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Five Shareholder Value Case Studies

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Strategy, Value and Risk

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The accounting approach and DCF principles are now applied to five case studies, an IT project, a power gas generator, a pharmaceutical company, a growth firm and a firm abandonment. The first two case studies are considered from a management viewpoint, while the remaining three are from an investor’s perspective.

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Rogers, J. (2009). Five Shareholder Value Case Studies. In: Strategy, Value and Risk. Palgrave Macmillan Finance and Capital Markets Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230353930_5

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