Managing Financial Resources / Edition 3

by Mick Broadbent, John Cullen

Overview

Managing Financial Resources addresses the complicated issues of financial planning and control. These include performance measures and cost analysis, methods of improving profitability and techniques of financial monitoring and control. Real examples and case studies are used throughout to illustrate points in a practical context.

All chapters have been updated and new material has been added to extend the original text in areas such as public sector management issues, audit commission, capital investment decisions, stakeholder analysis for published reports and accounts, performance measurement, outsourcing, new developments in the public sector and transfer pricing.

This book is based on the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at level 4. It is particularly suitable for managers on the Diploma in Management or part 1 of the Postgraduate Diploma, especially those accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and Edexcel but this also a useful text for practicing managers and those individuals studying for a MBA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750657556
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/2003
Series:	CMI Diploma in Management Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Michael Broadbent, John Cullen

Table of Contents

Series advisor's preface; Preface; Introduction: the scope and development of accountancy in the management of financial resources; External financial reporting: published company accounting statement; Assessment of company performance; Cost classification; Planning and control; Standard costing and budgetary control; Short term decision making; Investment appraisal; Pricing; Performance measurement and transfer pricing in divisionalized organizations; Appendices.

Editorial Reviews

"I think Broadbent and Cullen is an excellent book and I am sure that this is not simply because both John and Mick have taught me in the past. Seriously, the book provides a very useful introduction especially for non finance specialists" John Parker. Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam

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