Strategic Business Planning for Accountants

Strategic Business Planning for Accountants
Author: Dimitris N. Chorafas
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 635
Release: 2006-10-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0080481124
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This book examines the practice of strategic business planning, including its functions, methods, tools, and the way in which they are employed. It does so in a practical way through case studies, which help in demonstrating how to innovate in order to overcome obstacles and cover new and evolving challenges. The book is divided into six parts : • part 1 focuses on the strategic plan, as master plan of the enterprise • part 2 covers the management functions whose able execution makes the difference between success and failure: forecasting, planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling • part 3 demonstrates that modern accounting rules, promoted by IFRS and US GAAP, not only assist in strategic financial planning but also provide a solid basis for management supervision and control • part 4 brings your attention the fact that costs matter. Strategic business plans that pay little or no attention to cost factors are doomed • part 5 addresses the issues associated with strategic products and markets. These range from research and development to market research, product planning, the able management of marketing functions, and sales effectiveness • part 6 concludes the book with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, and consolidations and the risks associated with an M&A policy Chief executives, operating officers, treasurers, financial officers, budget directors, accountants, auditors, product planners, marketing directors, and management accounting specialists will find this book of practical examples helpful to their decisions and to their work. * Shows the factors to consider when planning how to take your company to the next level, from identifying and making strategic choices to capital allocation and financial planning. All from a professional accountant's perspective and in their language * Full of case studies to help you relate your ideas to what other major companies have done before, including IBM, Delta Airlines, and Bloomberg - so you can learn from their success or failure * Shows why strategic cost control is good governance, why and how to account for the cost of risk and how IFRS relates to strategic accounting principles

Strategic Financial Management Casebook

Strategic Financial Management Casebook
Author: Rajesh Kumar
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2017-01-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0128093528
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Strategic Financial Management Casebook strategically uses integrative case studies—cases that do not emphasize specific subjects such as capital budgeting or value based management—to provide a framework for understanding strategic financial management. By featuring holistic presentations, the book puts readers into the shoes of those responsible for the world’s largest wealth creators. It covers strategies of growth, mergers and acquisitions, financial performance analysis over the past decade, wealth created in terms of stock returns since its listing in stock market, investment and financial decisions, cost of capital, and corporate valuation. In addition, the casebook also discusses corporate restructuring activities undertaken by each company. Each chapter follows a template to facilitate learning, and each features an Excel-based case analysis worksheet that includes a complete data set for financial analysis and valuation. Introduces a conceptual framework for integrating strategy and finance for value creation Emphasizes the roles of corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, and risk management in value creation Encourages an analysis of investment, financing, and dividend decisions Examines non-financial factors that contribute to value

The Case Approach to Financial Planning: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition

The Case Approach to Financial Planning: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition
Author: John E. Grable
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-08-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781954096554
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The Case Approach to Financial Planning: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition, meets the demand for comprehensive and realistic financial planning analytical practice problems. The fifth edition has been comprehensively updated to meet this demand, with several new cases added in chapter fourteen. With twenty up-to-date case studies, strategies to develop client-specific recommendations, and learning aids like access to a fully integrated Financial Planning Analysis Excel(tm) package, this is a must have for any aspiring financial planner. It provides the tools and foundation to learn by doing. This title features: A content review of the major subject areas typically taught in a college-level financial planning curriculum A comprehensive review of important financial planning mathematical formulas and procedures A step-by-step guide to the preparation of a comprehensive personal financial plan Financial planning strategies that can be applied to a variety of clients and client circumstances Instructions on how to do calculations essential to creating a financial plan. New in the Fifth Edition: New case studies, including a psychology of financial planning case study and a new case study on ethics and practice standards The latest tax figures and data, including a new section summarizing the time value of money calculations, including updated tax rates and standard deductions, pass-through deductions, qualified business income, and more Update on educational financing, including the latest figures for a gift tax exclusion and the latest on 529 plan contributions, the American Opportunity Credit, and the Lifetime Learning Credit The latest retirement plan figures, including retirement plan catch-up provisions and taxation of social security benefits Updated estate planning figures, including trust and estate ordinary income rates and capital gain tax rates A preview of possible changes to the Secure Act (Secure Act 2.0), including RMD and 401k plan proposals Analysis of the different types of business entities, including partnerships, LLCs, S-Corps, and C-Corps Discussion of risk and return, including inflation risk and market risk A new section on benchmarking, including the most widely used market indexes A new section personal automobile policies, including discussion of bodily injury and property damage liability Topics Covered: The Financial Planning Process Financial Planning Computations Cash Flow and Net Worth Planning Income Tax Planning Life Insurance Planning Health Insurance Planning Disability Insurance Planning Long-Term Care Insurance Planning Property and Casualty Insurance Planning Education Planning Retirement Planning Estate Planning And More! See the "Table of Contents" section for a full list of topics

