The stress test every business needs : a capital agenda for confidently facing digital disruption, difficult investors, recessions and geopolitical threats / Jeffrey R. Greene, Steve Krouskos, Julie Hood, Harsha Basnayake, William Casey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Jeffrey R., author.

Krouskos, Steve, author.

Hood, Julie A., author.

Basnayake, Harsha, author.

Casey, William Michael, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Strategic planning.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Capital agenda for confidently facing digital disruption, difficult investors, recessions and geopolitical threats

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Future-proof your business today for stronger performance tomorrow The Stress Test Every Business Needs : A Capital Agenda for Confidently Facing Digital Disruption, Difficult Investors, Recessions and Geopolitical Threats provides a comprehensive approach to creating value and flexibility in an increasingly volatile business environment that presents both great risks and opportunities every day. The authors extend the banking “stress test” concept to a company’s Capital Agenda — how executives manage capital, execute transactions and apply corporate finance tools to strategic and operational decisions. Having a static Capital Agenda, however appropriate for your current market position, is not enough in today's uncertain world. Long-term success comes from building resilience into each element and in the way those elements interact. The book uses a broader definition of business stress that includes traditional macroeconomic and geopolitical risks, as well as technological disruption, hostile takeovers and activist shareholders. Companies that make poor strategic decisions or underperform operationally will likely find themselves facing great stress. And that stress is symmetric; threats come from downside risks and from missed opportunities. The chapters address the how and why of essential issues such as: Formulating corporate strategy in a digital world Pre-empting activist shareholders Restoring distressed companies to operational and financial health Ensuring effective collaboration among strategy, finance and operations Getting the most out of your advisors Proactively managing intrinsic value Rigorously allocating capital across the enterprise Acquiring and divesting for optimum value Syncing financing decisions with business strategy and capital market conditions Incorporating tax planning throughout the Capital Agenda Liberating excess cash with leading working capital management practices Aligning strategic goals and metrics to reach your company’s full potential Companies that develop strategy and set operational priorities with a balanced Capital Agenda are best positioned to control their own destiny. The Stress Test Every Business Needs provides a roadmap to future-proof your business today for stronger performance tomorrow.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Chapter 1 How resilient is your Capital Agenda? Jeffrey R. Greene</br> Chapter 2 Can your strategy thrive in a digital world? Tony Qui and Glenn Engler Chapter 3 How can you pre-empt activist shareholders? Shyam Gidumal Chapter 4 How should you restore a distressed company to health? Andrew Wollaston and Donald Featherstone Chapter 5 Are strategy, finance and operations integrated for optimal value creation? Sharath Sharma and Daniel Burkly Chapter 6 How can you get the most out of your advisors? Giri Varadarajan and Aayush Tulsyan Chapter 7 Do you understand the intrinsic value of your company, and how to manage it? Daniel Burkly Chapter 8 Are you allocating capital across the enterprise to reduce C-suite stress? Jeffrey R. Greene Chapter 9 Are your portfolio reviews timely, objective and thorough? Jeffrey R. Greene and Jeff Wray Chapter 10 Is tax planning a full partner in building resilience and driving value? Bridget Walsh and Erica Lawee Chapter 11 Do your acquisitions consistently pay off for shareholders? Brian Salsberg Chapter 12 Are you planning and executing divestments for maximum value? Paul Hammes and Subin Baral Chapter 13 Do your financing choices support flexibility and efficiency? K.C. Brechnitz Chapter 14 How well does your working capital management contribute to cash flow and earnings? Sven Braun and Steve Payne Chapter 15 Will your strategic goals ensure your company reaches its full potential? William Achtmeyer and John Trustman Glossary Contributor Biographies Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-119-41796-1

1-119-41813-5

OCLC:

1137059762