Richard A. Brealey,
London Business School Stewart C. Myers,
MIT Sloan School of Management Franklin Allen,
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
ISBN: 0072957239 Copyright year: 2006
Retained Features
This text remains one of the most authoritative and comprehensive presentations of financial theory and practice available. The authors continue to reinforce their underlying theme of presenting theory as a way of helping financial managers solve practical problems. Customers can trust Brealey, Myers, and Allen to get it right—both theory and practical applications. This book is a valued reference for thousands of practicing financial managers, and is the leading text worldwide.
S & P Market Insight Problems are included in end-of-chapter questions and have been expanded. These problems require the use of the Educational Version of Market Insight, taking advantage of Standard & Poor's powerful and well-known Compustat® database. These problems provide instructors with an easy, online way to incorporate current, real-world data into the classroom. Access to this rich online resource is FREE with every new copy of the book.
Controversies in the field of finance are thoroughly covered throughout the book. The authors lay out the various views on issues, and present their opinions. Users find these very interesting for lively classroom discussions.
Examples from a variety of industries, such as oil, pharmaceutical, gas, and electric utilities are included.
Student CD-ROM is Free with every new book sold. The CD includes Interactive Quizzes, Concept Review Questions, PowerPoint presentations, Video Clips, Excel spreadsheet templates, and many useful Web links.
Free access to Ethics in Finance Powerweb with every new book sold. This is an online site developed to integrate both theoretical and applied ethics into the classroom. The site includes many recent articles from academic and popular press resources, along with an abstract on each article. In addition, there is a news feed that continually updates the site. It also provides students with Study Tips with self-quizzes, Links to related sites, Current Readings, Weekly Updates, Web Research Guide, and more!
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