"To bring you up to speed on this topic, Real Options in Practice opens with a unique and comprehensive history of real options, from their earliest beginnings to the present. From here, you'll learn how to transform real option theory into a real-world framework that will produce tangible results. Real Options in Practice touches on only the most important issues. It discusses the relevance of Black-Scholes and Binomial Option Pricing models in relationship to real options, explains the basic managerial options you must know - deferral, abandonment, expansion, switching, and compounding - and explores the value of uncertainty within a real options environment. You'll also gain a firm understanding of new trends in real option theory, including the intersection of game theory with real options, and real options in preemption and technology positioning.". "Rounding out this comprehensive guide to real options are further discussions of real option analysis as a corporate strategy. You'll see how real option analysis can be implemented in contractual relationships; the shortcomings of the real option method that must be taken into consideration to ensure the best use of the paradigm; as well as the organizational challenges, in implementing real option concepts."--BOOK JACKET.