Book Description

Introduce your students to the impact and importance of managerial finance in business today with the latest edition of Besley/Brigham's leading Essentials of Managerial Finance. This edition's 18-chapter length makes it an ideal choice for covering all the topics you need in your introductory finance course, including accounting statements, security markets, interest rates, taxes, risk analysis, time value of money, and the basics of security valuation. As practical as it is thorough, ESSENTIALS OF MANAGERIAL FINANCE, 14e is organized for success with a reordered table of contents that pulls concepts students need to know to the forefront. Clear, concise, and proven pedagogy from this prestigious author team offers an exceptional blend of theoretical and applied material with actual industry examples that show how financial principles work within businesses throughout the world. You can introduce significant topics of growing importance in business today, such as multinational finance and resolving ethical dilemma, while challenging your students' critical thinking skills. An emphasis on Excel and use of financial calculators helps prepare your students to use these important tools, while strong end-of-chapter practice, self-tests, fresh chapter summaries, and intriguing chapter opening vignettes connect managerial finance principles to today's business world and ensure understanding. Thomson ONE: Business School Edition, coordinated with the text, gives students access to the same research tools financial professionals use every day. This edition's comprehensive support package is further strengthened with the innovative new CengageNOW online course management and learning system that saves you time in preparation and teaching, while offering personalized study and multimedia support to ensure student understanding. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.