1st Edition

The Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Performance Finance, Governance and Risk

134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Financial management encompasses a set of complex activities that should be performed by a professional financial manager. Some financial decisions are riskier than others, and as such can result in higher or lower profitability. This risk-return trade-off is the key aspect of financial management. Furthermore, a financial director’s propensity to take risks can lead to less or more conservative... Read more

Introduction 1. The role of the Financial Director in financial management 2. The Financial Director characteristics and financial decisions 3. Research design and sample characteristics 4. The CFO profile and attitude towards financial decisions 5. CFO characteristics and corporate financial decisions 6. Chief Financial Officer - Report from the field  Summary

Biography

Elżbieta Bukalska is an Associate Professor in the Department of Corporate Finance and Accounting, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.

Anna Wawryszuk-Misztal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Corporate Finance and Accounting, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.

Tomasz Sosnowski is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Lodz, Poland.