Review of Managerial Accounting, 10th Edition (Hardcover)

This is an outstanding book, which covers complex topics on a very friendly manner. Maybe for some readers this book may seem hard to understand, so I strongly recommend everybody to think over the necessity of studying managerial accounting. For me as a person who works with internal finance and who makes prompt decisions upon raw timely data, the book was a relief. It covers such immensely important topics as break-even, leverage, cost behavior and structure, and so forth. One suggestion, do not learn everything by heart, it's useless. You never learn everything in managerial accounting. Use the book as a reference for your everyday needs. Good luck.

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Garrison/Noreen has been- and still is- the market-leading text in managerial accounting, having educated close to 2 million students since its inception. In short, Garrison is the Guide in Managerial Accounting.The lighthouse on the cover symbolizes that for this difficult course, Garrison's comprehensive but manageable coverage, author-written supplements, and peerless end-of-chapter material makes it a safe and dependable choice for instructors and students alike. The loyalty and following it has achieved is due to the authors unwavering commitment to three simple principles: relevance, balance, and clarity.

• Relevance- Every effort has been made to help students relate the concepts in this book to decisions made by working managers. The Managerial Accounting in Action segments within the chapters help students apply concepts to real world problems.
• Balance- Garrison mixes its coverage to include a variety of both service and manufacturing organizations- this includes new coverage of e-commerce and e-tailers. Service examples have been expanded in this new edition and these are marked with a S icon in the margins.
• Clarity- The entire supplements package has been written by the author team to insure that students and professors will work with clear, well-written supplements that employ consistent terminology.

About the Author
Ray H. Garrison is emeritus Professor of Accounting at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University and his D.B.A. degree from Indiana University. As a certified public accountant, Professor Garrison has been involved in management consulting work with both national and regional accounting firms. He has published articles in The Accounting Review, Management Accounting, and other professional journals. Innovation in the classroom has earned Professor Garrison the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award from Brigham Young University.

Eric W. Noreen is a globeAnd#64979;trotting academic who has held appointments at institutions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is currently Professor of Accounting at the University of Washington and Visiting Price Waterhouse Professor of Management Information And Control at INSEAD, an international graduate school of business located in France.He received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and MBA and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. A Certified Management Accountant, he was awarded a Certificate of Distinguished Performance by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Review of A Primer on Organizational Behavior (Paperback)

This book is like most Organizational Behavior (OB) or Organizational Psychology textbooks in the sense that it is modular, overviews most of the major areas of research in the field, and is fairly easy to read. It does have a few unique pros & cons:

Pros:
1) Has a GREAT set of appendices reviewing basic statistics and explaining how to read an OB research article. This makes this book a good choice for teachers who want to pair textbook readings with source readings.
2) Emphasizes application more than many OB textbooks and pulls in recent research.
3) Has a low price point for an OB textbook, although it honestly should be cheaper given the absolute lack of frills (paperback, all B&W, some diagrams but no pictures).

Cons:
1) Several important topic areas are absent, like job attitudes (covered in three pages with no mention of specific attitudes like satisfaction, commitment, etc.)
2) Neglects micro issues in general -- about halfway through Ch 3 the focus shifts to macro, system-wide concerns and never looks back.

Overall, this textbook might be a good pick if you are more interested in macro aspects of OB, if your course is focused more on lecture or outside readings, and if textbook cost is a concern.

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This book introduces the reader to terms and concepts that are necessary to understand OB and their application to modern organizations. It also offers sufficient grounding in the field that enables the reader to read scholarly publications such as HR, CMR, and AMJ. This edition features new material on emotional intelligence, knowledge management, group dynamics, virtual teams, organizational change, and organizational structure.

From the Back Cover
Why Use a Primer on Organizational Behavior, 4th ed? Your Colleagues Say It Best! The most appealing advantage of this text for my students is the authors clear writing style. Moreover, the organization and comprehensiveness of coverage is impressive. Up-to-date topics, concise treatment, and consistent ethical emphasis foster a good integration and understanding of management and OB. -Howard E. Mitchell, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania I would like to commend the authors for the treatment given the research process in OB. Overall, I would describe the approach taken by Bowditch and Buono as both refreshing and superior to the competition. -Anthony Chelte, Western New England College My students really enjoy the "no nonsense" approach taken by Bowditch and Buono. The authors cover a lot of ground and support their positions with an impressive amount of evidence drawn from the scientific and management literature. -Mark C. Butler, San Diego State University I adopt this book because of its research explanations and its quick but effective coverage of the field. It fills an important missing niche in our OB textbooks. -William P. Ferris, Western New England College--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Review of The One Page Business Plan for the Professional Consultant (Paperback)

As a marketing coach/consultant I have found it difficult to wrap my arms around a plan to attain your goals, but the One Page Business Plan for Consultants made the process effortless!The process is is simple, solid, practical and progressive.The questionnaires are thought provoking and useful beyond the Plan itself.The One Page Plan for Consultants can help those just starting out or those like me who have been in business for awhile and needed a more focused plan.Not only will you have an excellent roadmap to attain your goals, but will also leave the process with more clarity as well.I highly recommend this book.

