Portable Mba in Finance and Accounting

In the business environment, knowledge of finance and skills in budgeting and financial planning are more important than ever. This text is a useful resource on the basics of finance and accounting. It is ideal for both managers with experience or MBA candidates who need a refresher course.

List of contents

From the contents:
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS.

Using Financial Statements (J. Livingstone).

Analyzing Business Earnings (E. Comiskey and C. Mulford).

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis (W. Lawler).

Activity-Based Costing (W. Lawler).

Information Technology and You (E. Cale Jr.).

Forecasts and Budgets (R. Halsey).

Measuring Productivity (M. van Breda).

PART TWO: PLANNING AND FORECASTING.

Choosing a Business Form (R. Mandel).

The Business Plan (A. Zacharakis).

Planning Capital Expenditure (S. Feinstein).

Taxed and Business Decisions (R. Mandel).

Global Finance (E. Comiskey and C. Mulford).

Financial Management of Risks (S. Feinstein).

PART THREE: MAKING KEY STRATEGIC DECISIONS.

Going Public (S. Honig).

The Board of Directors (C. Anderson and R. Anthony).

Information Technology and the Firm (T. Grossman).

Profitable Growth by Acquistion (R. Bliss).

Business Valuation (M. Crain).

Glossary.

About the Authors.

Index.

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Grossman, Les Livingstone
• Assisted by: Theodore Grossman (Editor), John Leslie Livingstone (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2001
• EAN: 9780471061854
• ISBN: 978-0-471-06185-4
• No. of pages: 672
• Series: Portable MBA; The Portable MBA
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Finanzwirtschaft, Rechnungswesen