Advanced Management Accounting

<p>This innovative new textbook firmly roots management accounting in <i>management, </i>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. </p> <p> </p> <p>It explores how management accounting techniques are adapted and modified to support specific industries from energy to media sectors and covers topical issues such as: </p> <ul> <li>Environmental accounting </li> <li>Environmental auditing and ISO14001/EMAS </li> <li>The balanced scorecard </li> <li>Kaizen costing </li> <li>Target costing </li> <li>Social responsibility </li> </ul> <p>Features</p> <ul> <li>Integrates the most up-to-date and relevant research with a broad approach to management accounting. </li> <li>Presents compelling examples of 'real' organisations, exploring the interactions of management accounting in practice. </li> <li>Extends knowledge of management accounting concepts and techniques to how they can be used for strategic decision making and management control. </li> <li>Uses Excel to develop and apply solutions methods. </li> <li>Examines how management accounting techniques are adapted and modified to support specific industries from energy to media sectors. </li> <li>Covers topical issues such as activity-based budgeting, the balanced scorecard, target costing, capacity planning, quality management, Six Sigma and performance measurement. </li> <li>Fully compliant with developments within the professional bodies such as CIMA and ACCA. </li> <li>Offers end-of chapter exercises to extend your critical thinking and applications of key concepts. </li> <li>Provides short case studies, so you can practise manipulating and analysing data.</li> </ul> <p>This is the ideal textbook for students studying management accounting at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate level. </p>