M. P. Narayanan is professor of finance and chair of the finance department at the University of Michigan Business School. He is the faculty director of the Finance for Non-Financial Managers program and the Finance for Strategic Decision-Making program.
Vikram K. Nanda is associate professor of finance at the University of Michigan Business School.

Finance for Strategic Decision-Making - the eighteenth book in the UMBS series- shows how a corporation s financing decisions can critically enhance or hamper an organization s ability to respond to competitive challenges, undertake new projects, and to overcome financial setbacks.

1 Intro
 
2 Resource Allocation Decision
 
3 Cost of Capital
 
4 Capital Structure
 
5 Financing and Dividends
 
6 Mergers and acquisitions
 
7 Divestitures
 
8 Risk management Decisions
 
9 Performance Evaluation

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Finance for Strategic Decision Making demystifies and clarifies for non-financial executives the basics of financial analysis. It shows how they can make important financial decisions that can critically enhance their institution's ability to respond to competitive challenges, undertake new projects, overcome financial setbacks, and most importantly, create shareholder value. Written by M. P. Narayanan and Vikram K. Nanda--two of the country's leading authorities on financial strategy--this book offers a practical guide for using financial analysis to enhance strategicdecision making. The book includes a coherent framework that outlines practical and intellectually sound guidance for executives who must make strategic decisions. Finance for Strategic Decision Making
* Explains the role of finance in corporate strategy
* Offers guidance on resource allocation decisions
* Explores how to determine the right balance of debt and equity capital to maximize firm value
* Demonstrates how to use payout policy as a strategic tool
* Clarifies if a merger, acquisition, or divestiture is in the best interest of an organization
* Shows how to manage risk
 
Reveals how to measure value created and the effectiveness of upper level management