Financial Decision-Making for Engineers / Colin K. Drummond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drummond, Colin K., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering--Management.

Engineering.

Finance--Decision making.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A much-needed practical guide, particularly suited for readers with engineering or science backgrounds, that provides the financial decision-making skills needed in the business world†‹ For engineers with little or no business background this book provides the financial decision-making skills necessary for a management career. Based on materials used by students in a Masters of Engineering and Management program at Case Western Reserve University and informed by both classroom and industry experience, this essential guide can be used in courses or independent study. The chapters introduce and integrate key concepts relevant to basic management, accounting, and finance that will enhance the critical thinking and confidence necessary for success as a chief technology officer or in any business career.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Decision-Making

2. Financial Statements

3. Time Value of Money

4. Applications of the Time Value of Money

5. Comparing Alternatives

6. Intellectual Property as an Asset for Wealth Creation

7. Concept Maps

8. Risk and Uncertainty

9. Capital Budgeting and Replacement Analysis

10. Leadership

A. Problems and Problem-Solving

B. Mechanics of Accounting

C. Reference Tables

D. Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

0-300-23569-0

OCLC:

1027218441