Managerial Accounting [Hardcover]

James Jiambalvo (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470038152 | ISBN-13: 978-0470038154 | Publication Date: October 20, 2006 | Edition: 3

Recognizing that most students will pursue careers as managers not accountants, Managerial Accounting omits topics of less importance and concentrates on the key accounting concepts that managers need to understand in order to make successful, informed decisions. Managerial Accounting focuses attention on decision making through incremental analysis and performance measurement. Students are motivated to learn managerial accounting by connecting concepts and techniques to the real world; using real cases and real manager's comments on real company issues. Students and instructors alike have praised this text's clear and concise writing style, to-the-point discussions, illustrated ideas, and examples that are presented to make ideas concrete

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From the Back Cover

AN INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE NEW SYSTEM F0R MASTERING MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

Much more than just a textbook, MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING offers you a powerful, integrated learning system, featuring a concise text, an interactive CD, and an abundance of online resources.

Put these pieces together, and you have the most innovative and effective means for mastering managerial accounting available. With this system, you'll learn how to use accounting information in planning, control, and decision making; see how accounting concepts relate to the real world; and test your understanding in an exciting, multimedia learning environment.

Three Learning Tools, One Integrated System

• The Text focuses on the accounting concepts and skills you'll need to become an effective manager. Inside, you'll find cutting-edge accounting techniques that actual companies are using to create shareholder value, as well as fascinating cases that relate concepts to real-world business practices.
• The Interactive CD, packaged with the book, enables you to test yourself on key concepts, receive feedback, animate key processes, and view video of real managers at work. It includes multiple-choice questions, key term matching exercises, demonstrations of various concepts and techniques, critical thinking exercises, interactive cases, and more.
• The Web Site features interactive testing, links to companied featured on our videos, additional exercises, interactive plant tours showing key concepts in action, and more, including links to Wiley Business Extra and Wall Street Journal articles.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

PROFESSOR JAMES JIAMBALVO joined the accounting faculty at the University of Washington after receiving a Ph.D. in accounting from The Ohio State University. A CPA, he has audit experience with the firm of Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte & Touche), and has served on the national academic advisory board of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Professor Jiambalvo has served as chairman of the UW Accounting Department and he holds the PricewaterhouseCoopers and Alumni Endowed Professorship.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (October 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470038152
• ISBN-13: 978-0470038154
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally reading a managerial accounting book is fun, February 18, 2006

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Annette Mann "Annette" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

I love this book. The illustrations are great and the text is easy to follow. Jiambalvo helps the reader to build a bridge over the chasm between theory and real life applications.
The book has just the right length. Not too elaborate and not too concise.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Managerial Accounting, February 18, 2006

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S. Vo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

Overall the book is ok. The author can be confusing at time, and the answers to practice problems are not in the back of the book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very clear accounting book !, August 28, 2005

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Tony Holland (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

This College/MBA level book does have something in common with books in the 'For Dummies' series: It provides very clear explanations, of essential concepts. In addition it is well illustrated with clear, to the point, useful diagrams and illustrations that are worth "a thousand words".
Having read other accounting texts such as Horngren's books, this book is great as an introduction, for overview, or for review of managerial accounting concepts. It provides clear definitions of terms and concepts. It helps to understand and implement concepts. And, it gives practical examples how decision making is affected by incremental costs, and by what you measure.

This is not a basic or simple text. It explains Managerial Accounting very well. A CD with case demonstrations livens the adds to its modern format. The fact that James Jiambalvo, through his clarity, style and organization, manages to make important accounting concepts appear so clear and simple, is a credit to his style.
This is a great accounting book.