TY - BOOK AU - Weaver, Samuel C., AU - Weston, J. Fred, TI - Strategic financial management SN - 9789814416443 [paperback] PY - 2012/// CY - Singapore PB - Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd KW - Corporations KW - Finance N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 Accounting and finance fundamentals -- Chapter 1 The role of accounting and finance -- Chapter 2 Financial statements and cash flows -- Chapter 3 Time and value -- Chapter 4 Business organization and taxes -- Part 2 Financial environment and valuation analysis -- Chapter 5 Interest rates and fixed return securities valuation -- Chapter 6 Risk, return, and equity valuation -- Part 3 Financial analysis, planning, and control -- Chapter 7 Financial performance metrics -- Chapter 8 Working capital management -- Chapter 9 Strategic financial planning (Financial forecasting and control) -- Part 4 Investment strategies and decisions -- Chapter 10 Capital expenditure management and alternative investment criteria -- Chapter 11 Capital investment decisions -- Chapter 12 Strategic valuation Issues -- Part 5 Financial policy -- Chapter 13 Cost of capital and financial structure -- Chapter 14 Financing sources and strategies -- Chapter 15 Leases -- Chapter 16 Dividends and share repurchases -- Part 6 Growth strategies for increasing value -- Chapter 17 Mergers and acquisitions -- Chapter 18 International financial management; Adult N2 - "Corporate finance is a middle ground between economics and accounting. Corporate finance is based on theoretical, economic concepts applied to the "hard" numbers developed by accountants. It uses accounting to analyze economic events. In a phrase, finance is applied economics. While accounting is the language of business, finance provides a conceptual framework for analysis." -- Provided by the publisher ER -