This edition focuses on concepts that are isolated in a logical sequence. It explains how accountants manipulate financial statements, discusses the three comon features of criminal and ethical misconduct including opportunity, pressure and rationalization, and much more.
The authors have kept the text concise by focusing on the key concepts students need to master. Opening vignettes & 'in action' boxes show realistic applications of these concepts throughout. Comprehensive end-of-chapter problems provide students with all the practice they need to fully learn each concept.
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The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you Principles of Managerial Accounting. Well-written and straightforward, Principles of Managerial Accounting is a needed contribution to open source pedagogy in the business education world. Written in order to directly meet the needs of her students, this textbook developed from Dr. Jonick's years of teaching and commitment to effective pedagogy.
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