Budgeting Basics and Beyond

About the Authors

JAE K. SHIM is a professor of accounting and finance at California State University, Long Beach and CEO of Delta Consulting Company, a financial consulting and training firm. Dr. Shim received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Haas School of Business). Dr. Shim has been a consultant to commercial and nonprofit organizations for over 30 years.

Dr. Shim has over 50 college and professional books to his credit, including, Managerial Accounting, Barron 's Accounting Handbook, Barron 's Dictionary of Accounting Terms, 2009 GAAP, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting and Finance, 2008-2009 Corporate Controller 's Handbook of Financial Management, U.S. Master Finance Guide, Dictionary of Personal Finance, Investment Source-book, Dictionary of Real Estate, Dictionary of International Investment Terms, Dictionary of Business Terms, The Vest-Pocket CPA, The Vest-Pocket CFO, and the best-selling Vest-Pocket MBA.

Twenty-six of his publications have been translated into foreign languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Croatian, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. Professor Shim's books have been published by Thompson -Southwestern, John Wiley, McGraw-Hill, Barron's, Commercial Clearing House (CCH), Prentice-Hall, American Management Association (Amacom), and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

Dr. Shim has been frequently quoted by such media as the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Business Start-ups, Personal ...