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This course explores how the analysis of a range of financial information is used to enhance managerial decision-making. It will look at how organisations raise capital and assess the performance of projects and investments. The course will provide students with a framework necessary to understand how important financial decisions are determined within a corporation. It will explore how a range of financial information is used to gain insights and enhance managerial decision-making. The course will also examine how value is created for shareholders and other stakeholders in a firm through investment and financing decisions. It will look at the ways organisations raise capital and assess the performance of projects and investments. The course will also emphasise cases for good corporate governance practice. The course blends theoretical aspects of managerial finance with industry practice, case studies, discussions, and financial modelling. The emphasis of the course will be on applying the financial concepts, tools, and techniques to solve real-world problems. Some working knowledge of Microsoft Excel will be useful for this course.
1. An understanding of the primary commercial activities of a manager in a company, hapū, or iwi corporate.2. An understanding of the nature of the principal-agent relationship between the owners and the managers of the corporation, and explain how various corporate governance mechanisms, including hapū and iwi, attempt to manage agency problems.3. Describing the role of the firm, and explain how firms can utilise financial markets to achieve the goals for their business.4. Explain the key commercial principles that managers use when making business decisions.5. Apply various valuation models to value a company.6. Model and analyse financial statements from different users’ perspectives.7. An understanding of how to evaluate cash flows over time to make informed decisions on maximising shareholder wealth.8. Explain the importance, role, and techniques of capital budgeting in a firm.
Subject to the approval of the MBA Director
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Ellie Norris
Catherine McMillan
Domestic fee $3,258.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Master of Business Administration Programme .