Case Studies in Finance [Hardcover]

Robert F. Bruner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0072338628 | ISBN-13: 978-0072338621 | Edition: 4

Case Studies in Finance, 4/e links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology to the analysis of managerial decisions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 728 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 4 edition (July 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072338628
• ISBN-13: 978-0072338621
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert F. Bruner is the Dean of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, the Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration and the Distinguished Professor of Business Administration. His areas of teaching, research, and writing have been corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, investing in emerging markets, financial crises, and innovation. His latest book, The "Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm," with Sean D. Carr, was published in 2007. "Deals from Hell," published in 2005, focuses on failure in mergers and acquisitions. Also he is the author of "Applied Mergers and Acquisitions," a comprehensive text on the subject, which was published in 2004. His "Case Studies in Finance" was published in six editions, most recently in collaboration with Kenneth Eades and Michael Schill. Bruner's research has been published in various scholarly journals. Industrial corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies have retained him for counsel and training. He has been a member of the faculty of the Darden School since 1982, and has been a visiting professor at various schools including Columbia, INSEAD, and IESE. Formerly he was a loan officer and investment analyst for First Chicago Corporation. He holds degrees from Yale and Harvard Universities. He has served the Darden School, professional groups, and community organizations in various positions of leadership. Copies of his papers and essays may be obtained from his website, http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/brunerb/.

Bob Bruner enjoys cooking, kayaking, hiking, bicycling, reading history, listening to all kinds of classical music (especially opera) and humor ranging from Mark Twain to Jerry Seinfeld.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars for advanced level classes, July 30, 2007

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Hariom (Buffalo NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Case Studies in Finance: Managing for Corporate Value Creation (Hardcover)

This is a great book. However if you want to get the most out of it
1. You need to already know corporate finance- intermediate to advanced level.
2. This book has only cases. Only if they are discussed in a classroom setting, you would be able to learn something.
The extent to which you would learn would depend upon how well the Professor conducts the discussion in the class. I had a great Prof. for this class so I really applied whatever I learn over 3 semesters of finance.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo to Bruner!, February 10, 2003

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CLC "clc2003" (Milan, ITALY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Case Studies in Finance (Hardcover)

Case Studies in Finance and its instructors manual are absolutely the BEST of their kind in all the years I've been teaching finance and strategy. Bravo to Bruner! I've never seen an instructor's manual so complete. The At-a-Glance section has been very helpful when structuring a course design. Case Studies in Finance and its supplements are being used by the finance faculty at ESADE Business School, in Spain, as a guide to restructure their first year core finance course in the Full-Time MBA programme.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Case Studies in Finance, February 13, 2011

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This review is from: Case Studies in Finance (Hardcover)

This book gives great real life situations that use the instruments that are learned in Corporal Finance. Though, to really get a lot out of this book I would suggest a Corporal Finance book to better help answer some of the questions. Overall it is a great book to teach Finance Majors about real life situations.