The value reporting revolution

In order to decide whether or not a company is a good investment, analysts and investment professionals need to know as much as possible about the company's tangible and intangible assets, as well as a variety of critical performance measures. Written by an international team of experts, The Value Reporting Revolution clearly explains why corporations must move toward greater transparency and, more importantly, it provides a comprehensive framework for achieving that goal. Among other important lessons, readers learn how to identify the gaps between how corporate managers perceive their disclosure practices versus how the markets see them, as well as how to leverage their organizations' electronic communications technology and tools to ensure easy access to vital information and more meaningful data analysis.

PREPARING FOR THE REVOLUTION.

Introduction: A Manifesto for the Second Revolution.

Common Sense.

A SURVEY OF THE BATTLEFIELD.

Where Has All the Value Gone?

Analyze This.

The Earnings Game.

The False Prophet of Earnings.

Inside the Exciting World of Accounting Standards.

BATTLES THAT MUST BE WON.

Out, Out Damned Gap!

Risky Business.

There Is No Alternative: The Story of Shell.

HOW SWEET IT IS.

To the Victor Go the Spoils.

Can You See Clearly Now?

PART OF THE SOLUTION OR PART OF THE PROBLEM?

Get On Board.

The Standard Setters.

Should You See an Analyst?

NOTHING CAN STOP US NOW.

Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money.

Epilogue: A Call to Arms.

Index.