Metric mapping concepts for TIA / / Michelle Potts Steves; Jean Scholtz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910710775403321
• Autore: Steves Michelle Potts
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Gaithersburg, MD : , : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: NISTIR ; ; 7061
• Altri autori (Persone): ScholtzJean; StevesMichelle Potts
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: 2004.; Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.; Title from PDF title page.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.

Financial management practices : an empirical study of Indian corporates / / P.K. Jain, Shveta Singh, Surendra Singh Yadav

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910739405803321
• Autore: Jain P. K. <1963->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, 2013
• ISBN: 81-322-0990-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2013.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (426 p.)
• Collana: Indian studies in business and economics
• Altri autori (Persone): SinghShveta; YadavSurendra Singh
• Disciplina: 658.150954
• Soggetti: Business enterprises - India - Finance; Corporations - India
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part One: Background -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part Two: Financial Decisions -- Chapter 2: Capital Budgeting Practices -- Chapter 3: Capital Structure Decisions -- Chapter 4: Dividend Policy -- Chapter 5: Working Capital Management -- Part Three: Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Professionalism -- Chapter 6: Corporate Governance -- Chapter 7: Risk Management -- Chapter 8: Index of Professionalism in Financial Decisions -- Part Four: Summary & Conclusions -- Chapter 9: Profitability Analysis -- Chapter 10: Concluding Observations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Financial management practices are likely to have a marked effect on the financial performance of a corporate enterprise. Therefore, sound financial decisions/practices can contribute towards meeting the desired objective of having profitable operations. This subject assumes paramount significance in view of the present dynamic and turbulent business environment, which has produced more intense competition and smaller profit margins across the world. In this context, the financial management practices of the corporates in India, a country with a vast potential for economic growth, can offer valuable insights. The present study explores whether there has been a major change in the financial performance (measured in terms of profitability) and financial policies/decisions of the sample companies over a fixed ; period (2000-2001 to 2010-2011), with a special focus on pre and post-recession analysis. It delves deeper into current research areas such as zero working capital, real options in capital budgeting, pecking order in capital structures, and clause 49 as reflected in the financial management decisions of sample companies, and provides a broader perspective by identifying trends (if any) in certain aspects of financial decision-making over the past two decades. A comprehensive study, covering all the major aspects of financial management practices, also contains an inter-sectoral study (among the sample companies) and develops an index of professionalism in financial management based on the practices of the sample companies. The book is primarily targeted at teachers/students of finance, management, commerce, accounting and related professional disciplines/fields. Practitioners/professionals will find it an invaluable text that helps guide them to better decision-making.