New Dimensions in Investor Relations: Competing for Capital in the 21st Century (Wiley Frontiers in Finance)
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New Dimensions in Investor Relations: Competing for Capital in the 21st Century (Wiley Frontiers in Finance)
Bruce W. Marcus , and Sherwood Lee Wallace
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The acknowledged bible on investor relations

Investor relations is an essential facet of any publicly traded company, inevitably affecting its stock price, investments, and liquidity. Maximizing Your Investor Relations provides practical guidance needed to master this complex undertaking and advocate persuasively on your company's behalf to achieve greater recognition and value. Comprehensive and thoughtful, it focuses on controlling the day-to-day mechanics of investor relations to more effectively compete for capital.

BRUCE W. MARCUS (Easton, Connecticut) has held senior executive positions with Mobil Corporation, Arthur Young & Co., and Coopers and Lybrand. SHERWOOD LEE WALLACE (Northbrook, Illinois) is President and CE of the Investor Relations Company.

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2 out of 5 stars Laborious. Master of the Obvious. Good for Newbies........2001-11-01

If you're new to the field...then this is for you. But if you're experienced in IR -- as a practicioner or an executive, you'll find nothing new here.

For example, pages on end on why IR is marketing. There's one page on the all-important roadshow presentation; it reads "The organization of the presentation is extremely important." Well, Duh...

Laborious reading, but if you're a newbie and don't want to embarass yourself, lock yourself in a room with this for the weekend.

3 out of 5 stars A good read, but not a good reference guide.......2000-04-27

I was looking for a great reference book that would quickly answer my questions. Unfortunately, this book must be read thoroughly (or at least a chapter at a time). The index could have been much, much more detailed. As it stands, the index is an afterthought, and a very bad one at that. With a better index, this could be a reference book. As it stands, it's still worth the read. I'll still be looking for a better reference guide, though.

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK.......1999-08-16

THIS IS THE BIBLE FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGERS. YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GET THE MOST OF YOUR FIRM VALUE TO PUBLIC. IT IS THE A-Z GUIDE FOR ALL OF US.

5 out of 5 stars An Excellent Beginner's Guide to IR.......1999-06-04

A very thorough review of the growing Investor Relations profession. Identifies modern techniques, strategies, resources, and basic SEC disclosure rules used in everything from the pre-IPO to the annual meeting. A great primer for anyone considering a career in Investor Relations.

5 out of 5 stars Masterfully written by Wallace and Marcus.......1998-08-24

I greatly enjoyed reading NDiIR. I feel that Wallace and Marcus clearly know their subject. The book definitely showed the way to run a successful Investor Relations program. I would definitely recommend it to anyone excperienced in Investor Relations or just starting out. Well done Wallace and Marcus!
Extreme Competition: Innovation And the Great 21st Century Business Reformation
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Extreme Competition: Innovation And the Great 21st Century Business Reformation
Peter Fingar
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There are some fierce new competitors on the block, ready to engage your company, and you personally, in extreme competition. In this riveting new book, Peter Fingar and his colleagues from around the globe sound a penetrating wake-up call to governments, companies, and individuals alike. Bringing great urgency to the book's pages, Fingar makes it crystal clear that we are not on the brink of a great transition -- we've already crossed the threshold to a new economic world order. With precision, insight and clarity, he reveals the 5 key drivers and 16 new realities of extreme competition that are hidden in plain sight. This book begins where Thomas Friedman's popular book, The World is Flat, leaves off, but spares readers from Friedman's grandiloquent prose, and offers 13 concrete suggestions for action. This thought-provoking book, along with its companion video, "Extreme Competition: The Keynote" is the definitive guide to winning in the new age of global competition.

