Introduction to Finance

by Lawrence J. Gitman, Jeff Madura

Due to ongoing advancements in technology, new legislation, and other innovations, the filed of finance is rapidly changing. Developments in financial markets and investments necessitate that students be exposed to these topics as well as to financial management, the traditional focus of the introductory finance course. Introduction to Finance develops the three components of finance in an interactive framework that is consistent with the responsibilities of all financial professionals, managers, intermediaries, and investors in today's economy. To show the interrelationships between the areas of finance, the text emphasizes how investor activities monitor firms and focuses on the role of financial markets in channeling funds from investors to firms. *The integrative Gitman/Madura model focuses on the role of financial markets in channeling funds from investors to firms. This approach lends continuity to coverage of financial markets, financial management, and investments. *Corporate finance serves as the backbone of the text. This helps ease the transition for professors used to teaching financial management who are teaching the survey course for the first time. It also makes the

704 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2000