Financial Performance
Marc Bertoneche Professor in
Business Administration, University of Bordeaux. Has been on the faculty at IN. the
European Institute of Business Administration.Visiting Professor, Harvard Business Schc
Rory Knight Dean Emeritus,
Templeton College, University of Oxford.
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Cutting edge techniques in financial management and corporate financial strategy
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How to maximize shareholder value
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Based upon the advanced management programmes at Oxford andINSEAD
Financial Performance
presents the foundation concepts underlying the Senior Executive Programmes the Authors
have taught together and separately over the last 15 years in Europe, Asia and North
America.
These programmes indude:The
Oxford Advanced Management Programme; Thi Oxford Senior Executive Finance Programme; The
INSEAO Advanced Manageme Programme; The IMI, Geneva, Advanced Management Programme; The
Harvard Advanced Management Programme; The Oxford International Executive Programme,
Singapore and The IMI International Finance Programme, Singapo;
This book is intended as a
reference manual as well as a textbook and will be o' value to anyone with an interest in
financial performance - particularly senior executives.
The developments in modern
finance over the last two decades have considerable implications for the way senior
executives think about the finance discipline. It is no longer enough to have a
rudimentary knowledge of basic finance and a heavy reliance on financial specialists. CEOs
of course need excellent financial professionals - however they need to go beyond this and
provide strategic leadership. This requires a conceptual framework for dealing with
financial matters.This book provides a description of the underlying ideas and will be of
value to anyone with an interest in financial performance -particularly senior executives.
This book revolves around the
concept of value and it is organised into two parts.J Part I: Performance measurement.
Part II: Valuation i
CONTENTS:
Performance measurement -
Review of financial statements 1:the balance sheet
Review of financial
statements 2: the income and cash flow statements
Assessing financial health
Valuation-The cost of capital
Valuation methods
Shareholder valuea European
perspective.
READERSHIP: Students of
masters courses in corporate finance, corporate strategy and investment; Senior managers
on short executive courses; Corporate treasurers; Finance directors; CEOs.
218 pages