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This completely revised and expanded edition maps out the typical Finance MBA curriculum at a top business school. The 4 th edition of The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting will be approachably written, with state-of-the-art, practical, real-life examples and case studies.CONTENTS Part One: Understanding the Numbers 1. Using Financial Statements 2. Analyzing Business Earnings 3. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 4. Activity-Based Costing 5. Information Technology and You 6. Forecasts and Budgets 7. Measuring ProductivityPart Two: Planning and Forecasting 8. Choosing a Business Form 9. The Business Plan 10. Planning Capital Expenditure 11. Taxes and Business Decisions 12. Global Finance 13. Financial Management of RisksPart Three: Making Key Strategic Decisions 14. Going Public 15. The Board of Directors 16. Information Technology and the Firm 17. Profitable Growth by Acquisition 18. Business Valuation

Theodore Grossman is a senior faculty member in information technology and accounting at Babson College. He founded and was president and chairman of TRG, a software company serving the retail industry, and serves as an expert witness on technology and accounting issues in complex court cases.

John Leslie Livingstone, PhD, CPA, is the author of numerous books and a former partner at a leading international accounting firm. He has served as the chairman of the Division of Accounting and Law at Babson College and is MBA Program Director at a leading Internet university with 3,000 MBA students.

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Syllabus: How Chapter Topics in This Book Track the Core MBA Curriculum
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
Financial Accounting
Understanding Financial Statements
Analyzing Financial Statements
Analyzing Business Earnings
Financial Management
Discounted Cash Flow
Capital Structure
Planning Capital Expenditure
Global Finance
Business Entities
Choosing a Business Form
Taxes and Business Decisions
The Integrity of Financial Reporting
Management Accounting
Forecasts and Budgeting
Cost Structure Analysis, Profit Planning, and Value Creation
Activity-Based Costing
Planning And Strategy
Business Planning
Financial Management of Risks
Business Valuation
Profitable Growth by Acquisition
Outsourcing
Advanced Topics
Information Technology and You
Information Technology and the Firm
Careers in Finance
Glossary
Index
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The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting

The Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting

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