… David Young and Stephen F. O’Byrne, management consultants who largely steer clear
of their industry’s usual empty catchphrases and superficial hype. Instead, their lucid …

Mergers and acquisitions are clearly the favorite corporate growth strategy of this generation's
executive teams. But there is little evidence that such strategies have paid off for the …

This paper responds to the article by Biddle, Bowen, and Wallace (BBW) by suggesting that
their study of EVA and earnings has three potential shortcomings: 1 A closer look at BBW's …

Total compensation shall represent competitive levels of compensation… Performance‐
related pay shall be a significant component of total compensation placing a substantial …

The role of investor expectations in setting stock prices makes shareholder return a poor
measure of management performance.

Economic value added (EVA) is a measure of economic profit after all costs, including the
cost of the equity capital employed in the business. EVA can help companies maximize …

Journal of Accounting and Economics 15 (1992). book values. Statements like “This company
is overpriced at 12 times cash flow” or “This company is a bargain at 90% of book value” …

Public company disclosures give analysts a comprehensive measure of top management’s
total compensation, but do not provide a comprehensive measure of management’s …

This article presents a selective history of the US venture capital (VC) industry, a discussion
of the current state of the market, and some predictions about where the market is going. …

Background Information about antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care is not available
for Ireland, unlike other European countries. The study aimed to ascertain the types of …