Real Options Analysis Tools and Techniques for Valuing Strategic Investments and Decisions, 2nd Edition

Author: Johnathan Mun
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471747482
Published In: November 2005
Format: Hardback , 704 pages
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"Mun demystifies real options analysis and delivers a powerful, pragmatic guide for decision-makers and practitioners alike. Finally, there is a book that equips professionals to easily recognize, value, and seize real options in the world around them."
--Jim Schreckengast, Senior VP, R&D Strategy, Gemplus International SA, France

Completely revised and updated to meet the challenges of today's dynamic business environment, Real Options Analysis, Second Edition offers you a fresh look at evaluating capital investment strategies by taking the strategic decision-making process into consideration. This comprehensive guide provides both a qualitative and quantitative description of real options; the methods used in solving real options; why and when they are used; and the applicability of these methods in decision making.

Hallmark features

Shows the basic techniques and common pitfalls of real option applications, using real world examples. More Excel models and real world problems have been added to revised edition.
Author regularly presents at practitioner and academic conferences, and consults with many major companies, on real option problems. His software has established itself as practitioners and students actively learning real option valuation techniques. More case studies from the experiences of leading multinational companies have been added.

List of Figures.

Chapter Summaries.

PART ONE: Theory.

Chapter 1: A New Paradigm?

Chapter 2: Traditional Valuation Approaches.

Chapter 3: Real Options Analysis.

Chapter 4: The Real Options Process.

Chapter 5: Real Options, Financial Options, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Optimization.

PART TWO: Application.

Chapter 6: Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 7: Real Options Models.

Chapter 8: Additional Issues in Real Options.

PART THREE: Software Applications.

Chapter 9: Introduction to the Real Options Valuation’s Super Lattice Software and Risk Simulator Software.

Chapter 10: Real Options Valuation Application Cases.

Chapter 11: Real Options Case Studies.

Chapter 12: Results Interpretation and Presentation.

Case Studies and Problems in Real Options.

Answer to Chapter Questions.

Notes.

Index.

JOHNATHAN MUN, PhD, is currently the CEO of Real Options Valuation, Inc., as well as the creator of the Real Options' Super Lattice Solver software for real option valuation and Risk Simulator Monte Carlo simulation software. Prior to starting his own firm, he was the vice president of analytics at Decisioneering, Inc. Mun is also a full professor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (California) and the University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland). He has authored numerous Wiley books, including the first edition of Real Options Analysis, Real Options Analysis Course, Applied Risk Analysis, and Valuing Employee Stock Options. Mun has also taught and consulted for over 300 corporations in twenty countries worldwide on risk analysis and real options.