Understanding Financial Management A Practical Guide
Understanding Financial Management A Practical Guide by H. Kent Baker, published by Wiley on June 17, 2005, is a comprehensive resource designed for individuals seeking to grasp the essential concepts and techniques of financial management. This 504-page book emphasizes the goal of maximizing value or wealth for firms, exploring how appropriate investment and financing decisions can help achieve this objective. The author draws from extensive experience in both academic and professional settings to present these ideas in an accessible manner.
Readers will find that the book effectively bridges the gap between financial theory and practice, presenting fundamental concepts in an intuitive way. It includes practical financial tips and highlights current practices by utilizing results from recent surveys to showcase popular techniques among financial managers. The edition also offers a range of instructor’s resources available through the accompanying website, enhancing the learning experience for those interested in Business & Economics, Finance, and Accounting.
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Designed for those who want to gain an understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques used in financial management. An underlying premise of the book is that the objective of the firm is to maximize value or wealth. Drawing on a wealth of experience in the academic and professional worlds, the authors discuss how firms can accomplish this objective by making appropriate investment and financing decisions.
Bridging the gap between financial theory and practice, the authors present fundamental concepts in an intuitive and nontechnical way, and provide numerous practical financial tips to readers. The focus is on current practice, using results from recent surveys to show the most popular techniques and approaches used by financial managers today.
A range of instructor’s resources are available at the accompanying website. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/baker for full details.
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