Corporate Value Creation (eBook)

A detailed crash course in business management for value
creation

Corporate Value Creation provides an operations framework
that management can use to optimize the impact decisions have on
creating value by growing revenue and profitability. Designed to
assist professionals without a strong business or financial
education, this book provides a thorough understanding of the
qualitative and quantitative aspects of managing a business for the
purpose of value creation. Readers will find detailed information
on financial reports, valuation, modeling and forecasting, and
more, including discussion of best practices that functional
management can embrace to leverage performance. The final chapter
reviews key concepts and helps the reader tie them all together by
using a step-by-step approach to build or modify a business plan
that includes a complete set of financial statements. In addition,
each chapter includes case studies or exercises so that the reader
can practice using the material covered in the chapter.

Corporate Value Creation can also be used as a handbook
for managers who are looking for information on specific topics
that range from developing financial statements to manufacturing
management, to internet marketing and much more. In most cases,
individual topics can be reviewed without reading the entire book.
Finally, for the manager who wants to quickly understand what's
involved in running a successful business, each chapter begins with
the key takeaways from that chapter in a section called
"Nuggets".

Fundamentally, creating value is as simple as making more money
- but therein lies the rub. Effective management of business
growth involves a complex interplay of productivity, capital, debt,
and margins, and finding the most efficient balance can be
challenging. For managers who need a deeper understanding of the
forces at work, Corporate Value Creation is a thorough,
detailed guide but it is also valuable for managers who are looking
for information on a specific topic or simply wanting to understand
at a high level what's involved in running a successful
business.