Peter Fingar and his colleagues from around the globe take us on a fascinating journey of discovery of tomorrow's flat world. For entrepreneurs and incumbent business leaders alike, the implications run deep and wide. --Rajesh Jain, Managing Director of Netcore, and Founder of IndiaWorld, Mumbai, India

Peter Fingar has fused a gem of a book under the pressure of the need for change. I started to read Extreme Competition and I could not put it down until I finished it, except what was necessary to sustain life. I rarely take time to 'drink in' a book about business revolution, but this book has the potential to guide a significant change in the way we look at business. --Jim Sinur, VP Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research

Extreme Competition shows in concrete detail how old assumptions and business models are being rapidly obliterated by the rise of India and China and the negation of time and distance by the Internet and global supply chain management. This is the definitive guide to business success in the new age of total global competition. --Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute,and author of Three Billion New Capitalists

In an interconnected world, the services sector has seen varied levels innovation, often inspired by historical breakthroughs in manufacturing. At Wipro we are pioneering the use of Lean manufacturing techniques in the digitization of business processes. This innovation is our key to surviving and thriving in the world of Extreme Competition. --Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd., Chennai, India

Peter Fingar is exactly right that a new world of extreme competition is emerging, and that business process innovation will be its primary battleground. If you don't think that the ideas in this book are important, you simply won't be in business for very long. If you do, get busy reading about how to be successful in this brave new world. --Thomas H. Davenport, Professor and Director, Process Management Research Center, Babson College. Author of Thinking for a Living (Harvard Business Press)

Extreme Competition is an exciting book about the realities and opportunities of the 21st Century. Its recommendations are right on, especially Fingar's call for setting the pace of sustained innovation. Of great value are the hundreds of engaging, real-life examples. --Mark. S. Lewis, EVP and Chief Development Officer, EMC Corporation

Fingar takes the normally fuzzy topic of innovation and gives it structure. His suggestions for action are both practical and visionary. --Patrick Whitney, Professor, and Director, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology

Peter Fingar points the direction to tomorrow's business success, clearly and persuasively. Extreme Competition examines how the Internet and global sourcing are changing the rules for all businesses and how yesterday's proven strategies aren't likely to make for tomorrow's winners. Fingar charts a roadmap to the future that no business person today should be without. --Stan Gibson, Executive Editor, eWeek

In order to beat the competition, we must first compete against ourselves. At Cincinnati Bell we are committed to a 'defend and grow' strategy, and use bundling to engage in both defensive and offensive plays. In short, we have no choice but to be the extreme competitor described in Peter's intriguing book, nor do you. --John F. Cassidy, CEO, Cincinnati Bell

Extreme Competition eloquently describes how companies must rethink their business strategies, from the ground up, to respond to the realities of 21st century competition. --Bryan Maizlish, CTO, Program Team, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions

Today, companies must ask how an ever more connected world will change the rules in their industries. Extreme Competition offers the in-depth analysis needed to formulate those questions, and chart a path ahead. --Edward C. Grady, CEO, Brooks Automation

Companies that have embraced Fingar's message are moving ahead, and creating innovative new business models so remarkable that in some instances they appear to give away their core products and services. How? Extreme Competition captures the moment and provides the answer. --Steve Towers, CEO, Business Process Management Group, Warwick, England

Reading Fingar's book on the plane made up for the hockey game I missed watching. The book's pace was faster and the impact made me feel like I was on the ice getting hit. And unlike a game that is forgotten when it is over, the ideas and challenges presented in this book simply cannot be forgotten. --Dave Hollander, Co-inventor of XML, the Lingua Franca of the Internet

Peter Fingar makes it clear that to survive in a world of extreme competition, it's essential to develop an obsessive, even paranoid, attention to business processes, and to manage them to support continuous and unrelenting innovation. Readers and companies that have low adversity quotients on this issue will become history, extremely fast. --Kiran Garimella, Chief Architect, GE Healthcare Financial Services

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5 out of 5 stars Definitive guide to the impact of global competition on American business.......2006-09-11

Before writing a review of this book, I skimmed the reviews already posted. I especially made note of the fellow from Turkey who disses this book in favor of muich larger books, esp. Origin of Wealth, a book about complex adaptive systems and panaceas (e.g., Publishers Weekly writes: Though he asserts that complexity economics can reduce political partisanship and increase social capital, Beinhocker stops short of saying that it cures sexual dysfunction. By the end, the concept emerges as a great idea that the author tries to make a panacea." It's a very interesting book, especially for those who like to ponder Complexity Economics, entropy and 'fit order' and the theories of complex adaptive systems.

