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Financial Management in Southern Africa (6th edition)
Authors: J Marx, A Schwenke, R Yule, M Pretorius, W Rosslyn-Smith, MB Morake
Format: Physical Hardcopy
In tough economic times, effective financial management is crucial for the sustainability and profitability of any business. Financial Management in Southern Africa 5th edition provides a concise and up-to-date explanation of financial management in the context of Southern Africa.
This text is aimed primarily at undergraduate students of financial management and is an invaluable reference work for practising professionals. Both students and practitioners will benefit from the many insights, practical hints and tips that inform sound financial decisions.
It provides comprehensive discussions of how broader issues such as economic conditions affect the management of working capital, investments and financing. Features Visual integration of fundamental concepts in the form of a chapter infographic gives students a bird's eye view of the core framework of each chapter.
Extensive use of graphs, tables and mind maps illustrate and support content. More than 30 thought-provoking critical-thinking questions challenge understanding of key principles, while an expanded bank of self-test questions (approximately 200 multiple-choice, integrated long questions and short questions) at the end of each chapter provide self-assessment opportunities.
Approximately 50 activity boxes challenge students to apply their knowledge in real-life situations and to anticipate various management challenges they may face in practice. More than 320 key terms assist students to understand core theory, while approximately 170 examples provide essential information on key financial management theory and practice.
A larger, user-friendly design and layout encourages an understanding of the fundamental concepts and techniques of financial management. Lecturer support material includes PowerPoint slides of the key concepts in the book and an extensive test bank of assessment questions.
This edition may be used with Using Financial Calculators for Time Value of Money Calculations (ISBN: 9781770256804), a useful resource to anyone studying or working in the field of financial management. About the authors Prof Johan Marx is a Professor in the Department of Finance, Risk Management and Banking at the University of South Africa. Cecilia de Swardt taught risk management and insurance at the University of South Africa.
She is now retired. Prof Marius Pretorius is a Professor in the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria. Wesley Rosslyn-Smith is a senior lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria. Mapolo Belina Morake is a lecturer in the Department of Accountancy at the Vaal University of Technology.
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