Financial Information Analysis
Author: Philip ORegan
Accounting information is one of the most potent sources of influence and power in any society. This is especially so in those environments where accounting is recognized as a primary means of communication and control. In a world in which more and more people have to deal with complex financial information and an increasingly sizeable proportion of the population acquires shares, this importance can only increase.
Financial Information Analysis 2ed reflects these developments by seeking to address the nature and role of accounting information in modern society, with specific reference to the UK and Europe. In particular, it focuses on the one of the primary accounting documents, the Annual Report. A primary aim is to equip readers with the skills needed to appreciate the information content of this and other accounting documents.
• Focuses on the company Annual Report and equips the reader with the skills needed to appreciate the information content of this document.
• Chapters on creative accounting, corporate governance and regulatory structures have been rewritten to incorporate new information, insights and emphases.
• The changed regulatory environment, particularly in relation to IFRSs (International Financial Reporting Standards) now forms a core stream of the text.
• An additional section dealing with the basic elements of bookkeeping and preparation of final accounts has been added.
• The web site for the book has been enhanced to include a much greater amount of data and reports (including Annual Reports from one UK, one Irish and two continental European countries). The web site willalso contain a considerable number of computational questions and answers.
• Includes numerous extracts from newspapers, journals and websites in order to elaborate on points made within the text
Table of Contents:
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Preface | ||
| Introduction | ||
| Sect. I | Contexts | |
| Ch. 1 | Regulatory and Legislative Contexts | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Conceptual Context | 29 |
| Ch. 3 | Theoretical Context | 61 |
| Ch. 4 | Governance Context | 87 |
| Sect. II | Contents | |
| Ch. 5 | Narrative Reports | 113 |
| Ch. 6 | Financial Statements | 139 |
| Sect. III | Analysis | |
| Ch. 7 | Fundamental Analysis | 187 |
| Ch. 8 | Activity and Liquidity | 205 |
| Ch. 9 | Financing | 227 |
| Ch. 10 | Profitability and Return on Investment | 249 |
| Sect. IV | Issues | |
| Ch. 11 | Business Combinations | 273 |
| Ch. 12 | Taxation, Pensions, Leases and Foreign Currency | 305 |
| Ch. 13 | Creative Accounting | 335 |
| Ch. 14 | Corporate Social Reporting (CSR) | 355 |
| Ch. 15 | International Accounting and Harmonisation | 375 |
| Sect. V | Interpretation | |
| Ch. 16 | Tesco plc 2000 | 401 |
| Sect. VI | Challenges and Opportunities | |
| Ch. 17 | Alternative Approaches | 417 |
| Ch. 18 | Technology and Future Reports | 437 |
| Bibliography | 459 | |
| App | Tesco plc 2000 Annual Report | 461 |
| Index | 503 |
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Business and Professional Communication
Author: Carley Dodd
Backcover Copy: Baldwin Dodd (0205348068 0205335268 / 4806L3526L) Business and Professional Communication provides students with the strategies they need to effectively manage communication challenges in the workplace. Tailoring communication theory to the unique demands of the business environment, this book goes beyond the traditional business communication text's coverage to also include coverage of conflict styles, negotiation, managing organizational culture, helping with cultural diversity, dealing with difficult people, and managing communication style differences. The book prepares students for presentations in the workplace as well as for sales communication, customer-service communication, communication audits, briefing/report communication, and other previously overlooked areas that are vital for success in the modern workplace.
Communication Theories for Everyday Life introduces readers to the complexities of theories in communication studies, mass communication, and public relations, emphasizing their connection to everyday life. Instead of utilizing a "theory-a-day" approach, this text cuts across content areas and clusters related theories, making them easier for readers to process and apply to real-life situations. Communication Theories for Everyday Life also addresses theories in emerging areas and growing fields, such as media research, organizational communication, and computer-mediated communication, while still featuring the traditional theories that always have defined the field. Features:
- Puts theory into action with real-world cases and critical incidents, providing opportunities for application, problemsolving, and insight into the everyday workplace. Contextualizes theory with an introductory chapter in each of the main content areas that introduces the theories and research in the field, showing students how the theories developed.
- Prepares students for most entry-level and mid-management positions with sections on customer relations communication and sales and marketing presentations. Features new theories and subject areas not present in most traditional communication theory textbooks, including new interactive technologies, feminist scholarship, British cultural studies, semiotics, postmodernism, and critical race theory.
- Examines the importance of cultural diversity awareness in business, providing a framework to better understand one's co-workers, increasing satisfaction and productivity in the workplace.Emphasizes the application of some theories across many subject areas through headings in the form of questions that encourage students to process material and explore for themselves how theories and content apply to their lives.
- Includes strong coverage of conflict in the workplace and conflict management opportunities, offering insight and skills to help students heighten performance and problem solving on the job. Uses case-study chapters that demonstrate to students how each subject area would use theory to solve or understand issues in everyday life.
- Updates the traditional coverage of resume writing by showing students how to create professional looking electronic and scannable resumes. Reviews theories for the three main genres of communication - communication studies, mass communication, and public relations - with balanced coverage, examining the unique contributions each area has made to the field of communication as a whole. Page 1 of 1
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