The CEO, strategy, and shareholder value : making the choices that maximize company performance / Peter Kontes.

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Praise for The CEO, strategy, and Shareholder Value"Peter Kontes presents a clear-eyed framework for making the top management decisions that have a large and lasting impact on company performance. If your schedule only allows you time to read a few books a year, this should be one of them."--James E. (Jes) Staley, CEO, JP Morgan Investment Bank"This is a first-class book that can make a difference in achieving results."--Jim Kilts, former chairman and CEO, The Gillette Company"Peter Kontes has written a masterful and eminently readable book that makes clear the real work of the CEO. He debunks ...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE -- Foundations; CHAPTER TWO -- The Economics of Strategic Management; CHAPTER THREE -- Choosing the Right Performance Objectives; CHAPTER FOUR -- Making the Right Participation Choices; CHAPTER FIVE -- Making the Right Positioning Choices; CHAPTER SIX -- Making the Right Organizational Choices; CHAPTER SEVEN -- Making the Right Risk Management Choices; CHAPTER EIGHT -- Making It Work; APPENDIX ONE -- Economic Profit Growth, Earnings Growth, and Total Shareholder Returns.

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