Financial management‎:‎ Turning theory into practice is an accessible and principles‎-based financial management textbook for undergraduate and Honours Accounting students‎.‎ The book takes cognizance of changes in the economic environment and their implications for the role of financial management and the teaching of the subject‎.‎ Financial management follows the SAICA syllabus for financial management but also takes the skills required by the CIMA syllabus into account‎.‎ It acknowledges the intent behind the SAICA Competency Framework to develop problem‎-solving‎,‎ critical thinking and ethical business leaders‎,‎ but at the same time provides academic and financial literacy support to students‎.‎ This guided approach serves to produce both technically competent students as well as students who will be capable financial leaders in the workplace‎.‎ Financial management supports students in the following ways‎:‎ ‎- Opening case studies engage student interest and illustrate why the principles that will be dealt with in the chapter are important for the successful financial management of South African companies‎.‎ ‎- Critical thinking boxes encourage students to think deeply about the consequences of various actions in the business environment‎,‎ such as implementing financial performance measures‎,‎ thereby developing their reasoning skills‎.‎ ‎- Worked examples guide students through problems in a step‎-by‎-step manner and give them confidence to tackle questions on their own‎.‎ ‎-Self‎-assessment questions test understanding of the key concepts‎.‎ ‎- ‎'‎Finance in action‎'‎ boxes provide real‎-life examples of the theory covered in the chapter‎.‎ The book is aimed at undergraduate and Honours Financial Management students enrolled in BCom Accounting courses at universities‎,‎ primarily those following a CA route‎.‎