Corporate Finance Strategies

"Funds are the blood of business operations."

Representative Faculty

Dr Wei Huang

PhDs , University of Bristol, UK / Associate Professor in Finance and Accounting/ Head of Department of Finance, Accounting and Economics

Dr Wei Huang is an associate professor in finance and accounting and head of department of finance accounting and economics at Nottingham University Business School China. He has a BSc degree in mathematics from Nanjing Normal University, an MSc degree in financial management with distinction from the University of Exeter, and a PHD in finance from the University of Bristol. He is also a holder of the Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) and CPA (Australia) designations, and has extensive experience in consultancy, corporate trainings, and executive education. Prior to joining Nottingham Ningbo in 2007 as assistant professor in finance, he worked in the University of Bristol as teaching fellow in accounting and finance (2003 – 2006) and Northumbria University as senior lecturer in finance (2006 – 2007). Wei has been consistently ranked among the best teachers in Nottingham University Business School China according to the Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) surveys.

Wei is currently the China area editor of Research in International Business and Finance (ABS2/ABDC-B/SSCI) and associate editor of International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS3/ABDC-A/SSCI), International Review of Economics and Finance (ABS2/ABDC-A/SSCI), Finance Research Letters (ABS2/ABDC-B/SSCI). His research lies in the areas of corporate finance, financial reporting, and finance and innovation. He has a particular interest in the Chinese markets and firms and has supervised a number of PHD students to completion. Over a dozen of Wei’s papers, including several single-authored ones, have appeared in ABS-3/ABDC-A ranked finance/accounting/economics journals.

    

The major changes in the operating environment of modern enterprises and the widespread implementation of strategic management have put forward new requirements and challenges to the theories and methods on which enterprise financial management is based. Traditional financial management theories and methods can no longer meet the needs of today's corporate strategic management. This module is aimed at enhancing your understanding of corporate finance and strategies, developing your ability in financial management, and enhancing corporate values and shareholder wealth during the new era of technological innovations and social evolutions. 

Who should attend

• Economic Consultants

• Managers and Corporate Leaders

• Project Managers of Multinational Firms

• Leaders in International Business

After completion of the module, trainees should be able to:

• Understand finance,  capital structure and company strategy with an international focus

• Manage the investment decision process and integrate it with the company’s strategic positioning

• Enhance the application of options in company financial management

• Be competent in formulating corporate financial strategies

• Understand the links between capital markets and firms

• Manage and mitigate risks 

• Corporate finance strategies course outline

• Corporate goals and governance

• The principles of risk-return and asset pricing

• Capital budgeting methods, practices and strategies

• Financing decision and market efficiency

• Capital structure and company strategy

• Payout policy

• Risk management

• R&D and innovation financing

• Working capital management

• Option theory and corporate finance

• Mergers, corporate control and governance

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