Encyclopedia Of Busine And Finance

Contains over 315 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about the major functional areas of business, covering accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, management, and marketing, as well as organizations in business and government, and federal legislation.

"The Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 3rd edition, covers finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems, and is designed for the non-specialist. Contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs. This will be a full update of the previous edition, with coverage of the economic downturn and slow recovery of the global economy since the last edition. Existing entries have been thoroughly reviewed and revised, and approximately 30 new entries have been added"--

This is a major new reference work covering all aspects of finance. Coverage includes finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research). The project is designed to attract both an academic and professional market. It also has an international approach to ensure its maximum appeal. The Editors' wish is that the readers will find the encyclopedia to be an invaluable resource.

Buying, selling, budgeting, and saving are fundamental business practices that almost everyone understands on a basic level.

Serving as a general, nontechnical resource for students and academics, these volumes provide an understanding of the development of business as practiced around the world.