Strategy, Value and Risk : A Guide to Advanced Financial Management / by J. Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Jamie.

Series:

Global Financial Markets, 2946-384X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Leadership.

Accounting.

Financial risk management.

Capital market.

Economics.

Finance, Public.

Business Strategy and Leadership.

Risk Management.

Capital Markets.

Public Finance.

Local Subjects:

Business Strategy and Leadership.

Accounting.

Risk Management.

Capital Markets.

Economics.

Public Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Updated and revised, the third edition frames strategy as delivering firm value in both the short and long term while maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. These issues are examined through industry evolution, the rise of the information economy, financial analysis, corporate and quantitative finance, and risk management concepts.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Introduction""; ""The external environment""; ""Strategy, value and risk""; ""References""; ""Part I The Evolution of Strategy, Value and Risk""; ""1 Strategy""; ""1.1 Innovation and the entrepreneur""; ""1.2 The evolution of industry sectors""; ""1.3 From corporate planning to shareholder value""; ""1.4 Strategy and value""; ""Appendix

classifying industry sectors today""; ""References""; ""2 Value""; ""Overview""

""2.1 The accounting foundations""""2.2 Stocks and flows""; ""2.3 Ratio analysis""; ""2.4 Investments""; ""2.5 Firm value""; ""2.6 Optimizing the firm structure""; ""Appendix

modularity""; ""References""; ""3 Risk""; ""3.1 Investment risk""; ""3.2 Why manage risk""; ""3.3 Defining and measuring risk""; ""3.4 The risk drivers""; ""3.5 Value and risk""; ""References""; ""Part II The Analysis of Performance and Investments""; ""4 The Analysis of Performance""; ""4.1 Valuation""; ""4.2 Residual earnings""; ""4.3 Free cash flows""; ""4.4 Pro forma analysis""; ""References""

""5 The Analysis of Investments""""Introduction""; ""5.1 Software""; ""5.2 Energy""; ""5.3 The pharmaceutical industry""; ""5.4 A growth firm""; ""5.5 Firm abandonment""; ""5.6 The sale of corporate real estate assets""; ""References""; ""Part III Quantitative Analytics and Methods""; ""6 Data Analysis""; ""6.1 Data and information""; ""6.2 Time series analysis""; ""6.3 Volatility""; ""6.4 The lognormal distribution""; ""6.5 Which volatility?""; ""References""; ""7 Derivatives""; ""7.1 Futures, forwards and options""; ""7.2 The replicating portfolio and risk-neutral valuation""

""References""""8 Option Pricing Methods""; ""8.1 A model for asset prices""; ""8.2 The Black

Scholes formula""; ""8.3 Numerical techniques""; ""References""; ""9 Implementing Derivative Models""; ""9.1 Spot price models""; ""9.2 Forward curve models""; ""9.3 Alternative real options methods""; ""9.4 Model risk""; ""9.5 Real options portfolios and complex payoffs""; ""Appendix

parameter estimation for the Heston stochastic volatility model""; ""References""; ""10 Conclusion and Practical Implications""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349351992

1349351997

9780230392687

0230392687

OCLC:

855969684