THE ECONOMIST GUIDE TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Many businesses have collapsed because of insufficient
financial management. All too frequently, people fail to “deliver the
numbers” in their careers despite putting in the time and effort
necessary and having the necessary skills in their chosen sector.
Managers who find themselves in a senior position without the
confidence to ask questions of others about financial matters often
express a desire to have learned more about these topics earlier in
their careers.
To help you better handle your financial responsibilities, this
tutorial will walk you through basic financial concepts and show you
how they’re put into practise. Each section is written from the
viewpoint of a different function essential to the establishment and
maintenance of a firm. Before the index is a glossary of the financial
words used in the book. A directory of the featured corporations is
included as well. The names are those in existence at the time of
writing; merger and acquisition activity will undoubtedly change
this.