Product Description

Corporate Financial Management is a thorough and comprehensive introduction to corporate finance, set within a realistic and practical based context. It provides extensive coverage of financial decision making within the firm and explains the financial markets in a highly accessible manner.  The emphasis is on connecting finance theory to practical management.

The core theoretical principles of corporate financial management are explained with rigour and clarity and given a strong real world relevance through the use of Financial Times articles, vignettes and mini case studies.

This book is suitable for second and third year undergraduate students of  business studies, accounting, finance, and economics . It is particularly valuable for those studying MBA and MSc. in business courses.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97401 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1344 pages

From the Back Cover

The distinctive choice for uncovering Corporate Finance

Corporate Financial Management is one of the leading corporate finance textbooks. It provides comprehensive coverage of financial decision making within the firm and explains financial markets in a highly accessible manner. The emphasis is on connecting finance theory to practical management.

This book is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of business studies, accounting, finance and economics. 

KEY FEATURES

·        Comprehensive coverage of all key and emerging topics in corporate finance, such as risk management using derivatives and shareholder value analysis.

·        Financial Times articles and exhibits are integrated throughout the text both to equip readers with the skills to read the financial press and to develop an appreciation of how theory is used by practitioners on a daily basis.

·        Up-to-date mini case studies featuring top companies firmly place the discussion in the modern world of business.

·        Extensive end-of-chapter assessment material allows students to consolidate their understanding.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

·        Fully updated and expanded coverage of value-based management providing clear insight into how to strategically shape the financial future of a business.

·        New chapter on the cost of capital – comprehensive, clear explanations alongside real-world examples bring this important topic to life.

·        Revised and expanded section on real options equips the reader with a solid understanding of this topic.

·        The latest evidence on the stock market efficiency debate is presented, keeping readers fully up to date.

Glen Arnold is Professor of Finance at Salford University, Manchester

About the Author
GLEN ARNOLD Lecturer, Aston Business School, Aston University

Customer Reviews

Good textbook for beginners
A very good corporate financial textbook for beginners, in which readers can find a lot cases and examples help them understand the theories. However, the explanation in some sectors are not as clear as a textbook should be.

CLEAR CONCISE EXCELLENT FOR THE BEGINNER IN FINANCE
SETS OUT THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE MANNER AND THE CHAPTERS COVERED ALLOW THE READY TO BUILD HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE OF FINANCE ALMOST FROM SCRATCH . IT ALSO PROVIDES GOOD REFERENCES TO OTHER MORE ADVANCED MATIERALS . IT IS SOMEWHAT LACKING THOUGH IN ACTUAL STUDY QUESTIONS. ALL IN ALL FOR THE BEGINNER FINANCIER A GOOD BUY.

Excellent Book
Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold is a very good book to learn and understand the essentials of business finance. It covers from `basic to in-depth detail' of topics, so that students can build and develop their understandings on the subject from the scratch. Although it seems a thick book, it explains all the concepts with confidence with lots of worked examples and case studies. The format of the book is very good as you would see a lot colourfully highlighted real life FT articles with important concepts are summarised at the end of the each chapter for review. Undoubtedly, this book is a valuable tool for an MBA student, who wishes to understand the UK perspective of corporate management.