Financial and Managerial Accounting Text Only or Mobile Commerce and Wireless Computing Systems

Financial and Managerial Accounting - Text Only

Author: Belverd E Needles

Designed for managerial accounting programs that prefer to begin with a corporate approach, this market-leading text offers balanced, flexible content supported by an array of fully integrated print and technology supplements. The material--targeted to business majors--focuses on the relevance of accounting in business with an emphasis on decision making and analysis. The text assumes no previous training in accounting or business and contains equal coverage of financial and managerial accounting topics. The 2005e Edition maintains a strong real-world emphasis, integrates performance measurement, and emphasizes technology. Procedural content appears in optional objectives at the end of each chapter, allowing instructors to choose how much procedural detail to include in their course. Instructors can also customize homework assignments based on course goals using comprehensive material organized by learning objective.

Table of Contents:

1. Uses of Accounting Information and the Financial Statements. Supplement to Chapter 1: How to Read an Annual Report. 2. Measuring Business Transactions. 3. Measuring Business Income. 4. Accounting Information Systems. 5. Financial Reporting and Analysis. 6. Merchandising Operations and Internal Control. 7. Short-Term Financial Assets. 8. Inventories. 9. Current Liabilities. 10. Long-Term Assets. 11. Long-Term Liabilities. 12. Contributed Capital. 13. The Corporate Income Statement and the Statement of Stockholders' Equity. 14. The Statement of Cash Flows. 15. The Changing Business Environment: A Manager's Perspective. 16. Cost Concepts and Cost Allocation. 17. Costing Systems: Job Order Costing. 18. Costing Systems: Process Costing. 19. Activity-Based Systems: ABM and JIT. 20. Cost Behavior Analysis. 21. The Budgeting Process. 22. Standard Costing and Variance Analysis. 23. Performance Management and Evaluation. 24. Short-Run Decision Analysis. 25. Pricing Decisions, Including Target Costing and Transfer Pricing. 26. Capital Investment Analysis. 27. Quality Management and Measurement. 28. Financial Performance Evaluation. Appendix A. The Merchandising Work Sheet and Closing Entries. Appendix B. Special-Purpose Journals. Appendix C. Accounting for Unincorporated Businesses. Appendix D. International Accounting. Appendix E. Long-Term Investments. Appendix F. The Time Value of Money. Appendix G. Future Value and Present Value Tables.

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Mobile Commerce and Wireless Computing Systems

Author: Geoffrey Elliott

As content delivery over wireless devices becomes faster and more secure, it is thought that mobile commerce (m-commerce) will overtake tethered e-commerce as the medium of choice for digital commerce transactions. As well as the obvious effect on financial services (mobile banking), telecommunications, and retail and information services (such as video delivery of sports results) it is also likely to have a profound effect on the way a wide variety of businesses arrange for people to meet and interact.

This book explores the theory and practice of both the technical and business domains of m-commerce, particularly wireless networking and mobile commerce applications, as well as discussing the 'what, why and how' of m-commerce. The book starts by covering the theoretical underpinning of the subject, before going on to put the theory into practice, covering the technologies, approaches, applications and design issues.

Features
Explains the fundamentals of mobile commerce and wireless systems design and implementation.

Applications oriented, showing how good systems design leads to efficient and effective m-commerce systems.

Balances enthusiasm for the technological capabilities with wider social and political implications through discussion of security and ethical issues.

Tutorial approach, with exercises, student activities, short case studies and technical reports to enhance learning.

This book is intended for anyone wishing to find out more about the theory and practice of commercially exploiting these exciting and ground-breaking new technologies.

About the authors

Geoffrey Elliott is Head of Division for Information Systems atLondon South Bank University. Nigel Phillips worked in the computer industry for 10 years before joining London South Bank University, consulting on the application of complexity theory