MBA 614
Financial Management (MBA)
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Prerequisite: MBA 607; Co-requisite: MBA 608.
This course focuses on the investment and financing decisions of financial managers in the framework of identifying and undertaking business opportunities that maximize the value of the enterprise. The objective is to develop an appreciation of the interplay of expected returns and risk in determining the value contribution of business activities and in the pricing of financial instruments. The core lecture topics include capital budgeting, the valuation of stocks and bonds, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, and capital structure and dividend policy issues. Valuation concepts are also applied to other topics such as options, futures, mergers and acquisitions, leasing, and pensions.