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  Management accounting, 1st edition

  M S Narasimhan

  Management Accounting shows how accounting information is organized and reported internally to managers and how managers use accounting information for planning, organizing, decision-making and controlling. The book written, in a non-technical simple language, emphasizes the practice side of accounting with numerous examples and cases. Each topic starts with a situational analysis that highlights the relevance of the topic. Examples and cases reflect real-life situation that allows managers to easily connect themselves with the situation in their organizations. The book covers product costing, activity-based costing, cost analysis for decision-making, budgeting and variance analysis. Managers use detailed cost data extensively, and the chapters on product costing and activity-based costing explain how cost data is compiled in different types of industries with comprehensive illustration. Managers are required to take decision under various situations and the chapter on cost analysis for decision-making shows several decision-making areas and how managers take decision under these situations. Budgets guide the organization to achieve the goals and variance analysis helps the managers to analyze and control deviation from the budget. The book is relevant for MBA students as well as non-finance managers who are keen to know how they can use accounting information in their jobs. The book is relevant for entrepreneurs as well who want to design a good internal accounting system and use the accounting information for planning, decision-making and controlling.

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  Financial accounting: A managerial perspective, 6th Edition

  R Narayanaswamy

  This highly acclaimed text, now in its Sixth Edition, is designed as a first-level course in MBA and professional programmes. It explains how to prepare, analyze and interpret financial statements. NEW TO THIS EDITION Chapters: Chapter 7 Financial Assets, Chapter 9 Operating Liabilities, Chapter 10 Financial Liabilities and Chapter 15 Earnings Analysis and Qualitative Information. Topics: Accounting fraud and red flags, cash flow ratios, economic value added, foreign currency accounting and joint arrangements. Expanded coverage: Earnings quality, earnings management and pro forma measures. Standards: IFRS, Ind AS and Indian GAAP comparisons for key items in financial statements. Real-world cases: Amazon, Lanco, National Spot Exchange, Olympus, Suzlon, Valeant Pharmaceuticals and TCS, Toshiba. Interview: Professor Suraj Srinivasan, Harvard Business School. Pedagogical features: Application, Discussion Question, Forensic Corner, Ladder, One-minute Quiz, Quick Question, Real World and Speed Read. Examples: New examples in Chapter Vignette, Earnings Quality Analysis and Financial View. New Material and Revision: Additional and revised text and figures in almost all chapters. Learning Resources Interactive Online Study Guide available at PHI India website has solution templates, self-test questions, key ideas and chapter review slides.

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  I’m choosing life, 1st edition

  Ramya Ranganathan

  Whispers of Joy and Windows of Healing a“ Poetry that uplifts the spirit! Each of the poems in this book has a life of its own. Most of them have been a vehicle of healing at some point for the author herself – times when she was stuck, sad, or needing additional clarity. Some of the poems are light and uplifting “ like dewdrops infused with sunlight. Others are heavy and reflective, they might even draw your attention to your own problems and pain. However, even as these poems lead you to connect with your pain, they will crack open a tiny window “ to let in just enough light and perspective for the healing to begin. These poems are easy to read and yet they are profound in the insights and clarity that they can gift to you. Each poem is a unique contribution by itself and the recommended way to read this book would be to read one poem a day. You could even hold the book in your hands, close your eyes for a minute, and ask the universe to lead you to the page that will create the most magic for you on that day. Allow the words of the poem to simmer in you and let it bring up for you whatever is needed for your own journey

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  Trucking business management: cases and concepts

  Debjit Roy, G Raghuram, Rekha Jain, Sanjeev Tripathi, and Kirti Sharda

  Trucking Business Management is a compilation of cases authored by professors and researchers of IIM Ahmedabad in the field of road transportation. Truck and Bus business in particular. In an attempt to fill the business-practice gap and impart a professional approach towards enabling the trucking business to grow, Mahindra Truck and Bus Division has partnered with Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad to impart management education to the next generation transporters in trucking business. This youth transport Management Development Program (MDP) called MPOWER, was launched on 9th January 2013, and it signified youth transporter empowerment. In the MDP, case-based pedagogy is primarily used to discuss the decisions-related challenges faced by the transporters. After completing three batches of the MDP, a ‘war Room’ was launched to assess the impact of the program on actual practice. The War Room not only allowed the faculty to gauge the effectiveness of the MDP, but also gave the participants an opportunity to reflect upon what they had learnt at IIM Ahmedabad. It also helped faculty enhance their understanding of the nuances of the trucking business and identify the typical areas within the trucking business with potential for improvement. Also, the War Room offered the faculty several opportunities for case writing. These cases were used in the later batches of the MDP. The generation of these cases has led to the evolution of this book. Feature Highlights 12 cases on trucking industry covering different aspects of the business - supply chain, strategic management etc. Two chapters giving an overview of the trucking sector in India, and HR practices in the trucking industry A Case Positioning Matrix showing all the cases on the basis of key decision areas Case Context at the beginning of each case explaining the background and utility of the case Questions and approach for case analysis at the end of each case Forewords by prominent personalities: Mr. Vijay Chibber, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India Dr Pawan Goenka, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. A Prologue on Importance of the Commercial Vehicle Industry in Economic Growth of India. [It has been co-authored by Mr Nalin Mehta, CEO, Mahindra Truck and Bus Division and Mr Rajeev Rajadhyaksha, former Managing Director of DHL Lemuir Logistics ]."

