Projects, 7/e: Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing, Implementation, and Review - Softcover

Chandra, Dr. Prasanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070680086 ISBN 13: 9780070680081

Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 2009

Synopsis

Projects presents the entire gamut of capital budgeting. The book discusses key principles and techniques for evaluating capital expenditure proposals, as well as strategic, qualitative and organizational considerations impacting capital budgeting decisions. Further, it suggests ways of improving project appraisal and capital budgeting practices, and also describes and evaluates business practices in various areas. Written by a renowned finance educator Prasanna Chandra, the book in its seventh edition, has acquired vast readership among students and practitioners over a period of almost three decades. Highlights of the seventh edition: Substantial revision of several chapters; Fifteen new sections; Four new minicases; Several boxes containing valuable perspectives and practical insights; Updated and expanded ancillary web material for students and instructors Audience; Corporate policy-makers; Project managers, executives and consultants; Officials of banks and financial institutions; Students of professional programmes (MBA, CFM, CFA, ACA, AIWA) and postgraduate courses in commerce, finance and economics. Web supplement; Solutions manual, PowerPoint Slides and Quizzes for instructors; Spreadsheets, solved problems, additional problems and minicases for studentsThe supplement is available at: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070077932

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About the Author:

Dr Prasanna Chandra, Director of Centre for Financial Management, is an MBA and PhD (Finance). He has about four decades of teaching experience in postgraduate and executive education programmes. He was a Professor of Finance at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore for nearly two decades, and Visiting Professor of Finance at Southern Illinois University, USA, for two years. He was appointed as a member of several committees including the Capital Issues Advisory Committee, the High Powered Committee on Insurance Sector Reforms, and the SEBI Committee on Derivatives. He has served or is serving on the boards of a number of organizations including Power Finance Corporation, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, Unit Trust of India, Investment Advisory Services Limited, Inter-Connected Stock Exchange of India, IFCI, IIM (B), ICFAI, Templeton Mutual Fund, Bangalore Stock Exchange Limited, and Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited. He has been a consultant to many organizations. Dr Chandra has conducted executive seminars for a number of organizations like INDAL, Infosys, Tata Motors, ITC, NIIT, Tata Steel, Sasken Communications, TATA-IBM, Tata Power, BHEL, Bharat Shell, ANZ Grindlays, HMT, Canara Bank, Vysya Bank, ONGC, Wipro, GAIL, Microsoft, Motorola, and Hindustan Unilever. His other books include Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Investment, Analysis and Portfolio Management, Managing Investments, Finance Sense, Fundamentals of Financial Management, and Valuation of Equity Shares. He has authored over 70 articles in professional journals and business periodicals. Dr Chandra has been a Fulbright Scholar and a UNDP Fellow. He has received several honours including the Best Teacher Award from the Association of Indian Management Schools.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0070680086
• ISBN 13: 9780070680081
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736