Accounting for Decision Making and Control 7th Edition by Zimmerman, Jerold

Accounting for Decision Making and Control 7th Edition by Zimmerman, JeroldBy: Zimmerman, Jerold; Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education Print ISBN: 9780078136726, 0078136725 other ISBN: 0077476840 Edition: 7th Copyright year: 2012During their professional careers, managers in all organizations, profit and nonprofit, interactwith their accounting systems. Sometimes managers use the accounting system to acquireinformation for decision making. At other times, the accounting system measuresperformance and thereby influences their behavior. The accounting system is both a sourceof information for decision making and part of the organization?s control mechanisms?thus, the title of the book, Accounting for Decision Making and Control.The purpose of this book is to provide students and managers with an understanding andappreciation of the strengths and limitations of an organization?s accounting system, therebyallowing them to be more intelligent users of these systems. This book provides a frameworkfor thinking about accounting systems and a basis for analyzing proposed changes to thesesystems. The text demonstrates that managerial accounting is an integral part of the firm?sorganizational architecture, not just an isolated set of computational topics.