"'Business Knowledge for IT in Islamic Finance' deals with the convergence of business and IT in the Islamic finance industry and is designed to provide the platform for IT professionals to exploit the future demand for talent in this industry. The chapters in this book contain information on the fundamentals of Islamic finance, the features that sets the Islamic finance industry apart form the mainstream finance industry, a number of the prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic Finance, overview of business transactions and the legal process underpinning these transactions; major players in the Islamic Finance world; and, major systems from notable vendors used for lending, financing, capital markets transactions and insurance in the Islamic finance space"--Resource description page.

Accounting, business and economics, reporting, decision makingTOC:PrefaceAbout the authorsHow to use this textChapter 1. Introduction to accounting and business decision makingChapter 2. Accounting in societyChapter 3. Business structuresChapter 4. Business transactionsChapter 5. Statement of financial positionChapter 6. Statement of profit or loss and statement of changes in equityChapter 7. Statement of cash flows Chapter 8. Analysis and interpretation of financial statementsChapter 9. BudgetingChapter 10. Cost-volume-profit analysisChapter 11. Costing and pricing in an entityChapter 12. Capital investmentChapter 13. Financing the businessChapter 14. Performance measurementAppendix IAppendix II.