{"product_id":"creating-shareholder-value-a-guide-for-managers-and-investors-hardcover","title":"Creating Shareholder Value: A Guide for Managers and Investors - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred Rappaport\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomist, consultant, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Alfred Rappaport provides managers and investors with the practical tools and tests for a corporate strategy that creates shareholder value.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ultimate test of corporate strategy, the only reliable measure, is whether it creates economic value for shareholders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a decade of downsizings frequently blamed on shareholder value decision making, this book presents a new and indepth assessment of the rationale for shareholder value. Further, Rappaport presents provocative new insights on shareholder value applications to: (1) business planning, (2) performance evaluation, (3) executive compensation, (4) mergers and acquisitions, (5) interpreting stock market signals, and (6) organizational implementation. Readers will be particularly interested in Rappaport's answers to three management performance evaluation questions: (1) What is the most appropriate measure of performance? (2) What is the most appropriate target level of performance? and (3) How should rewards be linked to performance? The recent acquisition of Duracell International by Gillette is analyzed in detail, enabling the reader to understand the critical information needed when assessing the risks and rewards of a merger from both sides of the negotiating table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe shareholder value approach presented here has been widely embraced by publicly traded as well as privately held companies worldwide. Brilliant and incisive, this is the one book that should be required reading for managers and investors who want to stay on the cutting edge of success in a highly competitive global economy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Alfred Happaport,  the Leonard Spacek Professor Emeritus of J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, developed the idea for the Shareholder Scoreboard, published annually by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e He is co-founder and former Chairman of the Board of The Alcar Group Inc., whose consulting and education practices are now part of The LEK\/Alcar Consulting Group, LLC, the U.S. operation of a worldwide strategy consulting firm. He has been a guest columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week, \u003c\/i\u003e and lives in La Jolla, Californ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.57 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756918931744,"sku":"9780684844107","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d3bd5b3f07cf88cb54cb0fee5ea7246.webp?v=1780089204","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/creating-shareholder-value-a-guide-for-managers-and-investors-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}