"Case Studies in Finance", 4/e links managerial decisions to capital markets
and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all of the cases is a valuation
task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the
case problem. The focus on value helps managers understand the impact of the firm on the
world around it. These cases also invite students to apply modern information technology
to the analysis of managerial decisions.
The Fourth Edition includes cases: 16 new, 10 updated, 15 from 2000 and later, and the
remaining 5 from the 1990's (no case will be before 1995). This currency is a large
benefit to customers, as there are not many updated or new cases in the market. The number
of cases is reduced from 54 cases in the Third Edition to make the book more manageable.
New topics include the Internet, real options, and entrepreneurial finance. These
topics are appealing to instructors and students alike, and make this the most current and
modern casebook available.
Adopting instructors will receive a helpful manual called "Teaching by the Case
Method," written by Bruner, that assists instructors in teaching their class using
cases. There are also accompanying videos that pose actual class situations/problems and
how an instructor can deal with them. This material is currently used in a training course
offered by Darden that teaches 2,000 people per year how to teach cases.
A new custom-crafted website is available for the Fourth Edition that includes
spreadsheet templates that accompany the cases.