The Value Sphere: The Corporate Executives' Handbook for Creating and Retaining Shareholder Wealth (4th Edition)

J. Boquist, T. Milbourn, A. Thakor, THE VALUE SPHERE: THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVES' HANDBOOK FOR CREATING AND RETAINING SHAREHOLDER WEALTH, World Scientific, 2009

Posted: 8 Sep 2009 Last revised: 27 Sep 2009

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John Boquist

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance

Todd T. Milbourn

Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School

Anjan V. Thakor

Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School; Financial Theory Group; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Laboratory for Financial Engineering

Date Written: August 7, 2009

Abstract

This book, written in story narrative form, traces the development of a company from a start-up to a global enterprise. It develops the key concepts related to this evolution - corporate strategy, raising external finance, capital budgeting, dividend policy, mergers and acquisition, globalization, marketing and human resource management. The focus is on topics in corporate strategy and corporate finance, and each topic is developed in depth with problem sets and reflection questions within the context of the organization’s evolution.

Keywords: Growth Strategy, Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Value Creation, Capital Budgeting

Suggested Citation

Boquist, John and Milbourn, Todd T. and Thakor, Anjan V., The Value Sphere: The Corporate Executives' Handbook for Creating and Retaining Shareholder Wealth (4th Edition) (August 7, 2009). J. Boquist, T. Milbourn, A. Thakor, THE VALUE SPHERE: THE CORPORATE EXECUTIVES' HANDBOOK FOR CREATING AND RETAINING SHAREHOLDER WEALTH, World Scientific, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1469433

John Boquist

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )

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Todd T. Milbourn

Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School ( email )

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Anjan V. Thakor (Contact Author)

Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School ( email )

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Laboratory for Financial Engineering ( email )

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