Wharton Executive Education Finance & Accounting Essentials
by Richard A. Lambert
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Pub Date Oct 11 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
Financial literacy for leaders
A solid understanding of finance and accounting is critical in every aspect of business. In order to gauge business performance, make investment decisions or devise effective strategies, managers must be able to access and use the information contained in financial statements and work with the concepts that underlie them. Financial literacy is an absolute requirement for the successful manager.
In direct and simple terms, Richard A. Lambert, Miller-Sherrerd Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, demystifies financial statements and concepts and shows you how you can apply this information to make better business decisions for long-term profit.
In Wharton Executive Education Finance & Accounting Essentials, you will:
Learn to use and interpret financial data, including income statements and balance sheetsFind out what you can learn from Pepsi, Krispy Kreme, General Motors, and other companies
Strengthen your knowledge of financial reporting concepts
Discover how to identify and estimate the relevant costs for decisions
Learn how to evaluate investment strategies
Apply your financial know-how to develop a coherent business strategy
Richard A. Lambert is Miller-Sherrerd Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches finance and accounting in the MBA and Executive Education programs, as well as seminars in the doctoral program. The recipient of several teaching awards, his articles have appeared in The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Rand Journal of Economics, and Strategic Management Journal.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781613630099 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
