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Financial management: a practical approach
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Sixth editions (International Edition)
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New York : South-Western Cengage learning, 2011
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xxii, 837 pages : illustrations ; 25cm.
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9780538743587
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Focuses on financial management topics important for students while addressing the recession of 2008-2009 and keeping math concepts understandable.
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Enlist the help of an actual former CFO to introduce your students to the key financial management topics with the latest edition of Financial Management: A Practical Approach, 6E, International Edition. Author, former successful CFO, and recognized instructor William R. Lasher captivates your students with unique insights into the issues and challenges facing financial managers every day. From a look at hidden agendas and the biases of decision makers in the firm to their effect on the analyses of financial proposals, Lasher's practical, relevant presentation promises to keep students reading. This edition examines the latest financial developments, including the impact of the recession of 2008-2009 on organizations worldwide.Throughout this edition, Lasher delivers an engaging, thorough presentation that is perfectly matched to the needs of today's business students. He substitutes advanced math in theory sections with everyday math, numerous worked-out examples, and graphical and intuitive presentations. This edition even provides Thomson ONE--Business School Edition exercises to give your students experience using the same financial research tool that professional brokers and analysts trust every day. Lasher's Financial Management: A Practical Approach, 6E, International Edition delivers the solid understanding of financial management your business students need for future success.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction to Financial Management
1 An Overview of Finance
2 Accounting and Financial Statements
3 Cash Flows and Financial Analysis
4 Business and Financial Planning
5 The Financial System and Interest
Part 2 Discounted Cash Flow and the Value Of Securities
6 Time Value of Money
7 Fixed-Income Securities
8 Stocks
9 Risk and Portfolio Theory
Part 3 Business Investment Decisions--Capital Budgeting
10 Capital Budgeting
11 Estimating Cash Flows
12 Risk and Real Options
13 The Cost of Capital
Part 4 Long-Term Financing Issues
14 Leverage and Capital Structure
15 Derivatives
Part 5 Operations Issues--Working Capital Management and Planning
16 Working Capital Management
17 Mergers and Other Restructuring
18 International Markets and Finance