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Advanced Finance for the
Non-Financial Manager-Hong Kong
How finance impacts organizational decision-making

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Executive Summary

This Ross School of Business advanced finance program helps senior managers use financial analysis concepts to evaluate strategic decisions from a shareholder value perspective, assess firms for acquisitions, strategically allocate resources to maximize shareholder value and measure value created. As a participant in the Advanced Finance for the Non-Financial Manager program in Hong Kong, you will gain an understanding of how to use financial insights to make and evaluate organizational decisions, with a focus on strategic allocation of corporate resources and merger and acquisition strategies. As you learn to view decision-making and planning through a finance lens, you will acquire strategies for achieving more profitable results for your organization.

Dates & Locations

27 Jul - 29 Jul 2009

Hong Kong - $4,450 USD

Faculty

M.P. Narayanan

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Highlights

Link strategic decisions to shareholder value
Understand the role of finance in corporate strategy
Allocate resources to maximize shareholder value
Learn how to valuate performance

Who Should Attend Advanced Finance for the Non-Financial Manager-Hong Kong

Recommended participants are senior managers--from such areas as marketing, manufacturing, engineering, human resources, or legal counsel, as well as general managers who have been promoted through these routes--whose jobs require more in-depth knowledge of the role of finance in strategic decision-making.

Participants should have some familiarity with financial statements such as balance sheet and income statement.

Benefits of Attending

As a participant in this program, you will:

Understand how to evaluate strategic decisions in a more rigorous manner
Learn how to allocate resources to maximize shareholder value
Learn how to value firms for growth through acquisitions
Be able to assess the impact of strategic decisions on shareholder value
Learn how to measure value created

Learning Objectives

Advanced Finance for the Non-financial Manager familiarizes senior managers with financial aspects of strategic decisions that impact shareholder value. This program also provides an undersanding of financing decisions and how they enhance shareholder value.

Program Focus

Value-Based Management

Role of finance in business strategy for value creation

Resource Allocation: Decisions

Review of decision criteria (NPV, IRR)
Overview of relevant costs and benefits
Strategic aspects of resource allocation
The role of cost of capital

Growth through Acquisitions: Financial Issues

Acquisitions and shareholder values
Avoiding the pitfalls of acquisitions
Valuing companies

Performance Evaluation

Economic Value Added (EVA)
Return of Capital Employed (ROCE)
Performance evaluation and shareholder value

Fee Policy

The program fee includes tuition, books, instructional materials, and coffee breaks. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

Contact Information

Asia Pacific Regional Office
Suite 1606-07
MassMutual Tower
38 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 852.2509.9088
Fax: 852.2509.9228
Email: Executive Education, Hong Kong