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  Inclusive finance India report 2017

  M S Sriram

  Inclusive Finance India Report 2017 provides in-depth, wellresearched and well-analysed evidence on how the financial inclusion agenda has progressed at various levels. The report covers a review of the performance of diverse institutional initiatives working in inclusive finance—banks, specialised banks, self-help groups and microfinance institutions. It also covers the initiatives in technology that address last-mile delivery as well as provides an overview of new initiatives. This report focuses on a larger landscape of financial inclusion while continuing to report progress on microfinance in mainstream financial inclusion activity. It tracks the growth of financial inclusion across institutional structures and delivery models, provides a better understanding of the complexities of the sector, and contributes to the policy development process on inclusive finance. It informs banks and investors—both national and international, brings forth key issues that require the attention of the financial sector as well as of policy makers, highlights the positive impact of the sector, and identifies policy and practice gaps on an annual basis. The report involves participation by the RBI, Ministry of Finance, banks, apex financial institutions, technology service providers, business correspondents and diverse delivery models. It serves the dual purpose of informing the policy formulation process as well as providing perspective on the practice of financial inclusion in India. This is the best reference book on the annual trends and progress of the financial inclusion and microfinance sector. It includes data-based analysis of all streams of financial inclusion, with most current information in terms of numbers and developments. It is a must-read for every practitioner in the financial inclusion value chain.

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  Talking financial inclusion in liberalised India: conversations with Governors of the Reserve Bank of India, 1st edition

  M S Sriram

  This book presents a set of conversations with five former Governors of Reserve Bank of India (from 1992 onwards) on the topic of financial inclusion. Two key aspects are introduced in the conversations with each Governor: the initiatives that were undertaken during their tenure and their responses to some of the current issues. Further, they examine the reasons and justifications for significant decisions and measures that were undertaken or withheld. The discussion captures the evolution and approach of the central bank in addressing a variety of questions pertaining to financial inclusion. The volume is an important contribution to the study of India's continuous but not entirely successful efforts in increasing the reach of its formal financial sector. It reconstructs how the policy approach to inclusive banking has progressed and resisted commercial and market imperatives to safeguard the deprived and dispossessed sections of society. With its wide-ranging blend of conversations, documentation, research and commentary coupled with its engaging style, the book will interest students and researchers in the areas of development, banking, macroeconomics, public administration and governance, as well as academics, analysts, policymakers, think tanks, journalists, media and those concerned with the Indian economic policy.

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  Fundamentals of financial management, 6th edition

  Prasanna Chandra

  Chandra: Fundamentals of Financial Management discusses the fundamental principles and techniques of financial management. This book seeks to show how a wide range of financial decision situations should be analysed. It aptly illustrates the various concepts, tools and techniques of financial management with the help of suitable examples. Book Features : Coverage on important new sections such as Securitisation, Cost of Retained Earnings and Cost of External Equity New chapter on Risk Management which presents how financial management evolves in response to changes in the financial environment Four chapters completely revised keeping in view the changes that have taken place in the Pro forma of Balance Sheet & Statement of Profit and Loss Account Companion website which provides Instructors exclusive access to PowerPoint presentations, solutions manual, solutions for additional problems, quiz bank and quiz key Table of Contents: Part I : Overview And Financial Environment. Financial Management: An Overview, The Financial System, Part II : Financial Analysis And Planning. Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flow, Financial Statement Analysis, Funds Flow Analysis, Break-Even Analysis and Leverages, Financial Planning and Forecasting, Part III : Fundamental Valuation Concepts. Time Value of Money, Valuation of Securities, Risk and Return, Part IV: Capital Budgeting. Techniques of Capital Budgeting, Project Cash Flows, Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting, The Cost Of Capital, Part V : Capital Structure And Dividend Polices. Capital Structure and Cost of Capital, Planning the Capital Structure, Dividend Policy and Share Valuation, Dividend Policy: Practical Aspects, Part VI : Long-Term Financing. Sources of Long-Term Finance, Raising Long-Term Finance, Securities Market, Part VII : Working Capital Management. Working Capital Policy, Cash Management, Credit Management, Inventory Management, Working Capital Financing, Part VIII : Special Topics. Leasing, Hire Purchase and Project Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring, International Financial Management, Risk Management: Introduction to Financial Engineering,

