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Accountability and Social Accounting for Social and Non-Profit Organizations (Advances in Public Interest Accounting)
Michele Andreaus
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Description for Accountability and Social Accounting for Social and Non-Profit Organizations (Advances in Public Interest Accounting)
Hardcover. This book addresses the issues and functioning of accounting and accountability for social and non-profit organizations. It presents research papers that address the limitations of conventional accounting, the meaning of accountability, and the potential of social and environmental accounting for these organizations. Editor(s): Andreaus, Michele; Costa, Ericka; Parker, Lee D. Series: Advances in Public Interest Accounting. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: KFC; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Traditional economic and accounting theories focus on investor - owned enterprise which deal with the production of goods and services to maximise its economic value for shareholders. This book offers an alternative perspective. It focusses on non-profit organisations that produce goods and services with the intention of maximising social value for the broader community. Traditional accounting theories face limitations when dealing with these organisations as their bottom line is not based on the traditional model. Nonetheless, such entities have to consider economic and financial equilibrium as a requirement for long-term survival. Accordingly, this book presents research addressing three main ... Read more
Traditional economic and accounting theories focus on investor - owned enterprise which deal with the production of goods and services to maximise its economic value for shareholders. This book offers an alternative perspective. It focusses on non-profit organisations that produce goods and services with the intention of maximising social value for the broader community. Traditional accounting theories face limitations when dealing with these organisations as their bottom line is not based on the traditional model. Nonetheless, such entities have to consider economic and financial equilibrium as a requirement for long-term survival. Accordingly, this book presents research addressing three main ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Advances in Public Interest Accounting
Condition
New
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784410056
SKU
V9781784410056
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