Financial And Managerial Accounting [Hardcover]

Belverd E. Needles (Author), Marian Powers (Author), Susan V. Crosson (Author)

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Publication Date: February 5, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0618777172 | ISBN-13: 978-0618777174 | Edition: 8th

Needles, Powers, and Crosson continue to help instructors stay on top of the change curve with Financial and Managerial Accounting. Balanced, flexible content in this market-leading text is supported by an array of integrated print and technology supplements. Whether an instructor wants to present a user or procedural orientation, incorporate new instructional strategies, develop students' core skills and competencies, or integrate technology into the classroom, Financial and Managerial Accounting provides a total solution, making it the natural choice for accounting instructors--particularly those seeking a balance of financial and managerial topics. The Eighth Edition focuses primarily on the use of accounting information in today's business world--beginning with corporations--and represents the most significant revision of the text to date. Content updates reflect current accounting and business practices, while greater attention is given to ethics, service enterprises, and international issues. In addition, the text features a more concise, accessible writing style; a new design to emphasize the user-oriented content; and enhanced technology components for both instructors and students. Accuracy reviewers check every line and work through each exercise in the text and supplements, making Financial and Managerial Accounting the most accurate among similar texts on the market.

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About the Author

Belverd E. Needles, Jr., received B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Texas Tech University and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He teaches financial accounting, managerial accounting, and auditing at DePaul University, where he is an internationally recognized expert in international accounting and education. He has published in leading journals and is the author or editor of more than 20 books and monographs. His current research relates to international financial reporting, performance measurement, and corporate governance of high performance companies in the United States, Europe, India, and Australia. His textbooks are used throughout the world and have received many awards, including (in 2008) the McGuffey Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association. Active in many academic and professional organizations, he is currently Vice-President-Education-Elect of the American Accounting Association. He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Tech University, the Illinois CPA Society Outstanding Educator Award and its Life-Time Achievement Award, the Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Award of Merit from the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, the Ledger & Quill Award of Merit, and the Ledger & Quill Teaching Excellence Award. He was named Educator of the Year by the American Institute of CPAs, Accountant of the Year for Education by the national honorary society Beta Alpha Psi, and Outstanding International Accounting Educator by the American Accounting Association. He has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from DePaul University.

Marian Powers received the B.S. degree from Chicago State University and the Ph.D. degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, she has taught financial reporting the University of Illinois--Chicago, and the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Internationally recognized as a dynamic teacher in executive education, she specializes in teaching non-financial managers how to read and understand internal and external financial reports, including the impact of international financial reporting standards (IFRS). Dr. Powers's current research relates to international financial reporting, performance measurement, and corporate governance of high performance companies in the United States, Europe, India, and Australia. Her research has been published in leading journals. Dr. Powers's textbooks, coauthored with Belverd E. Needles, Jr., are used throughout the world and have received many awards, including the Textbook Excellence Award and the McGuffey Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association. She has also coauthored three interactive multimedia software products. Dr. Powers currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Illinois CPA Society, the Board of the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, and the Board of Governors of the Winnetka Community House. She is a member of the American Accounting Association, European Accounting Association, International Association of Accounting Education and Research, and Illinois CPA Society. She has served as Vice President--Programs and Secretary of the Educational Foundation. She is a past national officer of the ASWA and past president of its Chicago chapter.

Susan V. Crosson is the Accounting Program Coordinator and a Professor of Accounting at Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL. Susan has also enjoyed teaching at the University of Florida; Washington University in St. Louis; University of Oklahoma; Johnson County Community College in Kansas; and Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is known for her innovative application of pedagogical strategies online and in the classroom. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Accounting Association's Two Year College Section, an Institute of Management Accountants' Faculty Development Grant to blend technology into the classroom, the Florida Association of Community Colleges Professor of the Year Award for Instructional Excellence, and the University of Oklahoma's Halliburton Education Award for Excellence.Susan is active in many academic and professional organizations. She serves on the American Institute of CPA Pre-certification Education Executive Committee and is on the Florida Institute of CPAs Accounting Careers and Education committee and the Florida Association of Accounting Educators Steering Committee. She has served as the American Accounting Association's Vice President for Sections and Regions and as a Council Member-at-large, Chairperson of the Membership Committee, and was Chairperson of the Two-Year Accounting Section. Previously she served as Chairperson of the Florida Institute of CPAs Accounting Careers and Education Committee and was Chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs Relations with Accounting Educators Committee. Susan was on the American Institute of CPAs' Core Competencies Best Practices Task Force also.Susan co-authors accounting textbooks for Houghton Mifflin: Principles of Accounting, Financial and Managerial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting with Bel Needles and Marian Powers.Susan holds a BBA in Economics and Accounting from Southern Methodist University and a MS in Accounting from Texas Tec --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; 8th edition (February 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618777172
• ISBN-13: 978-0618777174
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #548,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars This book was the salvation of my accounting class..., December 16, 1997

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This review is from: Financial and Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

My accounting professor was awful and it was this book that saved my grade in the class. It provides very detailed explanations and summaries of each concept it covers throughout the chapter, not just at the end of the section. The accompanying working papers and study guide were also very informative and helpful.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Used it for Intro to Managerial & Financial Acctng Courses, September 2, 2008

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I'm in an MBA program right now and still refer back to this book for my intermediate accounting course. I'm a tough judge on books, coming from the UC system, and let me tell you - this is one of the best written textbooks I have ever encountered. Period.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Accounting Fundamentals, December 4, 2008

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I have read many accounting books but am using this one for my intro to accounting course because I wanted a refresher. It is the most clear and understandable that I have come across. I would highly recommend this book to people who aren't necessarily wanting to get a CPA but need to know enough accounting for say Financial, Planning and Analysis positions.