ABSTRACT
Managerial Finance provides a clear and readable explanation of the most important topics managers should understand about business finance. These include resource management, investment and decision making, as well as the practical use of financial rations and performance indicators. Real examples and case studies are used throughout to illustrate points in a practical context.
The book is based upon the Management Charter Initiative's Occupational Standards for Management NVQs and SVQs at Levels 4 & 5 and is also particularly suitable for managers on Certificate and Diploma in Management programmes, including those accredited by the IM and Edexcel (formerly BTEC).
Managerial Finance is part of the highly successful series of textbooks for managers which cover the knowledge and understanding required as part of any competency based management programme. The books cover the three main levels of management: supervisory/first-line management (NVQ level 3), middle management (Certificate/NVQ level 4) and senior management (Diploma/NVQ level 5).
Alan Parkinson is the Hill Samuel Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance at the Open Business School. He was previously responsible as Director of the Open University MBA Programme for launching the highly successful MBA Course.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |37 pages
The Flow of Finance
chapter |14 pages
Understanding and managing the flow of finance
chapter |21 pages
Accounting for the flow of finance
part |44 pages
The Financing Decision
chapter |17 pages
Finding finance
chapter |17 pages
Capital gearing structures
chapter |8 pages
Operational gearing structures
part |64 pages
The Investment Decision
chapter |11 pages
Investing in the future
chapter |24 pages
Quantifying the long-term investment decision
chapter |18 pages
Complications in the investment decision
chapter |9 pages
Cost savings, profit enhancement and ad hoc decisions
part |42 pages
Other Investment Decisions
chapter |16 pages
Understanding and managing the working capital decision
chapter |24 pages
Business valuation
part |69 pages
Managing through Information