Corporate Finance  (English, Mixed media product, Smart Scott J.)

The second edition of this book is the most up-to-date and relevant book on the market. It has been restructured to match the way the course is taught. Theory: No other MBA book will be as current or as comprehensive in covering theory. Applications: Special effort was made to build cross-functional applications in the book - in examples and in the end-of-chapter problems. The material is relevant to all students of business, not just finance majors. Greater focus is given on Excel as a tool to solve finance problems including SmartExcel appendices. Practice: Mini cases are added to increase the number of analytical (critical thinking) problems. In addition, there is a wealth of resources to assist the student in practicing the concepts in the book, most significantly, SmartFinance. SmartFinance online resources are integrated within the text with an icon directing the student to accompanying reinforcement/resource. SmartFinance includes: SmartConcepts - animations to help students work through those most difficult quantitative financial concepts in a chapter. Smart Ideas - video clips of the academic explaining a theory they developed or heavily researched.SmartPractices - videos clips of industry executives talking about how the concept being covered relates to real companies. SmartEthics - video clips of industry executives or academics speaking about impact ethics or lack there of has in the marketplace. SmartQuizzing - quizzes for each chapter that help students check their degree of understanding of chapter concepts.