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Working Capital Management

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  • Preve, Lorenzo

    (IAE Business School - Universidad Austral, Argenti)

  • Sarria-Allende, Virginia

    (IAE Business School - Universidad Austral, Argenti)

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As soon as a firm starts operating and furthermore, the moment it starts to grow, it needs to come to a decision about how to invest funds, how much cash and inventory to hold on to, how much financing to provide to customers, how to obtain the necessary funds, how much debt to take on and in which terms-all the answers to these questions have serious consequences for a firm's cash flow and profitability. Working Capital Management is a hands-on look at the crucial decision of how to define and finance the operating investments of a business. Starting with an overview of the fundamental framework of corporate finance, the authors set out to define the central, and usually underestimated, role that working capital plays within this structure. They show not only how to prevent the losses that result from mishandling of working capital, but also how to fully exploit the strategic potential that intelligent, expert management of working capital allows. The book is the first to emphasize the relevance of the interplay between the investment and finance aspects of working capital, by discussing all of the main components of a firm's operating expenses from both an investment and finance perspective. After focusing on the varying aspects and themes of working capital, such as inventory management, strategic accounting, trade credit, and short-term debt, the authors move on to identify the long-term implications and opportunities raised by this often overlooked aspect of corporate finance. Lorenzo Preve and Virginia Sarria Allende have at last provided a resource that identifies the impact of day-to-day business decisions, uncovering a highly influential, aspect of all firms' financial situation. Available in OSO: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/content/economicsfinance/9780199737413/toc.html

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  • Preve, Lorenzo & Sarria-Allende, Virginia, 2010. "Working Capital Management," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780199737413.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780199737413
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    1. Genesis Gyasi Sah, 2022. "Influence of Account Receivable Management Practices on the Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 32(1), pages 376-388, June.
    2. Tarnoczi Tibor & Fenyves Veronika, 2011. "Liquidity Management And Corporate Risk," Annals of Faculty of Economics, University of Oradea, Faculty of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 530-536, July.
    3. NAUMOSKI, Aleksandar & NAUMOVSKA, Maja, 2022. "Impact Of Working Capital Management On Profitability Of Macedonian Industrial Companies," Studii Financiare (Financial Studies), Centre of Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slavescu", vol. 26(2), pages 18-36, June.
    4. Abu Jalal & Shahriar Khaksari, 2020. "Cash cycle: A cross‐country analysis," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 49(3), pages 635-671, September.
    5. Mohsin Siraj & Muhammad Mubeen & Salman Sarwat, 2019. "Working capital management and firm performance: evidence from non-financial firms in Pakistan," Asian Journal of Empirical Research, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 9(2), pages 27-37, February.
    6. Claudinê Jordão de Carvalho, 2015. "Conditioning Factors of Late Payment of Trade Credit," Brazilian Business Review, Fucape Business School, vol. 0(2), pages 72-91, August.
    7. Tsuruta, Daisuke, 2016. "No lending relationships and liquidity management of small businesses during a financial shock," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 31-46.
    8. Alin Constantin RADASANU, 2015. "Working Capital And Corporate Strategy Patterns In Working Capital Of Romanian Pharmaceutical Companies Quoted On Bucharest Stock Exchange," Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 0(Special i), pages 89-103, September.
    9. Lupu Dan, 2013. "Financial Micromanagement For Bse Firms," Annals - Economy Series, Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 5, pages 5-9, October.
    10. Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka, 2014. "Capital Structure As A Determinant Of Working Capital Management: Empirical Evidence Across Size Groups Of Firms In The Eu Countries," Economy & Business Journal, International Scientific Publications, Bulgaria, vol. 8(1), pages 36-54.
    11. Afrifa, Godfred Adjapong & Tingbani, Ishmael & Adesina, Oluseyi Oluseun, 2022. "Stochastic frontier modelling of working capital efficiency across Europe," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    12. Gamze VURAL & Ahmet G khan S KMEN & Emin H seyin CETENAK, 2012. "Affects of Working Capital Management on Firm's Performance: Evidence from Turkey," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 2(4), pages 488-495.
    13. Tanveer Bagh & Muhammad Imran Nazir & Muhammad Asif Khan & Muhammad Atif Khan & Sadaf Razzaq, 2016. "The Impact of Working Capital Management on Firms Financial Performance: Evidence from Pakistan," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(3), pages 1097-1105.

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