Description

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Efficient financial management is the essence of business. This book analyses and evaluates core financial management practices of corporate enterprises in India across diverse sectors including realty, FMCG, pharmaceutical, automobile, IT, chemical and BPO sectors. It emphasizes the importance of the integrated process of capital investments, financing policy, working capital management and dividend distribution for shareholders for a developing economy as India. It further highlights the need for financial viability both in totality and segmental performance. The volume also offers a comparative study of the practices of the companies in different sectors to allow a better appreciation of the issues and challenges regarding management of finances.

Rich in case studies, this book will be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers and students of financial management, business economics as also corporate practitioners.

About the Author

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Sandeep Goel is Associate Professor of Finance at the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, India. He has double doctorate, one in finance and another in accounting, from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He has twenty years of industry and academic experience in different organisations and institutions of repute, including the Shri Ram Group, University of Delhi and MDI. His areas of teaching and research interests are financial reporting and analysis, corporate finance, corporate governance and earnings management. He has authored six books and published over fifty articles in national and international journals.