Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis w/ PowerWeb Package [Hardcover]

Edward Blocher (Author), Kung Chen (Author), Thomas Lin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 28, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0072499613 | ISBN-13: 978-0072499612 | Edition: 2

Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, by Blocher/Chen/Lin was the first cost accounting text to offer strategic management topics in conjunction with traditional cost accounting material. The text was written to help students understand more about management and the role of cost management in helping a firm or organization to succeed. This text aims to teach you about management, and how cost management is used by managers to make better decisions and improve their companies. In teaching these key management skills, this text takes on a strategic focus. It uncovers issues such as, How does a firm compete? What type of cost management information is needed by managers that are working to make the firm a success? We want students to know why, when, and how this information is used to make effective decisions that lead the firm to success.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 928 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 2 edition (August 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072499613
• ISBN-13: 978-0072499612
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,689,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for managers bad for students, July 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis w/ PowerWeb Package (Hardcover)

I bought this book to help me studying for my part 3 CMA exam.

The reason I removed the fifth star from my rating is:
First : It does not have enough questions, or questions are irrelevant to the ones you get in a CMA exam. Besides, there are no answers given to help you evaluate your self.

Second: Though it has a good website for student support ... some main chapters are still under construction!!

My Conclusion is that If you are a manager, you will find this book very helpful more than any other book but if you are a student you better use another text book like Horngren .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid but give us some spreadsheets!, March 5, 2008

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Jonathan N. Roth (brooklyn, ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

Really liked the book overall, although I think it is weighted too heavily toward manufacturing and could beef up on services.

My main criticism is that i bought the book based on the assumption that the site would have excel spreadsheets to work the problems, etc, but this information is not available. (If you search inside the book, you will see the claim that spreadsheets are available on the site. They are only available to instructors)

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review Update, June 9, 2007

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David E. Stout (Canfield, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

To All Readers of the Posted Comment regarding Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis--the posted comment refers to the 2nd Edition of this text. The most recent edition, of which I am now a coauthor, is the 4th edition, which carries a 2008 copyright date. The latest edition of the text is materially different from the previous editions. Please keep these points in mind as you consider the latest edition of the text. Thank you.

David E. Stout

Youngstown State University

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