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Today's manager and his investment decisions / by Venu J. Gupta. by Gupta, Venu J. Subjects Marketing -- Decision making   Profit   Investment analysis   MSEM Thesis. Description:  80 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. Contents:  Advisor: Julian Piekarski. Introduction -- Management information system -- Investment decision -- Making the investment decision by measuring proposed investments -- Measuring proposed investment -- Summary -- Appendices: A- Present value tables B- Future value tables. The biggest problem in any problem is knowing what the problem is. Therefore the dilemma of today’s manager’s decision-making process is explored in introduction part of this essay. In this portion of essay emphasis has been placed on the ability required by a manager today to view the firm as an integrated whole as a system. Even though for the main purpose of the report dealing with investment decisions should relate to manager in his financial context, it is strongly pointed out in the introduction of this essay that a manager along with being an officer of the firm also acts as a social agent. Before directly dealing with investment decisions, Management Information System also known as data processing has been brought to light as an essential tool of modern management in controlling and directing the course of events and soundness of decision within a business concern. Many books have been written and thousands of articles can be found on the subject matter of Investment Decisions. It is not the purpose of this essay to evaluate these writings but to advance learning towards this subject by exploring the major proven theories helpful in evaluating proposed investments. The methods that suit certain type of Capital Investment decisions and understanding ranking measures to accept or to reject proposed investments. The cost of capital theory is discussed briefly as it is a vast subject in itself. Only that phase of it is discussed which is considered important in understanding the role it plays in investment evaluation methods. Business managers are concerned with the cost of money capital as it influences the allocation and efficient use of funds in the many aspects of their business, such as investments and related financing decisions. The remaining portion of the essay has been devoted to examining the important and widely used methods of measuring and ranking investment proposals such as payback period, net present value and internal rate of return are explained and exemplified. The methods are well recognized in managerial decision making and therefore for the purpose of this essay the recognition would be accepted as is. A related bibliography is prepared, a major part of which was used to assist in writing the essay. Some of the articles and writings date back to a few years ago while others have appeared in recent periodicals. As the analytical methodology has remained the same over the last years, the older articles handle the subject matter quite well and with up-to-date authority. Controversial approaches to the subject matter are avoided and an effort is made to bring forth the important factors applicable to general industry atmosphere and usable by today’s managers in making investment decisions. The focus throughout the essay is to lead towards making the most crucial decision; to find the optimum investment by understanding and analyzing the elements involved.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Master's Theses AC805 .G87 1980 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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