theory of constraints (TOC), as a management approach, has been around for almost two decades, and its creator, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, has been applying the basic principles even longer than that. Consultants have been expending a lot of effort in helping their clients use TOC to effect real change?quantum improvements?in the performance of their organizations. Visionary people within client orga…

This handbook is intended as a reference for financial managers, credit and security analysts, bankers, lawyers, accountants, auditors, and educators, whose decisions encompass the international dimensions of financial analysis, reporting, and control. It expands and updates the topical coverage of its award-winning predecessor, The Handbook of International Accounting, and, in its second editi…

The Balanced Scorecard translates a company's vision and strategy into a coherent set of performance measures. The four perspectives of the scorecard--financial measures, customer knowledge, internal business processes, and learning and growth--offer a balance between short-term and long-term objectives, between outcomes desired and performance drivers of those outcomes, and between hard object…

Accounting and finance have a language of their own with a variety of statements and techniques that can mystify non-accounting colleagues. This new edition, like its predecessors, is written primarily for those non-financial students and managers who need to know about finance and accounting in any organization. The aim is to cut through as much of the jargon as possible and explain the variou…

This books explores issues in the development and implementation of digital television in Europe, showing how it is inextricably linked to developments in other forms of digital television provided by cable and satellite services and to government policies designed to promote development and use of information and communication technologies to support European wide and domestic industrial and s…

This dramatically enhanced second edition of the Handbook reflects our belief that a dynamically changing business environment requires a comprehensive text that provides an in-depth overview of the various disciplines associated with financial risk management. The Handbook has now evolved into the essential reference text for any risk professional, whether they are seeking FRM Certification or…

Now nearing its 60th printing in eng and translated into nineteen languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Porter introduces his three generic strategies - lowest cost, differentiation, and focuswhich bring structure to the task of strategic positioning. He shows how competitive advantage ca…

Monetary economics has continued to be a rapidly expanding research area since the first edition of Monetary Theory and Policy was published. In updating and revising the book for a second edition, my objective has been to incorporate the new insights gained from this recent research. Virtually every chapter has been revised, with an eye to improving the exposition and incorporating recent rese…

Entrepreneurship has been a subject of much recent discussion among academics and policymakers because of the belief that it invigorates the economy -- producing greater productivity, more jobs, and higher economic growth. President George W. Bush promoted his economic plan by pointing to its encouragement of entrepreneurship. Yet, despite its importance, the topic of entrepreneurship is underr…

deas about the role of management accounting systems in a firm's strategy have changed in recent years, and this book explores the ways in which this has happened. Management control systems have frequently been seen as irrelevant to strategy, or even damaging. Controlling Strategy draws out the various ways in which management control systems can build and sustain valuable strategic roles. The…