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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Alternate Edition Alternate Edition
Author(s): Stephen A. Ross (Author), Randolph W. Westerfield (Author), Bradford D. Jordan (Author)
- Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK CO
- Publication Date: 18 Jan. 2012
- Edition: Alternate
- Language: English
- Print length: 992 pages
- ISBN-10: 0077479459
- ISBN-13: 9780077479459
Book Description
1) An emphasis on intuitionthe authors separate and explain the principles at work on a common sense, intuitive level before launching into any specifics.
2) A unified valuation approachnet present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance.
3) A managerial focusthe authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.
The Tenth Edition continues the tradition of excellence that has earned Fundamentals of Corporate Finance its status as market leader. Every chapter has been updated to provide the most current examples that reflect corporate finance in todays world. The supplements package has been updated and improved, and with the enhanced Connect Finance and Excel Master, student and instructor support has never been stronger.
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About the Author
Randolph W. Westerfield is Dean Emeritus and the Charles B. Thornton Professor in Finance Emeritus at the University of Southern Californias Marshall School of Business. Professor Westerfield came to USC from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was the chairman of the finance department and a member of the finance faculty for 20 years. He is a member of the board of trustees of Oaktree Capital mutual funds. His areas of expertise include corporate financial policy, investment management, and stock market price behavior.
Bradford D. Jordan is Visiting Scholar in the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida. He previously held the duPont Endowed Chair in Banking and Financial Services at the University of Kentucky, where he was department chair for many years. Professor Jordan has published numerous articles in top journals on issues such as cost of capital, capital structure, and the behavior of security prices. He is a past president of the Southern Finance Association, and he is coauthor of Fundamentals of Investments: Valuation and Management, 9e, a leading investments text, also published by McGraw Hill.
