The real world of finance
Subtitle: 12 lessons for the 21st century
By: James Sagner.
Series: Wiley finance; Wiley finance series.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Corporations -- Finance.
Description: "The spectacular corporate triumphs and tragedies of the past ten years point to one indisputable fact: the rules have changed. Financial managers who want to succeed in a complex, global economy must reconsider conventional wisdom and adopt an entirely new set of guiding principles. Challenging twelve traditional finance concepts, James Sagner delivers a compelling vision of the future of financial management in The Real World of Finance: 12 Lessons for the 21st Century."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series statement from jacket.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART 1; title: Managing Financial Activities 15; title: Lesson 1 Profitability 17; title: Lesson 2 Working Capital 33; title: Lesson 3 Financial Responsibilities Outside of Finance 47; title: Lesson 4 Outsourcing 63; title: PART 2; title: Financing the Corporation 79; title: Lesson 5 Access to Credit 81; title: Lesson 6 Noncredit Banking Services 99; title: Lesson 7 Strategic Planning and Capital Budgeting 114; title: Lesson 8 Rating Agencies 127; title: Lesson 9 Investment Banking 141; title: PART 3; title: Facing Twenty-first Century Challenges 157; title: Lesson 10 Audit and Control 159; title: Lesson 11 Risk Management 176; title: Appendix 11A Guide to the Preparation of Policies; title: and Procedures 187; title: Lesson 12 The Chief Financial Officer's Focus 192.