become more profitable and deliver extraordinary solutions to clients with this essential guide to effective value pricing.
A Global View of Financial Accounting
In this book we discuss the specific pressures and decisions that influences the changes in corporate reporting The importance of corporate financial reporting has increased over the years. Accountants have developed standards that ensure the financial information issued by companies is rigorous and assists the users of the information in making decisions. Initially counties developed their own standards but the increase in world-wide trade demonstrated the need for an international approach to standard setting. This led to the establishment of International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the issue of international accounting standards.Although accounting standards originally focused on financial information that would be of interest to investors in a company, there is an increasing interest in all corporate activities that shape the way we live.In this book we discuss the specific pressures and decisions that influences the changes in corporate reporting with emphasis given to the U.K., the United Sates and Islamic countries. We also discuss the impact of advances in technology on corporate reporting and we review the nature of information provided by companies to a wider audience than shareholders.
Auditing Practices in Local Governments
Through a comparative analysis of the development of auditing practices in governments across the globe, Auditing Practices in Local Governments: An International Comparison provides a contemporary overview of public sector auditing practices at both local and state level.
Profit First for Salons
Transform Your Cash-Eating Salon Into a Money-Making, Freedom MachineAs a salon owner, you're the ultimate creative entrepreneur - filled with passion and dedication to uplift the lives of others. You're surrounded by gifted stylists, there's plenty of traffic through the door, and your salon brings in great money. But, you're still stuck working long hours, spending time away from those you love, and feeling trapped behind the chair. With burnout slowing becoming your new reality - what can you do to create the freedom you deserve?Ronit Enos has been there and in Profit First for Salons, she walks you through exactly what she did to take control of her business - and her life - in this must-read book for salon, spa, and barbershop owners. Enos teaches you the proven Profit First formula so you can master it to build profits, destroy debt, eliminate the work-overwork cycle, and become financially sound - no matter where you're starting from.This book is rich with real-world examples of salon, spa, and barbershop owners who are using Profit First to thrive, reach new heights, and create incredible freedom for themselves and their rockstar teams. It's time to fall in love with your business again and have it fuel your passions, your dreams, and your future! And, Profit First for Salons is your roadmap to get there!
Profit First for Salons
Transform Your Cash-Eating Salon Into a Money-Making, Freedom MachineAs a salon owner, you're the ultimate creative entrepreneur - filled with passion and dedication to uplift the lives of others. You're surrounded by gifted stylists, there's plenty of traffic through the door, and your salon brings in great money. But, you're still stuck working long hours, spending time away from those you love, and feeling trapped behind the chair. With burnout slowing becoming your new reality - what can you do to create the freedom you deserve?Ronit Enos has been there and in Profit First for Salons, she walks you through exactly what she did to take control of her business - and her life - in this must-read book for salon, spa, and barbershop owners. Enos teaches you the proven Profit First formula so you can master it to build profits, destroy debt, eliminate the work-overwork cycle, and become financially sound - no matter where you're starting from.This book is rich with real-world examples of salon, spa, and barbershop owners who are using Profit First to thrive, reach new heights, and create incredible freedom for themselves and their rockstar teams. It's time to fall in love with your business again and have it fuel your passions, your dreams, and your future! Profit First for Salons is your roadmap to get there!
Public Sector Audit
This book provides a concise overview of the current context and types of public sector audit and the varied structures within which public sector audit is practised across the world.
Redesigning Organizational Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting
This book explores the role of accounting and reporting practices in representing sustainability within organizations and examines how individuals engage with integrated reporting to make sustainability meaningful.
Hospitality Revenue Management
This new textbook, Hospitality Revenue Management: Concepts and Practices, provides a comprehensive, in-depth introduction to the basic concepts and best practices of hospitality revenue management. With a real-world, hands-on approach, the book places students in the role of a revenue manager striving to succeed in an ever-changing hospitality business environment. The book takes a unique multi-author, collaborative approach, with chapters from outstanding industry leaders who share their experience and provide the information necessary to arm students with the most up-to-date tools and methods they to be effective in the hospitality revenue management field. The chapters cover the important topics in hospitality revenue management, including hotel pricing, hotel segmentation, distribution channels, competitive analysis, hotel forecasting, performance analysis, market data, supply and demand management, and more.
A Global Guide to Human Resource Management
A Global Guide to Human Resource Management is a concise HRM introductory text offering a uniquely non-region-specific approach to people management in international business organisations. The book presents an alternative to standard managerial approaches, reflecting the perspectives of multiple stakeholders (workers, trade unions, states and governments, NGOs) to critically evaluate HRM in practice and, in so doing, enables students to make effective decisions in their own practice, wherever their careers take them. Its accessibility and concision make it well suited to short courses for non-HRM and non-business specialists. This text covers all major introductory topics for non-specialists, introducing the concept and purpose of HRM, through recruitment, people, skills, designing work, promoting health, rewarding success, and successful and ethical people management. This edition includes a new chapter on green HRM. Rich with pedagogical features, the book includes five case studies per chapter to connect theory with practice. It is also supported with a range of instructor materials including online guest lectures, general discussion questions, a glossary, an index, and online documentaries that explain how to manage people. It is essential reading for students interested in Human Resources and Personnel Management, Organisational Behaviour and Development and Workplace Culture.
