Charles Horngren

Decision-making is the ultimate reason why accountants and finance people exist. The way to judge the quality of an accounting or performance management system is to determine whether it is spurring quality decision-making.

Class In Session

Steve Player speaks to legendary costing professor Dr. Charles Horngren of Stanford University, whose market-leading textbook, Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (first issued in 1962 and now in its 13th edition from Prentice Hall), has been used to train more CFOs and other finance executives than any other. In this rapidly changing world, Dr. Horngren provides sage advice on what remains timeless and important in … [ Read more ]