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COMMENTS ABOUT ERICH A. HELFERT AND THIS BOOK
“Erich Helfert’s book is a bona fide treasury for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs
who need to understand financial management. I have used and mended this great
work in both corporate and university programs for more than ten years. Erich Helfert pos-
sesses unique abilities to make clear the arcane that frequently enshrouds topics of finan-
cial management.”
Allen B. Barnes
Past Provost
IBM Advanced Business Institute
(formerly Director of Executive Education, UCLA)
“Erich Helfert’s book is a candidate for every consultant-to-management’s bookshelf. The
underlying agenda is financial management as it pertains to effective resource allocation de-
cisions. Framed in a dynamic model of the Business System, the beauty of Helfert’s presen-
tation lies in its treatment of subsystems that differentiate between investment, operations and
financing decisions, but which are also integrated into the overall managerial fabric.”
Stanley Press CMC
Book review September 2000
C2M Consulting to Management Journal
“Erich Helfert possesses a rare ability to make financial concepts understandable to individu-
als who lack a financial background. As a result we had Dr. Helfert conduct shareholder value
creation classes for all senior managers and create a shareholder value course for all other
salaried and hourly employees. The results of these efforts exceeded our high expectations.”
L. Pendleton Siegel
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Potlatch Corporation
“Erich Helfert has played an instrumental role in teaching HP managers of both financial
and non-financial backgrounds in our long-standing Functional Management Program. His
excellent financial overviews and simplified models effectively broaden our managers’
understanding and ownership of their