Short Introduction to Corporate Finance

An introduction to the essential and widely-studied subject of corporate finance, organised around six key ideas.

Raghavendra Rau (Author)

9781107461482, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 December 2016

194 pages, 32 b/w illus. 12 tables
21.8 x 14.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.25 kg

'Professor Rau provides a concise, coherent introduction to corporate finance that should be essential reading for current and aspiring managers. The text is interjected with examples that borrow from pop culture, which are only accentuated by Professor Rau's biting wit and quirky charm.' Kathleen M. Kahle, University of Arizona

The Short Introduction to Corporate Finance provides an accessibly written guide to contemporary financial institutional practice. Rau deploys both his professional expertise and experience of teaching MBA and graduate-level courses to produce a lively discussion of the key concepts of finance, liberally illustrated with real-world examples. Built around six essential paradigms, he builds an integrated framework covering all the major ideas in finance over the past half-century. Ideal for students and practitioners alike, it will become core reading for anyone aspiring to become an effective manager.

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Who are the players in corporate finance?
2. NPV and the investment decision of the firm
3. Portfolio theory and the discount rate
4. Capital structure theory
5. Option pricing theory
6. Asymmetric information
7. Market efficiency
8. Wrapping it up
Index.

Subject Areas: Corporate governance [KJR], Business & management [KJ], Corporate finance [KFFH], Finance [KFF]