Principles of Financial Management

Traditional Financial Management texts are typically overloaded with analysis of financial statements and number crunching and offer students little in the way of practical general principles. Principles of Financial Management is designed to supplement these textbooks with a selection of readings that focus on general principles to deliver a timeless base of knowledge to students. The goal of this text is to provide students with information they can recall throughout their lives. This is a highly unique text that is ideal for instructors teaching Financial Management and Business Management courses. The articles selected for Principles of Financial Management bring together a range of traditional and nontraditional Financial Management topics, including:

• Cost of Capital - Financial Statements - Credit Analysis - Financing Startups - Agency Problems - Ethics

Ramon P. DeGennaro is the CBA Professor in Banking and Finance at the University of Tennessee. Professor DeGennaro has taught corporate finance and financial management for over 25 years. He has published nearly 50 articles in top academic journals as well as research reports, book chapters, book reviews, and several Federal Reserve publications. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of the International Journal of Business and the Journal of Private Enterprise and is the recipient of dozens of research awards. Professor DeGennaro has served as Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Cleveland, and Chicago, and has presented original research at scores of professional conferences around the world. Professor DeGennaro also consults in the areas of business valuation, investments, and financial management. He holds a Ph.D. in finance from the Ohio State University.