When we wrote the first edition of Corporate Finance: A Focused Approach, we had four goals: (1) to create a book that would help managers make better financial decisions; (2) to motivate students by demonstrating that finance is both interesting and relevant; (3) to make the book clear enough for students to go through the material without wasting time trying to figure out what we were trying to say; and (4) to provide a book that covers the core material necessary for a one-semester introductory MBA course but without all the other interesting-but-not-essential material that is contained in most MBA texts.

The collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, the financial crisis, and the global economic crisis make it more important than ever for students and managers to understand the role that finance plays in a global economy, in their own companies, and in their own lives. So, in addition to the four goals just listed, this edition has a fifth goal: to prepare students for a changed world.

当我们写第一版《企业财务：专注方法》时，我们有四个目标：（1）编写一本书，帮助管理者做出更好的财务决策；（2）通过证明财务既有趣又相关，从而激励学生；（3） 使书足够清楚，让学生们通读材料，而不浪费时间去想我们想说什么；（4）提供一本书，涵盖一个学期MBA入门课程所需的核心材料，但不包括大多数MBA教材中包含的所有其他有趣但不重要的材料。

次贷市场的崩溃、金融危机和全球经济危机，使学生和管理者比以往任何时候都更需要了解金融在全球经济、他们自己的公司和他们自己的生活中所扮演的角色。所以，除了刚刚列出的四个目标外，本版还有第五个目标：让学生为改变的世界做好准备。