PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING - ANDRZEJ PIOSIK

Discover the world of management accounting with Andrzej Piosik's textbook. It is an invaluable source of knowledge for students and practitioners who want to explore the secrets of effective cost and resource management. Learn proven methods and tools to help you make strategic decisions and achieve business success.

• Complete knowledge of management accounting
• Practical examples with step-by-step solutions
• Principles, methods, and tools in the context of management functions
• Detailed discussion of activity-based costing and target costing
• Strategic scorecard and economic value added
• Consistent terminology and communicative language
• Chapter summaries to facilitate learning
• Tests and tasks for self-solving

Andrzej Piosik's academic textbook is a comprehensive study that introduces the reader to the world of management accounting. The author presents basic theoretical knowledge, illustrating it with numerous empirical examples solved step by step. This makes even complex issues understandable and easy to learn.

The book discusses in detail the principles, methods, and tools of accounting in the context of individual management functions such as planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling. The author analyzes these aspects both at the operational and strategic levels, which allows for a comprehensive understanding of the role of accounting in the management process of an enterprise.

Much space is devoted to activity-based costing (ABC) and target costing, which are crucial for effective cost management in modern organizations. The author also presents the strategic scorecard (BSC) and economic value added (EVA), which are important tools for assessing efficiency and creating value for shareholders.

The author has taken care of consistent terminology and that the textbook is understandable and communicative. Each chapter ends with a summary that facilitates repetition and consolidation of the material. In addition, the textbook contains tests and situational tasks for self-solving, which allows for the practical application of the acquired knowledge.

The textbook was published by the renowned PWN publishing house in 2012. It has 382 pages and a format of 236x172 mm. The cover is paperback, which makes it light and easy to use. It is an ideal read for students, managers, and anyone interested in management accounting.