This book is an attempt to demystify accounting. It assumes no previous knowledge of accounting or of business, and I have tried to make it useful and accessible to all of those who may be interested. In particular it offers a practical text for students taking many of the specialist courses and qualifications now available in accounting, and its new approach will directly benefit those who …
Forensic accounting can be defined as the science of gathering and presenting financial information in a form that will be accepted by a court of jurisprudence against perpetrators of economic crimes. Economic crimes have increased dramatically in recent years. This becomes evident in viewing newspaper reports, which on an almost daily basis report of economic crimes committed in communiti…
This fourth edition has been revised to introduce new topic areas, notably e-accounting and the increasingly important issue of revenue recognition. All chapters now include a list of key terms to assist with gaining an overview of the subjects to be covered in each chapter. Additional self-assessment questions have been added to all chapters, with answers, to provide for more practice in …
In this context, innovation management techniques and models of increasing sophistication are being developed internationally; these, in turn, serve as a basis for the development of many methodologies of measuring innovation at the individual, national, European, and international level. It is important to mention that according to the conclusions of the European Commission, based on the E…
This book assembles selected best papers from RENT XXI, which centred on entrepreneurship and small business development making the diff erence in local, regional and national economies. Besides new venture creation and business exits, the papers in this book look at knowledge- based entrepreneurship and the role entrepreneurship can play related to social inclusion. Each of the papers wen…