Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Alternate Edition [Hardcover]

Stephen Ross (Author), Randolph Westerfield (Author), Bradford D. Jordan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0077246128 | ISBN-13: 978-0077246129 | Edition: 9

The best-selling Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (FCF) is written with one strongly held principle– that corporate finance should be developed and taught in terms of a few integrated, powerful ideas. As such, there are three basic themes that are the central focus of the book: 1) An emphasis on intuition—underlying ideas are discussed in general terms and then by way of examples that illustrate in more concrete terms how a financial manager might proceed in a given situation. 2) A unified valuation approach—net present value (NPV) is treated as the basic concept underlying corporate finance. Every subject covered is firmly rooted in valuation, and care is taken to explain how particular decisions have valuation effects. 3) A managerial focus—the authors emphasize the role of the financial manager as decision maker, and they stress the need for managerial input and judgment.

The Ninth 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 today’s world. The supplements package has been updated and improved, and with the new Excel Master online tool, student and instructor support has never been stronger.

The Alternate Edition includes 6 more chapters than the Standard Edition.

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About the Author

Stephen Ross is presently the Franco Modigliani Professor of Finance and Economics at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the most widely published authors in finance and economics, Professor Ross is recognized for his work in developing the Arbitrage Pricing Theory and his substantial contributions to the discipline through his research in signaling, agency theory, option pricing, and the theory of the term structure of interest rates, among other topics. A past president of the American Finance Association, he currently serves as an associate editor of several academic and practitioner journals. He is a trustee of CalTech, a director of the College Retirement Equity Fund (CREF), and Freddie Mac. He is also the co-chairman of Roll and Ross Asset Management Corporation.

Randoloph W. Westerfield is Dean of the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California and holder of the Robert R. Dockson Dean’s Chair of Business Administration. From 1988 to 1993, Professor Westerfield served as the chairman of the School’s finance and business economics department and the Charles B. Thornton Professor of Finance. He came to USC from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he was the chairman of the finance department and member of the finance faculty for 20 years. His areas of expertise include corporate financial policy, investment management and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and stock market price behavior. Professor Westerfield has served as a member of the Continental Bank trust committee, supervising all activities of the trust department. He has been consultant to a number of corporations, including AT&T, Mobil Oil and Pacific Enterprises, as well as to the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Justice and Labor, and the State of California.

Bradford D. Jordan is Professor of Finance and Gatton Research Fellow in the Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. He has a long-standing interest in both applied and theoretical issues in corporate finance, and has extensive experience teaching all levels of corporate finance and financial management policy. Professor Jordan has published numerous articles on issues such as cost of capital, capital structure, and the behavior of security prices.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 9 edition (February 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077246128
• ISBN-13: 978-0077246129
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars was this book put together by undergrads learning finance for the first time?, November 11, 2010

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Alternate Edition (Hardcover)

I am a current university student taking corporate finance and have been forced into using this book. It is horrible. It appears as if the three authors wrote different parts of the book independently of one another. The writing style throughout the book is very inconsistent. As well, some of the explanations are simply terrible. They make learning about some of the subjects way more difficult than they actually are. Unless you are required to use this book, I'm sure you can find something better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Worthless Supplement Materials, February 8, 2011

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Alternate Edition (Hardcover)

The author simply keeps writing (These items will be covered in a future chapter) more than a dozen times per chapter. It gets to be very annoying. Poor writing and poor examples. DO NOT BUY supplementary software either, worthless. If your professor requires this textbook then do not buy anymore than is required.

12 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ross does it again!, January 17, 1999

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This review is from: Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (The Irwin series in finance) (Hardcover)

I have two corp fin books by Ross and company. This book was purchased while studing for the Level I of the CFA exam. The other book was used in graduate school. Both books are sub par in quality and were not cheap either. Save your money. Don't use this text.