A Guide for Managers and Investors
by Alfred Rappaport
Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Management, and Finance.
Economist, consultant, and Wall Street Journal contributor Alfred Rappaport provides managers and investors with the practical tools and tests for a corporate strategy that creates shareholder value.The ultimate test of corporate strategy, the only reliable measure, is whether it creates economic value for shareholders. After a decade of downsizing...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Management, and Finance.
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Michael Mauboussin
financial adviser
“My career was shaped by a book that one of my fellow trainees casually recommended I read because of a case study on Quaker Oat's acquisition of StokelyVan Camp (which owned Gatorade, BTW). That book: Creating Shareholder Value by Alfred Rappaport.”
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Consider The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. Recommended by 18 sources.
“Michael Lewis chronicles the friendship and intellectual partnership of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, who championed the idea that cognitive biases shape our choices. The narrative reads like a buddy story, weaving their discoveries into personal anecdotes and the drama of their collaboration. You'll grasp key ideas—loss aversion, framing—through their story, but the book focuses on biography, not application. Helpful for understanding behavioral economics' origins; less useful if you want actionable advice. The emotional arc of their relationship can overshadow the science.”
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