Financial Management: A Practical Approach 6/e (絕)
- 20本以上，享 8.5折
售價
$
洽詢
- 一般書籍
- ISBN：9780538743587
- 作者：William R. Lasher
- 版次：6
- 年份：2011
- 出版商：Cengage Learning
書籍介紹
本書特色
目錄
作者介紹
Description
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 6/e 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 financial crisis 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 6/e, delivers the solid understanding of financial management your business students need for future success.
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 6/e 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 financial crisis 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 6/e, delivers the solid understanding of financial management your business students need for future success.
Features
- Step-by-step completed examples walk students through the processes: Numerous, detailed worked-out examples throughout the text ensure students understand each step as they walk through the processes. These practical learning tools ensure this book is a useful resource that students can use on their own for review and reinforcement.
- Clear presentation of new topics ensures student comprehension: The book introduces each new topic with a thorough explanation that delves into the heart of the business problem or issues. The author starts each discussion with the assumption that students know nothing about the topic. This approach not only establishes the foundation for clear understanding but also ensures students know exactly where the topic is heading and why.
-
Thomson ONE--Business School Edition (BSE) exercises give students practice using financial tools: Now students can gain hands-on practice using the same financial tool that professional brokers and Wall Street analysts trust every day: Thomson ONE--BSE online database. Thomson ONE provides a full range of fundamental financials, earnings estimates, and market data for hundreds of actual companies. Students access leading financial data sources, including Thomson Financial, Worldscope, and SEC Disclosure as they complete special Thomson ONE--BSE exercises in the text.
- Timely references to and coverage of the recent financial crisis keeps your course up-to- date: The author explains how the crisis came about, its impact on Wall Street and the financial system, and the federal government's intervention in an effort to save the system.
- The crisis is also discussed in the chapter on international finance in terms of its effect on globalization, protectionism and the role of the United States' role as a financial leader.
-
Concept Connections: End-of-chapter problems reference in-chapter examples to facilitate review. Students who are challenged by end-of-chapter problems can use convenient cross references that guide them back to corresponding in-chapter examples for review and clarification of concepts.
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. The 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 Cashe 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.
16. Working Capital Management.
17. Mergers and Other Restructuring.
18. International Markets and Finance.
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. The 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 Cashe 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.
16. Working Capital Management.
17. Mergers and Other Restructuring.
18. International Markets and Finance.
William R. Lasher has a unique background spanning both education and practice in finance that allows him to offer unique, firsthand insights into the world of financial management within this text. Prior to entering full-time academics, he worked for Texas Instruments, Harris Corporation, and the Pacific Telesis organization. He has held positions as a planner, a controller, and a subsidiary CFO. While working in business, Lasher served as an adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In 1988, he moved into a full-time position in education with Nichols College. Dr. Lasher holds a B.S. and an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Southern Methodist University. He is a certified public accountant and has published books on business planning, franchising, and the strategic management of small firms.