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This book eliminates all the excuses for not having a business plan! If you are a proprietor of know-how… this book was written for you! Now you can write a draft plan on a single page in less than two hours. In fact, we've done most of the hard work for you... using The One Page Plan® methodology, you'll never again have to start with a blank page. You get proven templates and examples that reflect industry best practices. Also inside are easy assessments that let you quickly discover what's working in your practice and what's not!

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Review of Income Tax Fundamentals (with TaxCut Tax Prep Software) (Paperback)

I have prepared taxes professionally for over 20 years and have taught tax preparation for 5.This book is the worst I have come across in that time and should be avoided at all costs!

The content and flow is nonsensical, there is literally no explanation about ANY forms or schedules, and the sample problems are illogical.

In Chapter 1 the book introduces all the various taxable entities including Partnerships and Corporations, which it then tries to cover in a chapter each later in the text.Who in their right mind thinks they can cover corporate tax in a chapter?And what about that is "fundamental?"

Chapter 3 has a single problem that requires the student to fill out a 1040, a Schedule C for a sole proprietorship, a Schedule D for a non-business bad debt, and a Schedule E for a vacation rental.This is very advanced material for the third chapter of a "fundamental" text.

I could go on and on about how bad this book is, but just be warned: RUN for your life from this book and any teacher/professor who selects it!


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Trust the number one tax preparation text to introduce your students to individual income tax preparation using a proven forms approach in a hands-on workbook format. As the market-leading tax preparation text for 26 years, Whittenburg/Altus-Buller's INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS, 2008 EDITION, Twenty-Sixth Edition, provides a concise, yet complete, practical introduction to the most important areas of the tax law for your students. Easy-to-digest sections of tax information throughout this edition incorporate numerous real examples using actual tax forms. New features in this edition present intriguing, and even humorous, actual tax situations to maintain student interest. Strategically placed self-check problems provide immediate feedback before students proceed to the next section. Strong end-of-chapter reinforcement, including online interactive quizzes, further prepares students for future exams and career success. Up-to-the-minute tax information, revised each year to reflect the current tax law, ensures you are presenting the latest information, while New Law Alerts sections detail the effects of the latest tax laws. With the help of INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS' comprehensive support package and complete proven presentation, your students leave your course with the knowledge and skills to handle the challenges today's tax preparers frequently face.

About the Author
Gerald E. Whittenburg is a professor of accounting and taxation at San Diego State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston. Whittenburg's professional designations include Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and Enrolled Agent. Dr. Whittenburg's research interests have focused on corporate and individual taxation, as well as the tax research process. His articles on these and other topics have appeared in such journals as the ACCOUNTING REVIEW, ADVANCES IN TAXATION, JOURNAL OF TAXATION, TAXATION FOR ACCOUNTANTS, TAXES, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, PRACTICAL TAX STRATEGIES, JOURNAL OF TAXATION OF INVESTMENTS, VALUATION STRATEGIES, JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS STRATEGY, JOURNAL OF TAXATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, THE TAX ADVISER, TAX NOTES, REAL ESTATE ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION, and JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION. Dr. Whittenburg has authored several tax textbooks, including INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS, CALIFORNIA INCOME TAX FUNDAMENTALS, and FEDERAL TAX RESEARCH. His books are used in more than 300 colleges and universities throughout the United States. Whittenburg received a California State University (CSU) Trustee's Outstanding Faculty Award in 1991. This award was competitive across the entire 20-campus CSU system. Dr. Whittenburg was a visiting scholar at the University of Adelaide (Australia) in 1999 and 2005. In 2003, he received a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant at the Academy of Tax Services of Ukraine. While in Ukraine, he lectured students and conferred with the faculty and staff on income taxation in the United States.

Martha Altus-Buller is a CPA with her own tax practice in San Diego, California. She attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon for two years, holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of California at San Diego and a MS in Accounting from San Diego State University. She won a Sells award for scoring among the top in the country on the May 1983 CPA exam. Her practical experience includes work as a tax manager for Arthur Young, now Ernst & Young, one of the (then) Big 8 accounting firms, and more than two decades of full-time practice in tax accounting.

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