Strategic Business Communication or Contemporary Financial Management

Strategic Business Communication: An Integrated, Ethical Approach (with Infotrac(r)) with CDROM

Author: Robyn Walker

Succeed in the business world and this course with STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMMUNICATION! Easy to read and concise, this text includes numerous exercises so you can test your understanding of key concepts and principles. Critical Thinking, Responsible Communication, and In Your World boxes are just a few of the tools integrated throughout the text to will help you master the material and succeed in the business communications course.

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Contemporary Financial Management

Author: R Charles Moyer

The tenth edition of this successful text provides a comprehensive and contemporary introduction to financial management, focusing on shareholder wealth maximization and cash flow management, the international aspects of financial management, the ethical behavior of managers, and the increased impact of the Internet in business practice. In addition, content has been added or enhanced to reflect the changing focus on finance areas including topics such as risk management, behavioral finance, the effects of inflation on financial decision-making, ethics in business, and real options.

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Focusing on shareholder wealth maximization, international aspects of financial management, ethics, and the impact of the Internet, this introductory textbook covers: determinants of value; capital investment decisions; the cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy; and, working capital management and financial forecasting. Topics like lease financing, financing with derivatives, international financial management, and corporate restructuring are also discussed. An enclosed CD provides access to a companion web site. The authors are scholars of management and investment consultants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface	xv
Part 1	Introduction
Chapter 1	The Role and Objective of Financial Management	2
Chapter 2	The Domestic and International Financial Marketplace	31
Appendix 2A	Taxes	58
Chapter 3	Evaluation of Financial Performance	62
Part 2	Determinants of Valuation
Chapter 4	The Time Value of Money	112
Appendix 4A	Continuous Compounding and Discounting	151
Chapter 5	Analysis of Risk and Return	154
Chapter 6	Fixed-Income Securities: Characteristics and Valuation	199
Appendix 6A	Bond Refunding Analysis	233
Chapter 7	Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, and Issuance	237
Part 3	The Capital Investment Decision
Chapter 8	Capital Budgeting and Cash Flow Analysis	270
Appendix 8A	Depreciation	298
Chapter 9	Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria and Real Option Considerations	305
Appendix 9A	Mutually Exclusive Investments Having Unequal Lives	341
Chapter 10	Capital Budgeting and Risk	346
Part 4	The Cost of Capital, Capital Structure, and Dividend Policy
Chapter 11	The Cost of Capital	376
Chapter 12	Capital Structure Concepts	411
Chapter 13	Capital Structure Management in Practice	440
Appendix 13A	Breakeven Analysis	473
Chapter 14	Dividend Policy	484
Part 5	Working Capital Management and Financial Forecasting
Chapter 15	Financial Forecasting and Working Capital Policy	516
Chapter 16	The Management of Cash and Marketable Securities	555
Chapter 17	Management of Accounts Receivable and Inventories	585
Chapter 18	Short- and Intermediate- Term Funding Alternatives	617
Part 6	Advanced Topics in Contemporary Financial Management
Chapter 19	Lease Financing	657
Chapter 20	Financing with Derivatives	677
Appendix 20A	The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model	699
Chapter 21	International Financial Management	703
Chapter 22	Corporate Restructuring	723
	Tables	758
	Glossary	763
	Solutions to Self-Test Problems	773
	Check Answers to Selected Problems	795
	Index	797