A former Senior Financial Analyst at the then Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has published a landmark book titled Informed Corporate Financ
A former Senior Financial Analyst at the then Office of the Senior Presidential Advisor has published a landmark book titled Informed Corporate Financial Management – Strategies and Decisions for Sustained Growth.
The over 700-page and 15-chapter book with 215 examples and global case studies, seamlessly provides significant information and insights into the complexities of corporate financial management: offering theoretical frameworks and practical strategies to enhance corporate decisions and actions in the business environment.
The book touches on key areas of finance including financial environment, markets, analysis, and reporting; risk and return, mergers, acquisition and the concept of synergy as well as navigating through the issues of debts and equity in business financing, among others.
It further draws on both global and local case studies using real-world examples to ground abstract theories and thereby effectively enriching comprehension for a broader audience in academia, government and industry.
The book is forewarded by the former Senior Minister and Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo and is also recommended by Prof Edward Dua Agyeman (Borad Chairman, Audit Service and a former Auditor General), Prof. Lord Mensah (Senior Lecturer, UGBS and current nominee for the position of The Head of Office of Local Government Service), Kwesi Kwaning Bosompem (a former Controller and Accountants’ General) and Kwame Adjei-Adjivonh (a former Chief Finance Officer, UMB Bank).
Launching the book, Osafo-Maafo expressed his satisfaction with the level and quality of research and scholarly presentation backed by experience brought to bear by the author to drive corporate decisions and strategies for sustainable economic growth and development.
He was overwhelmed with the level of information and knowledge contextualise to effectively address the linkages between academic, public service (government) and industry.
He also applauded the quality of production by the Publishers especially coming from a local publisher.
Osafo-Maafo indicated his captivation by the in-depth discussions the author puts forward in advancing critical topics including the treatment of the complex topic mergers, acquisition and synergy.
“The author has diligently supported his discourse of case studies with facts, figures, boards and governments’ policy positions on those matters from Ghana, South Africa and other places. What happened for instance between SSNIT & defunct The Trust Bank (TTB); Ecobank Transnational International (ETI) and SSNIT; Barclays Bank Incorporation and its subsidiary Barclays National Bank of South Africa and ABSA over different phases of business transactions amid politics, social unrests and tension, and business leading to the exit of Barclays from Africa and ABSA eventual control are the highlights of the book that interest me greatly as a banker myself”, he stressed.
Prof. Justice N. Bawole, Dean of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), who reviewed the book, indicated that the book fundamentally meets all the key points for recommendation as reading material acceptable by the GTEC and other accredited organizations across the globe mandated to ensure that material presented are worth the purpose and intent to enhance academic work.
He was satisfied with the language used by the author and context and presentations with critical examples to support the discussions provided under the various topics.
The author, Nketiah explained his motivation for the book was his contribution to academia and providing lights through knowledge and information for purposes of effective corporate financial management and leadership.
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