Traditional forms of expertise are increasingly challenged in different domains, not least because of the possibilities offered by the spread of the Internet. We aim to understand how a claim to alternative expertise in the investment domain emerged, developed, and propagated, taking advantage...

Purpose - The paper investigates the market performance of strategic acquisitions for growth in the fifth and sixth merger waves and outlines the major determinants that affect the performance of acquiring companies in these most complex and most challenging corporate transactions....

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- PART I Introduction -- 1 Business organisations -- Meaning of business organisation -- Types of business organisations -- Types of private sector...

Part I. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Cash and Working Capital -- Chapter 2. Basic Capital Project Appraisal -- Chapter 3. Advanced Capital Project Appraisal -- Chapter 4. Risk and Uncertainty -- Part II. An Overview of the Financing Decision -- Chapter 5. Borrowing -- Chapter 6. Ordinary Share...

"This book makes sense of the finance world from a non-finance perspective. It introduces, explains and demystifies essential ideas of business finance to those who do not have a financial background or training. The book delineates the financial workings of businesses and offers an overview of...