Accounting (Calciolari)

Contenuti del corso

At the end of the course, students will:
(i) master the techniques and main principles of financial accounting;
(ii) understand and interpret financial statements;
(iii) know how to design performance measurement and control systems according to strategic and organisational choices;
(iv) understand the logic of profit planning and strategic profitability analysis; (v) know the role multidimensional performance measurement systems for implementing strategies.

Textbook:
Two books (selected chapters) represent the main course material:

- Libby R., Libby P.A., Short D.G. “Financial Accounting”, McGraw-Hill, (7th or 8th ed).

- Simons, “Performance Measurement and Control Systems for Implementing Strategy”, Pearson New International Edition (2014).