Ebook: Management Between Strategy and Finance

Companies' decision-making and planning systems find themselves in a constant tug of war between strategic and financial considerations. The authors analyze these two opposing currents in business thinking, dissecting their differences and identifying their best practices. They also develop an approach that reconciles the two conflicting schools of thought – without watering down their differences. They argue that both strategic and financial perspectives can serve as a compass in management's decision-making processes: Which perspective to choose depends on the phase the company finds itself in. The authors distinguish four phases in the company lifecycle – phases in which they must position themselves, develop, grow and, ultimately, earn. In the first two phases, strategic considerations should take priority; in the latter two phases, financial considerations rule the day.

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Companies' decision-making and planning systems find themselves in a constant tug of war between strategic and financial considerations. The authors analyze these two opposing currents in business thinking, dissecting their differences and identifying their best practices. They also develop an approach that reconciles the two conflicting schools of thought – without watering down their differences. They argue that both strategic and financial perspectives can serve as a compass in management's decision-making processes: Which perspective to choose depends on the phase the company finds itself in. The authors distinguish four phases in the company lifecycle – phases in which they must position themselves, develop, grow and, ultimately, earn. In the first two phases, strategic considerations should take priority; in the latter two phases, financial considerations rule the day.

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Companies' decision-making and planning systems find themselves in a constant tug of war between strategic and financial considerations. The authors analyze these two opposing currents in business thinking, dissecting their differences and identifying their best practices. They also develop an approach that reconciles the two conflicting schools of thought – without watering down their differences. They argue that both strategic and financial perspectives can serve as a compass in management's decision-making processes: Which perspective to choose depends on the phase the company finds itself in. The authors distinguish four phases in the company lifecycle – phases in which they must position themselves, develop, grow and, ultimately, earn. In the first two phases, strategic considerations should take priority; in the latter two phases, financial considerations rule the day.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Market or Firm?....Pages 15-32
Resources....Pages 33-62
Transfer Pricing....Pages 63-86
Think Strategically....Pages 87-113
Think Financially....Pages 115-142
Establish the Basics and Choose a Position....Pages 145-169
Develop and Build....Pages 171-200
Grow....Pages 201-234
Earn....Pages 235-269
The Four Seasons of Business — An Afterword....Pages 271-277
The Tug of War....Pages 281-289
Management Between Strategy and Finance....Pages 291-293
Back Matter....Pages 297-324

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Companies' decision-making and planning systems find themselves in a constant tug of war between strategic and financial considerations. The authors analyze these two opposing currents in business thinking, dissecting their differences and identifying their best practices. They also develop an approach that reconciles the two conflicting schools of thought – without watering down their differences. They argue that both strategic and financial perspectives can serve as a compass in management's decision-making processes: Which perspective to choose depends on the phase the company finds itself in. The authors distinguish four phases in the company lifecycle – phases in which they must position themselves, develop, grow and, ultimately, earn. In the first two phases, strategic considerations should take priority; in the latter two phases, financial considerations rule the day.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Market or Firm?....Pages 15-32
Resources....Pages 33-62
Transfer Pricing....Pages 63-86
Think Strategically....Pages 87-113
Think Financially....Pages 115-142
Establish the Basics and Choose a Position....Pages 145-169
Develop and Build....Pages 171-200
Grow....Pages 201-234
Earn....Pages 235-269
The Four Seasons of Business — An Afterword....Pages 271-277
The Tug of War....Pages 281-289
Management Between Strategy and Finance....Pages 291-293
Back Matter....Pages 297-324
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