Mestrado Bolonha em Management

The course envisages to provide the students with the comprehension of modern financial markets and their role in financial decision-making. Along this course unit students are familiarized with the process of managing the investment decisions, i.e., capital budgeting, with the management of the financing decisions, and with the interaction of both, investment & financial decisions. Students get understanding of the main techniques and methods used to evaluate investments, as well as the financing choices involved, and the optimal capital structure for a given company. The payout decision is also addressed. In addition to the traditional approaches, the main topics of the course are also addressed through the prism of ethics and sustainable finance, focusing on socially conscious investors and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) financing.