The analysis of investment decisions today draws upon a wide range of sources, from economics and finance to engineering economy and operations research. Dr. Beenhakker's book reflects this interdisciplinary approach, and without assuming prior knowledge of these fields or a sophisticated understanding of mathematics, provides professionals and upper-level students with the concepts and tools they need to make englightened investments in new ventures. Arranged to permit rapid review of an entire investment subject and written in a modular manner to allow readers to jump among chapters...

Beenhakker offers a comprehensive examination of all aspects of risk management--from financial structures and techniques through the development of efficient portfolios and decisions that will minimize investment risks and taxes. The result is a multifaceted approach to risk management, one that advances new theory and involves interaction among various disciplines. Beenhakker takes special care to point out the assumptions underlying developments in risk situations, and his book not only is self-contained in one volume, but also assumes no prior knowledge of the various disciplines upon...

Executive decision makers are coming to understand that strategic management, national government policies, and the international public sector are all related, often in subtle ways. Foreign markets now have even more influence on corporate performance. Dr. Beenhakker familiarizes readers with a multifaceted approach to decision making in an international context, focusing on the interactions between the private and public sectors. In doing this he shows how macroeconomic issues affect the global economy, specifically their impact on international financing.

Though drawing upon a wide...