Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief Edition

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NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For introductory courses in managerial finance.

 

Help students apply financial concepts to solve real world problems with a proven teaching and learning framework 

The Teaching and Learning System — a hallmark feature of Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief — weaves pedagogy into concepts and practice, giving students a roadmap to follow through the text and supplementary tools. The 8th Edition concentrates on the material students need to know in order to make effective financial decisions in an increasingly competitive business environment. It allows students to make the connections between a firm’s action and its value, as determined in the financial market. With a generous amount of examples, this text is an easily accessible resource for in- and out-of-class learning. 

Also available with MyLab Finance

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab™ Finance does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab Finance, ask your instructor to confirm the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the loose-leaf version of the text and MyLab Finance, search for:

0134830199 / 9780134830193 Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText – Access Card Package, 8/e 

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• 0134477081 / 9780134477084 Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief, Student Value Edition
• 013447810X / 9780134478104 MyLab Finance with Pearson eText — Access Card — for Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief

Hallmark features of this title

• Learning Goals highlight the most important concepts and techniques to be covered in the chapter.
• The overarching organization helps students make connections, with each major decision presented in terms of both risk and return factors and their potential impact on an owner’s wealth.
• Why This Chapter Matters to You boxes generate interest by discussing how the topic at hand relates to other major business disciplines and personal finance decisions.
• Discussion of international dimensions is integrated throughout the chapters, learning goals, and end-of-chapter content. A separate chapter on international managerial finance is also available at the end of the text.
• Personal Finance examples link the concepts, tools, and techniques of each chapter.

NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Student Value Editions also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. For Student Value Editions that include MyLab™ or Mastering™, several versions may exist for each title — including customized versions for individual schools — and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering platforms.

For introductory courses in managerial finance.

 

Help students apply financial concepts to solve real world problems with a proven teaching and learning framework 

The Teaching and Learning System — a hallmark feature of Principles of Managerial Finance, Brief — weaves pedagogy into concepts and practice, giving students a roadmap to follow through the text and supplementary tools. The 8th Edition concentrates on the material students need to know in order to make effective financial decisions in an increasingly competitive business environment. It allows students to make the connections between a firm’s action and its value, as determined in the financial market. With a generous amount of examples, this text is an easily accessible resource for in- and out-of-class learning. 

Also available with MyLab Finance

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Finance.

About our authors

Chad J. Zutter is a finance professor and the James Allen Faculty Fellow at the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Zutter received his BBA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his PhD from Indiana University. His research has a practical, applied focus and has been the subject of feature stories in, among other prominent outlets, The Economist and CFO Magazine. His papers have been cited in arguments before the US Supreme Court and in consultation with companies such as Google and Intel. Dr. Zutter won the prestigious Jensen Prize for the best paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics and a best paper award from the Journal of Corporate Finance, where he is currently an Associate Editor. He has won teaching awards at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Zutter also serves on the board of Lutheran SeniorLife and, prior to his career in academics, he was a submariner in the US Navy. Dr. Zutter and his wife have 4 children and live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In his free time he enjoys horseback riding and downhill skiing.

Scott B. Smart is a finance professor and the Fettig/Whirlpool Finance Faculty Fellow at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Dr. Smart received his BBA from Baylor University and his MA and PhD from Stanford University. His research focuses primarily on applied corporate finance topics and has been published in journals such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management, and others. His articles have been cited by business publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Business Week. Winner of more than a dozen teaching awards, Dr. Smart has been listed multiple times as a top business school teacher by Business Week. He has held Visiting Professor positions at the University of Otago and Stanford University, and he worked as a Visiting Scholar for Intel Corporation, focusing on that company’s mergers and acquisitions activity during the ‘‘Dot-com” boom in the late 1990s. As a volunteer, Dr. Smart currently serves on the boards of the Indiana University Credit Union and Habitat for Humanity. In his spare time he enjoys outdoor pursuits such as hiking and fly fishing.

New and updated features of this title

• EXPANDED: Content focuses on the goal of the firm and the broad principles that financial managers use in their pursuit of that goal (Ch. 1).
• NEW: Discussions cover the financial market context in which firms operate, with new focus on the transactions costs that investors face when trading in secondary markets (Ch. 2).
• NEW: In-depth ratio analysis uses real data from Whole Foods prior to its acquisition by Amazon, to spark conversations about some of the possible motives for the acquisition (Ch. 3).
• EXPANDED: Discussions look at how and why companies have shifted their payout policies away from dividends and toward share repurchases over time (Ch. 13).
• NEW: Chapter Introduction Videos and animations feature authors who explain the importance of the chapter content within the context of managerial finance. The animations for select in-chapter figures and examples allow students to manipulate inputs to determine outputs.
• UPDATED: Focus On… boxes draw on actual events to highlight important business practices, ethics, and the intersection of people, planet, and profit.

Additional information

Dimensions	1.03 × 7.90 × 10.00 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134477084
ISBN-10	0134477081
Author	Chad J. Zutter, Scott B. Smart
BISAC	BUS027000
Subjects	finance, higher education, BUS027000, business and economics, Quantitative Business, Undergraduate Corporate Finance