The value mindset : returning to the first principles of capitalist enterprise - Stern, Erik, 1971-; Hutchinson, Mike, 1958- (Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2004)
Part I - Value mindset introduction. A revolution in value -- The efficiency of the market -- Other people's money -- Corporate governance in crisis -- Back to basics -- Introduction to incentives -- Growing value -- Focus on value -- The mindset of success -- Part II - Strategic reconfiguration. Unleashing hidden value -- Configuring companies -- Changing organizational architecture -- Strategic reconfiguration in theory -- Strategic reconfiguration in practice -- The growth of content -- The benefits of strategic reconfiguration -- Part III - Financial architecture - challenging existing thinking -- Paying for size -- Acquisitions -- Outcomes as real options -- Divestments -- Initial public offerings -- Financing issues -- Part IV - Motivating managers and employees to deliver value -- Awarding decision rights -- Fixed pay and incentives -- Balancing incentives -- Do options encourage value creation? -- The value of variable pay -- Franchising as a value mindset -- Share options -- Motivating all employees to create value -- The benefits of variable pay -- Part V - Taking strategic reconfiguration further - the public sector -- The state we're in -- How did the state grow so large? -- Let us build up a decent world -- Reconfiguring global relations (I) -- Reconfiguring the state -- Reconfiguring global relations (II) -- Opportunity for all -- A final word.
Published simultaneously in US and Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Economic value added; Corporations -- Valuation; Industrial management; Corporate profits; Corporations -- Growth