Pt. 1. Understanding the numbers. Understanding financial statements -- Analyzing business earnings -- Cost-volume-profit analysis -- Activity-based costing -- Information technology and you -- Forecasts and budgets -- Measuring productivity. Pt. 2. Planning and forecasting. Choosing a business form -- The business plan -- Managing long-term investments -- Taxes and business decisions -- The global business -- Managing financial risk. Pt. 3. Making key strategic decisions. Going public -- The board of directors -- Information technology and the firm -- Profitable growth by acquisition -- Bankruptcy
