Six Roundtable Discussions of Corporate Finance with Joel Stern Book

Participants

Preface by Donald H. Chew, Jr.

Introduction: Mis-Accounting for Value by Joel M. Stern

I. Reaching the "Lead Steers": A Discussion of Corporate Financial Communication

Commentary: How to Communicate with an Efficient Market by Bennett Stewart and David M. Glassman

II. Do Dividends Matter?: A Discussion of Corporate Dividend Policy

Commentary: Why Pay Dividends? by Donald H. Chew, Jr

III. The Market for Corporate Control: A Discussion of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions

Commentary: How to Value an Acquisition, or Don't Give Away the Store by Joel M. Stern

Commentary: Is Buying Big Bad?: A Review of 1984's Biggest M&A Deals by Timothy M. Koller

IV. The Restructuring of Corporate America: A Discussion of the Reverse Merger Movement

Commentary: Why Restructuring Works by David M. Glassman

Commentary: A Framework for Setting Required Rates of Return by Bennett Stewart

V. The Leveraging of Corporate America: A Discussion of Corporate Capital Structure

Commentary: Some Guidelines for Setting Capital Structure Targets by Bennett Stewart

VI. Giving Executives the Right Incentives: A Discussion of Management Compensation

Commentary: Performance Measurement and Management Incentive Compensation by Bennett Stewart

Index