Financial management /
Robert W. Kolb, Ricardo J. Rodrígez.
- 2nd ed.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell Business, 1996.
- xxv, 443 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Financial Management and the Business Environment. 2. The Time Value of Money. 3. The Time Value of a Series of Payments. 4. Bond Valuation. 5. Stock Valuation. 6. Capital Budgeting Techniques. 7. Special Problems in Capital Budgeting. 8. Risk and Required Rate of Return. 9. The Market Price of Risk. 10. Leverage and Risk. 11. Capital Structure. 12. Divident Policy. 13. Sources of Long-Term Financing. 14. Inventory and Cash Management. 15. Accounts Receivable Management. 16. Short-Term Financing. 17. Financial Analysis. 18. Financial Planning. 19. The Efficient Market Hypothesis. 20. Lensing. 21. Option Valuation. 22. Mergers and Acquisitions. 23. International Financial Management.
Intended for a beginning or intermediate course in corporate finance, Financial Management stresses a finance function orientation over the more traditional accounting orientation. Consistent with this approach, the text focuses on two main ideas: maximising shareholders wealth as a goal of financial management and the persistent trade offs confronting financial managers if they attempt to reach that goal. Kolb and Rodriguez emphasize the development of a solid conceptual framework, and illustrate concepts through the use of many numerical examples and problems at the end of each chapter.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: DOS.