Lessons in Corporate Finance

Lessons in Corporate Finance
Author: Paul Asquith
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-04-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 111920741X
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A discussion-based learning approach to corporate finance fundamentals Lessons in Corporate Finance explains the fundamentals of the field in an intuitive way, using a unique Socratic question and answer approach. Written by award-winning professors at M.I.T. and Tufts, this book draws on years of research and teaching to deliver a truly interactive learning experience. Each case study is designed to facilitate class discussion, based on a series of increasingly detailed questions and answers that reinforce conceptual insights with numerical examples. Complete coverage of all areas of corporate finance includes capital structure and financing needs along with project and company valuation, with specific guidance on vital topics such as ratios and pro formas, dividends, debt maturity, asymmetric information, and more. Corporate finance is a complex field composed of a broad variety of sub-disciplines, each involving a specific skill set and nuanced body of knowledge. This text is designed to give you an intuitive understanding of the fundamentals to provide a solid foundation for more advanced study. Identify sources of funding and corporate capital structure Learn how managers increase the firm's value to shareholders Understand the tools and analysis methods used for allocation Explore the five methods of valuation with free cash flow to firm and equity Navigating the intricate operations of corporate finance requires a deep and instinctual understanding of the broad concepts and practical methods used every day. Interactive, discussion-based learning forces you to go beyond memorization and actually apply what you know, simultaneously developing your knowledge, skills, and instincts. Lessons in Corporate Finance provides a unique opportunity to go beyond traditional textbook study and gain skills that are useful in the field.

Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship and Key Drivers of Performance

Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship and Key Drivers of Performance
Author: Popescu, Cristina Raluca Gh.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799879534
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Today’s entrepreneurial practices operate in a continuously challenging, highly dynamic, and everchanging environment. In these times of change, it is important to examine up-to-date theoretical infrastructure on the most powerful and representative approaches to sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship. Sustainable and Responsible Entrepreneurship and Key Drivers of Performance covers an updated view of the newest trends, novel practices, and latest tendencies concerning sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship in a world dominated by insecurity and dramatic economic, political, and managerial changes. The book presents theoretical infrastructure on approaches to sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship as well as empirical results that make a tremendous contribution to the analysis of organizations’ performance key drivers. Elaborating on topics such as greening economy, intellectual capital, knowledge management, sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems, and social responsibility, this text is essential for entrepreneurs, managers, executives, academicians, scientists, researchers, students, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide.

Strategic Financial Planning Over the Lifecycle

Strategic Financial Planning Over the Lifecycle
Author: Narat Charupat
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2012-05-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521764564
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This is a final-year college level textbook on personal finance, jointly written by business school and mathematics professors. It is aimed at a wide audience of people who are interested in wealth management from a more rigorous perspective. It may be used in both personal applications and professional classrooms.

Unified Theory of Business Strategy

Unified Theory of Business Strategy
Author: Rod Samimi
Publisher: Sentinel9 Pty Ltd
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2020-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0648973417
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Unified Theory of Business Strategy (UTBS) Successful businesses require strategic thinking, well-formulated goals and a clear approach to implementation. These are widely accepted as essential to business success. But describing these factors is not the same as making them happen. What corporate executives and business owners increasingly need is a practical, workable approach to business strategy that is supported by theory (but not drowned in it). That is where this book comes in. In Unified Theory of Business Strategy, Dr Rod Samimi combines theory and practice to give readers a solid understanding of how to formulate and implement a pragmatic business strategy. It includes a theoretical framework and applied interpretations, plus a detailed guide for compiling business plans. Using the Sentinel 9 multidisciplinary approach, the book configures an innovative way to look at business strategy.