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  Beyond uneconomic growth: economics, equity and the ecological predicament

  Joshua Farley and Deepak Malghan

  This engaging book brings together leading ecological economists to collectively present a definitive case for looking beyond economic growth as the sole panacea for the world's ecological predicament. Grounded in physics, ecology, and the science of human behavior, contributors show how economic growth itself has become "uneconomic" and adds to a ravaging of both social and ecological cohesion. Guided by a clear moral vision that prioritizes sustainability and justice over profit, the authors provide a blueprint for an economy that replaces quantitative growth with qualitative improvement to enhance human welfare while restoring degraded ecosystems. They present solutions for many of today's challenges, ranging from global climate change and biodiversity loss to natural resource depletion. This interdisciplinary work not only relates ecological economics theory to the most urgent predicaments of the contemporary world, but also pays tribute to the work of Herman Daly, a leading pioneer of modern ecological economics. Researchers and faculty studying and teaching ecological economics and environmental studies will find value in this unprecedented book. It will also be of interest to practitioners working to solve a variety of global environmental issues.

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  The web of Freedom: J. C. Kumarappa and Gandhi's struggle for economic justic

  Venu Madhav Govindu and Deepak Malghan

  In June 1929, a thirty-seven-year-old chartered accountant dressed in Western clothes walked into the Khadi Bhandar on Kalbadevi Road, Bombay, to be ‘measured up’ for a dhoti. Having never worn one in his life, he had no idea that dhotis came in fixed lengths. Weeks ago, the same man had filed an affidavit to change his name from Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius to Joseph Cornelius Kumarappa. Discarding an alien name and attire, the anglicized professional was rapidly transforming into a dogged fighter for social justice. Freedom fighter, economic philosopher, environmentalist and Gandhian constructive worker, Kumarappa (1892–1960) was a man of many parts. He wrote extensively on political economy and simultaneously championed the cause of rural India, both under British Raj and after Independence. If Gandhi's Swaraj was more than political self-rule, it was Kumarappa who gave it economic content and meaning. A rare thinker who married theory with practice, Kumarappa challenged received wisdom on industrialization and modernity. Based on extensive archival research, this volume presents the fascinating story of his life, work and ideas that have a strikingly contemporary resonance.

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  Changing contours of Microfinance in India, 1st edition

  M Jayadev and Krishna Sundar Diatha

  This book brings together empirical evidences and theoretical perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the microfinance sector in India. The essays in the volume: •• Focus on the application of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions in microfinance institutions to strengthen the savings movement and widen credit access to the poor and marginalized sections of society; •• Present case studies on self-help group (SHG) movements, federations and SHG-Bank Linkage programmes; •• Propose measures for strengthening regulatory and governance structures of the microfinance sector; and •• Identify linkages between overall financial inclusion and the contribution of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The volume will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of microeconomics, South Asian economics and development economics as well as professionals and aspirants in the microfinance, rural banking and financial inclusion sectors.

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  Corporations and sustainability: the South Asian perspective

  P D Jose

  Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective is a collection of contributions from leading academics and practitioners which provides an overview of the key challenges and opportunities related to sustainability in South Asia. The last two decades have seen rapid and often dramatic changes in the institutional, economic and ecological contexts in which firms operating in South Asian economies find themselves. South Asia is increasingly seen both as a driver of global economic growth as well as a barrier to sustainable development. The most significant driver of change in the region has been the economic liberalization attempts of national governments, resulting in easier and faster flows of information, labour and capital between these economies and the rest of the world. Consequently, global environmental and social concerns are increasingly driving governmental and corporate decision-making processes for firms operating in South Asia. In responding to these emerging challenges, firms have begun to re-evaluate and redesign their strategies, structures and processes as well as incorporate sustainability principles into their strategies.Corporations and Sustainability: The South Asian Perspective thus delivers an important perspective for researchers as well as students of master's-level courses on business and environment. It is particularly useful for those trying to understand the key sustainability challenges in the South Asian context as well some of the solutions emerging in the critical areas of heavy industry and also service sectors.

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  Crony Capitalism in India: Establishing Robust Counteractive Institutional Frameworks, 1st edition

  Naresh Khatri and Abhoy Ojha

  Crony Capitalism in India provides a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the important topic of crony capitalism, filling an important gap in the market. Bringing together experts from various backgrounds, it addresses the key underpinnings of this complex and multifarious issue. Given the emergent nature of the Indian economy, this book provides important information for decision makers in both government and business to help establish a robust institutional framework that is so desperately needed both in India and globally.