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The emphasis on value‐based strategic management in UK companies
Author(s) -
Handler Sylvia A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
strategic change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1099-1697
pISSN - 1086-1718
DOI - 10.1002/jsc.4240010106
Subject(s) - yardstick , shareholder value , business , value (mathematics) , shareholder , strategic management , accounting , marketing , corporate governance , finance , computer science , geometry , mathematics , machine learning
Recent research into UK publicly traded companies reveals that corporate UK managers are focusing their efforts toward creating and enhancing value for shareholders. Advocates of value techniques believe that managing for shareholder value provides managers with a more appropriate yardstick for measuring their companies' performance. Here Sylvia Handler reveals some of corporate UK's experiences with value‐based strategic management.