Product Description

Corporate Financial Management is a thorough and comprehensive introduction into corporate finance, yet is very approachable. It takes the student from an assumption of no knowledge through to a comprehensive grounding in corporate financial management. The book has a very accessible writing style and has frequent demonstration of how and why the theory is relevant and can be applied.  The author's rule is " Is this knowledge sufficiently useful out there, in the real world, to make it worth while for the reader to study it?" If not, then it is not included.  Mathematical explanations are covered early and in a simple style.  New skills are fully explained and illustrated as and when required.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #335238 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1098 pages

From the Back Cover
' The book is clearly the product of careful and meticulous research and teaching ... approachable and straight forward ... the real world examples are excellent and the general applied approach is good for our course.'

Ian Jackson, Staffordshire University

'An excellent text, with a refreshingly original approach. The chapters on corporate value are particularly appreciated, as it is very difficult to find good text-book coverage of this important topic.' Vijay Lee, Southbank University. 'This is an ideal book for students. The concepts are clearly explained, and illustrated with topical references. It is well written and easy to follow.' Ruth Bender, Cranfield University. 'The writing style is brilliant ... My students love the Glen Arnold textbook. It is easy to read, and they actually understand finance now.' Dr Jan Bo Jakobsen, Copenhagen Business School. Following the huge success of the first edition of Corporate Financial Management, welcomed by students and lecturers alike, this second edition has been fully updated. The book is both extremely readable and comprehensive in its coverage of the theory and practice of corporate finance. It progresses from a general overview of the financial world, on through investment appraisal, risk and return, and sources of finance, to a uniquely comprehensive treatment of corporate value. The final part introduces risk management, focusing on derivatives and exchange-rate risk. Theory and practice are closely integrated throughout the text, reflecting the extent to which real-world practice has been profoundly shaped by financial theory. The book is suitable for use by second and third year undergraduate students of accounting and finance, economics and business studies, throughout the world. It will also prove appropriate for those studying on an MBA course.
An extensive support package includes a very popular website with multiple-choice questions and regularly updated Financial Times articles, as well as a glossary of terms and useful links to relevant websites, and PowerPoint slides. There is also a Lecturer's Guide. A Companion Website accompanies Corporate Financial Management.This includes- PowerPoint slides Multiple-choice questions Additional questions and articles/case study material Resource links Key features-
Finance techniques are illustrated in practical terms, using clear, accessible language.
Vignettes and short case studies, taken mainly from the Financial Times, emphasise
real-world relevance.
Regular reference is made to international markets, institutions and companies.
Finance is presented as a dynamic subject that is integrated with other disciplines and is open to theoretical re-evaluation and influence from other fields of management thought; this is particularly evident in the extensive treatment of shareholder value management.
Worked examples and easy-to-follow mathematical explanations are given where necessary.
An extensive glossary is provided at the end of the book.
Answers to selected questions and problems are given in Appendix VII. Glen Arnold is Professor of Finance at Salford University.

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.