International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises Contributor(s): Radebaugh, Lee H. (Author), Gray, Sidney J. (Author), Black, Ervin L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471652695 ISBN-13: 9780471652694 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $378.81 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2006 Annotation: Make informed decisions in today's dynamic international business environments International accounting has never been so exciting. Not only is the pace of international business, finance, and investment rapidly increasing, but we are also moving closer than ever before toward a convergence of accounting standards worldwide. Updated and revised to keep pace with these changes, this Sixth Edition of Radebaugh, Gray, and Black's "International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises" focuses on international business strategies and how accounting applies to these strategies. You'll learn how to use financial and accounting information across borders, and make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex international business environment. The authors also explain the key factors, including cultural differences, that influence accounting standards and practices in different countries, and how those factors impact the harmonization of standards worldwide. New to This Edition: New coauthor, Ervin L. Black of Brigham Young University. Updated coverage on corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and how these forces affect U.S.-based multinationals, as well as companies in other countries. Increased coverage of the efforts of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to establish a uniform set of International Financial Reporting Standards (IRFS) worldwide and its interface with different national standard setters, especially the FASB. Special attention is given to the experience of the European Union and Australia in adopting IFRS in 2005. A web-based International Accounting Practice Problem, which helpsstudents see how to apply IFRS to a set of transactions. Brief, user-oriented examples called "Strategic Decision Points" at the beginning of each chapter. Expanded end-of-chapter material, including more discussion questions and exercises. New cases (two per chapter) on the web. Accounting for foreign exchange is now covered in two chapters. One chapter focuses on accounting issues, and the other chapter, which is new, focuses on foreign exchange risk management. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Accounting |
Dewey: 657.96 |
LCCN: 2006273647 |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7.24" W x 10.18" (2.03 lbs) 520 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This text presents international accounting within the context of managing multinational enterprises, focusing on business strategies and how accounting applies to these strategies. This unique approach gives students the opportunity to learn about international accounting from a perspective similar to what they will experience in the business world. The book explains the key factors that influence accounting standards and practices in different countires, and how those factors impact the convergence of standards worldwide. Particular emphasis is given to culture and its unique contribution to accounting standards and practices worldwide. The book focuses on the needs of users of financial and accounting information across borders with the aim of enhancing their understanding of how to use information and make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex and dynamic international business environment. |