Multinational Financial Management - Hardcover

Shapiro, Alan C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470415010 ISBN 13: 9780470415016

Publisher: Wiley, 2009

Synopsis

As more businesses in today’s economy are moving towards a global reach, it is essential for finance students to understand how the fundamentals of corporate finance relate to multinational firms.  Shapiro’s Multinational Financial Management 9th Edition provides that conceptual framework within which key financial decisions of a multinational firm can be analyzed. The author’s comprehensive approach is to treat international financial management as a natural extension of the principles learned in the first course in financial management. The book builds its coverage of international finance on the framework of valuation established by domestic corporate finance. It can be used in courses in International Financial Management and International Finance at the upper-level undergraduate or MBA level.

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From the Publisher:

Grounded in modern financial theory, this highly acclaimed text provides a conceptual framework wherein the key financial decisions of the multinational firm can be analyzed. As in previous editions, the book's approach treats international financial management as a natural and logical extension of principles learned in the foundations of financial management course. This Fifth Edition has been thoroughly updated and improved to reflect the most recent developments in the field and enhance overall learning.

From the Back Cover:

Specific guidelines for making financial decisions in an international context
Learn how to make sound financial decisions in the multinational firm with Alan Shapiro’s Eighth Edition of Multinational Financial Management. Shapiro provides a clear conceptual framework for analyzing key financial decisions in multinational firms–a framework that you can rely on throughout your career.

Keep up with current financial events around the globe.
The new Eighth Edition is thoroughly updated with enhanced discussions of the impact of China on the international financial system, current issues facing the euro, the debate over outsourcing, the political considerations underlying the debate over protectionism, the competitive devaluations during 2003, and more.

 Make smart decisions.
Multinational Financial Management focuses on decision making in an international context. The text presents analytical techniques that translate the often vague rules of thumb used by international financial executives into specific decision criteria.

Learn how to take advantage of being multinational.
Too often companies focus on the threats and risks inherent in venturing abroad. In contrast, Alan Shapiro emphasizes the opportunities that are available to multinational firms, such as the ability to obtain a greater degree of international diversification and the ability to arbitrage between imperfect capital markets.

Examine real international financial problems.
Throughout the text, a variety of real-life cases and examples, including new mini-cases in most chapters, demonstrate how to use financial analysis and reasoning to solve real international financial problems.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470415010
• ISBN 13: 9780470415016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 784