1st Edition

Business Decision Making

By Alan J. Baker Copyright 1981
268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

268 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1981. Risk is a problem which all business decision makers have to cope with. The problem is not insurmountable, however, as there now exist well-established techniques for minimising risk and for calculating which of various available options is the optimal one to pursue. This book outlines and discusses these techniques and the theories behind them. Unlike many... Read more

Preface;  1. The Objectives of the Firm  2. Probability and Decision Making  3. Decision Theories and Business Decision Making  4. Introduction to Linear Programming  5. Linear Programming and the Theory of the Firm  6. Applications of Linear Programming  7. Acquiring and Valuing Information  8. Capital Structure and Cost of Capital  9. Aspects of Capital Budgeting  10. Capital Market Theory and Capital Budgeting;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Alan J. Baker