Corporate Finance + Student CD-ROM + Standard & Poor's card + Ethics in Finance PowerWeb (Irwin Series in Finance) [Hardcover]

Stephen A. Ross (Author), Randolph W Westerfield (Author), Jeffrey Jaffe (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072971231 | ISBN-13: 978-0072971231 | Publication Date: March 11, 2004 | Edition: 7

Corporate Finance is today’s most authoritative book on— and covers every angle of—corporate finance. Updates to this edition include a more user-friendly approach, new or updated cases that illustrate top companies addressing real world situations, topical articles written by scholars and practitioners, and more.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Stephen A. Ross (Cambridge, MA) is a professor at the Sloan School of Management, M.I.T.

Randolph W. Westerfield (Los Angeles, CA) is a professor at the University of Southern California.

Jeffrey Jaffe (Philadelphia, PA) is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 7 edition (March 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072971231
• ISBN-13: 978-0072971231
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WELL-WRITTEN AND VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, December 22, 2005

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VAL ODUENYI (Switzerland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corporate Finance + Student CD-ROM + Standard & Poor's card + Ethics in Finance PowerWeb (Irwin Series in Finance) (Hardcover)

The nearly one thousand pages of this book abound with fine and contemporary information regarding corporate finance. Its chapters are not just well-arranged, but are also well-written. As a result of this, the financial gists they dish-out are very easy to grasp. I use this book as a dependable reference text (in conjuction with the "Encyclopedia of Finance" by Alice C. Lee and Cheng Few Lee). And, I must mention that I am quite satisfied with both books.
This "Corporate Finance" text did a good job in ramifying every aspect of finance. The coverage of its well-drafted chapters are elaborate, and include: financial management, portfolio management, auditing, research, investment analysis, security analysis, real estate finance, market finance, insurance, and many more. The book also gave detailed explanations on issues relating to capital asset pricing, option pricing model, and efficient market hypothesis.
This book is thorough; and uses several illustrative examples to teach its reader. All of its messages are straight to the point: no beating about the bush! Its in-depth analyses are superb. And, I am glad to recommend it to all corporate managers and executives, who associate themselves with any sort of financial dealings: whether it is about writing reports, making decisions, or supervising corporate projects.
This book comes with one learner's CD-ROM. It also comes with valuable Standard & Poor's card; as well as beneficial online web-links. It certainly worths every cent that I spent on it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Money, August 5, 2005

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Sami Malallah "Malallah" (Kuwait) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corporate Finance + Student CD-ROM + Standard & Poor's card + Ethics in Finance PowerWeb (Irwin Series in Finance) (Hardcover)

I am a Chemical Engineer planning for MBA (Finance). I bought this book to have a head start. The book started with the fundamentals (like financial statement analysis) then ended at short-term and long-term Finance.

The book is full of examples and case studies impeded in each chapter. At chapter end you can take the interactive quiz's (provided in CD) to test your new knowledge. This book worth the money you invest in.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful source, October 13, 2005

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Cihan Oztunc (Boston MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Corporate Finance + Student CD-ROM + Standard & Poor's card + Ethics in Finance PowerWeb (Irwin Series in Finance) (Hardcover)

This book explains finance basics with realistic problems instead of giving simple examples which dont make sense in learning the concept. A useful source for students, includes excel and calculator (HP19B)shortcuts for problems.