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Principles of Financial Decision-Making

Summary

The objective is to master the problems of financial management and decision-making, including the methods and applied approaches of both, financial as well as non-financial institutions. The contents are especially rich on the problems connected with the financial decision-making, financial analyses, measuring and managing financial performance of firms and sectors, valuations, determination of capital costs, evaluation of investment projects, management of acquisitions and mergers, short-term and long-term financial planning, complex long-term and strategic financial management of firms.

Literature

Brealey, R. A., Myers, S. C., Marcus, A. J.: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1995.
Copeland, T. E.,Weston, J. F.: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 1992.
Damodaran, A.: Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice. Wiley, New York, 2001.
Dluhošová, D. a kol.: New approaches and financial instruments in financial
decision-making, VŠB – TUO, 2004.
Levy, H., Sarnat, M.: Capital Investment and Financial Decisions. Prentice Hale International (UK) Ltd., 1990.
Zmeškal, Z. Financial Models. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2004.

Advised literature

Brealey, R. A., Myers, S. C., Marcus, A. J.: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1995.
Copeland, T. E.,Weston, J. F.: Financial Theory and Corporate Policy.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 1992.
Damodaran, A.: Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice. Wiley, New York, 2001.
Dluhošová, D. a kol.: New approaches and financial instruments in financial
decision-making, VŠB – TUO, 2004.
Levy, H., Sarnat, M.: Capital Investment and Financial Decisions. Prentice Hale International (UK) Ltd., 1990.
Zmeškal, Z. Financial Models. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2004.


Language of instruction angličtina
Code 154-9501
Abbreviation FŘaRa
Course title Principles of Financial Decision-Making
Coordinating department Department of Finance
Course coordinator prof. Dr. Ing. Zdeněk Zmeškal