The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting, 4th Edition

Syllabus: How Chapter Topics in This Book Track the Core MBA Curriculum.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

About the Contributors.

PART I FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING.

1 Understanding Financial Statements (Les Livingstone).

2 Analyzing Financial Statements (Les Livingstone).

3 Analyzing Business Earnings (Virginia Earll Soybel).

PART II FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

4 Discounted Cash Flow (James A. Elfter).

5 Capital Structure (Craig A. Stephenson).

6 Planning Capital Expenditure (Steven P. Feinstein).

7 Global Finance (Michael J. Riley).

PART III BUSINESS ENTITIES.

8 Choosing a Business Form (Richard P. Mandel).

9 Taxes and Business Decisions (Richard P. Mandel).

10 The Integrity of Financial Reporting (Les Livingstone).

PART IV MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING.

11 Forecasts and Budgeting (Robert F. Halsey).

12 Cost Structure Analysis, Profit Planning, and Value Creation (William C. Lawler).

13 Activity-Based Costing (William C. Lawler).

PART V PLANNING AND STRATEGY.

14 Business Planning (Andrew Zacharakis).

15 Financial Management of Risks (Steven P. Feinstein).

16 Business Valuation (Michael A. Crain).

17 Profitable Growth by Acquisition (Richard T. Bliss).

18 Outsourcing (Theodore Grossman).

PART VI ADVANCED TOPICS.

19 Information Technology and You (Dawna Travis Dewire).

20 Information Technology and the Firm (Dawna Travis Dewire).

21 Careers in Finance (Tracee Petrillo and Ralph J. Constantino).

Glossary.

Index.