Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management (Wiley Series in Engineering and Technology Management) - Hardcover

Riggs, Henry E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047122717X ISBN 13: 9780471227175

Verlag: Wiley-Interscience, 2004

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Expert guidance for fiscally responsible engineering and technology managers. This thoroughly updated Second Edition is an accessible self-study guide and text that helps engineers extract important meaning from financial statements and accounting records, ask insightful questions, engage in thoughtful debate about accounting and financial issues, and make informed decisions that benefit their companies.

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HENRY E. RIGGS is the founding president of Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, a member of The Claremont Colleges and the nation’s first graduate school dedicated solely to preparing students for professional careers in life science―based organizations. He is the author of several books, including Managing High-Technology Companies.

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Expert guidance for fiscally responsible engineering and technology managers

Written for practicing project engineers, students, and technical managers with no previous background in accounting or finance, Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management, Second Edition provides a thorough grounding in accounting and introductory finance to help make better financial decisions in the workplace.

This thoroughly updated Second Edition is an accessible self-study guide and text that helps engineers extract important meaning from financial statements and accounting records, ask insightful questions, engage in thoughtful debate about accounting and financial issues, and make informed decisions that benefit their companies. Offering a rigorous background in accounting including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements this valuable guide builds on this foundation to address financial markets and corporate finance, including capital investment analysis, and managerial and cost accounting.

Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management, Second Edition features:

• New material on NPV, IRR, and the link between financial accounting and financial management
• Key accounting procedures and analytical techniques explained in jargon-free language
• Dozens of discussion questions and practice problems
• Real-life case studies with an available solutions manual

Written for practicing project engineers, students, and technical managers with no previous background in accounting or finance, Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management, Second Edition provides a thorough grounding in accounting and introductory finance to help make better financial decisions in the workplace.

This thoroughly updated Second Edition is an accessible self-study guide and text that helps engineers extract important meaning from financial statements and accounting records, ask insightful questions, engage in thoughtful debate about accounting and financial issues, and make informed decisions that benefit their companies. Offering a rigorous background in accounting–including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements–this valuable guide builds on this foundation to address financial markets and corporate finance, including capital investment analysis, and managerial and cost accounting.

Financial and Economic Analysis for Engineering and Technology Management, Second Edition features:

• New material on NPV, IRR, and the link between financial accounting and financial management
• Key accounting procedures and analytical techniques explained in jargon-free language
• Dozens of discussion questions and practice problems
• Real-life case studies with an available solutions manual

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley-Interscience
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 047122717X
• ISBN 13: 9780471227175
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432
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