Let's see, if you have time on your hands, start with Friedman's World is Flat (story after story, metaphor after mixed metaphor) + Beinhocker's Origin: 1,120 pages in all.
If you don't have a lot of spare time on your hands and are looking for concise practical information, Fingar's 222 page book is as Clyde Prestowitz says: "the definitive guide to business success in the new age of total global competition." Prestowitz is the author of Three Billion New Capitalists, recommended by the fellow from Turkey. As a guide, Extreme Competition explains the 5 drivers, 16 new business realities, and 13 practical strategy paterns you'll want to consider as you come to grips with globalization. It incorporates the work of 14 expert contributors from around the globe, and was carefully edited to make the book a quick read for busy people.

The book closes with a call for readers to begin the journy to becomming extreme competitors, and has 4 pages of suggested follow-on readings to let the journey continue. So, if you want a zillion page book that covers all in this vast arena called globalization, look elsewhere. If you want a concise and comprehensive overview, and are as busy as most Americans are today, start your journey here, for globalization affects all of us, not just economists or researchers.

1 out of 5 stars The good part must be in the second half.......2006-08-13

I read only the first 100 pages of this 200 page book and decided to stop there as it became obvious that it would not improve any further. However, looking at all the five star reviews of this book, I suspect the good part must indeed be the second part. I quickly went through the second aprt as well but frankly, could not find a single thing which was novel and worth reading. If you are a person who has read books like The World is Flat, Three Billion New Capitalists, China Inc., The Wal-Mart Effect, and especially the recent book "The Origin of Wealth" by Eric Beinhocker, then you will immediatelty realise how simplistic this book is. All the ineffectively-worded arguments that you find in Extreme Competition were already singled out with great depth in the other works I mention. This book does not have the depth of intellect and empirical evidence of those other much superior books. Hence I would not reccommend it to people who are looking for a good account of globalisation, and the implications of it on companies and countries. Instead, I highly reccommend the ones I have already mentioned.

5 out of 5 stars "All business is global" and the U. S. is quickly losing the lead.......2006-07-15

If you are a citizen of India or China, this book will warm your heart and swell you with pride. If you are an American, it will scare you to the end of your toenails. Fingar describes the modern economic world and how it continues to change. I cannot describe him as a pessimist, although his projections describe a great deal of future economic difficulty for the United States. It is hard to tag someone as a pessimist when they are almost certainly correct.
I have seen this before, in the 1980's the mantra of fear in the United States was about the Japanese taking over the U. S. and the rest of the economic world. That turned out to be overblown but there is no doubt that the current situation with India and China is more genuine. Japan is a small country with few resources and a small population relative to the rest of the world. Furthermore, their population is growing very slowly, so this combination means that it is difficult for them to sustain significant economic growth.
That is not the case for most of the other nations of Asia. With populations measured using nine zeros to the left of the decimal point, China and India have an enormous capacity to produce goods extremely cheaply. Even a relatively insignificant $1 increase in their per capita earnings will grow their economies by over a billion dollars. However, the source of their economic power is not just in their ability to provide cheap labor for manufacturing. Both countries have embarked on significant programs to improve the technical skills of their population.
The numbers of highly skilled technical people that the university systems of India and China are producing compared to the United States is enough to make you question the future stability of the U. S. economic and social structure. Combining this with the fact that the U. S. is running enormous budget deficits that are being financed by foreign countries makes you realize that there is a crisis in the making.
Fingar uses examples and data to emphatically make his points. This is one of the few business books, and I have read a lot of them, that I couldn't put down. As I read through it, I repeated to myself, "That's right", and started thinking about ways in which I could modify my business strategies. As a decades-long news and political junkie and occasional activist, I was able to relate his case studies to the past and projections for the future. The business and political leadership of this country needs to get a symbolic swift kick in the sit-down in order to get motivated to face the fierce realities of business in the 21st century. Fingar provides a great deal of excellent advice on how to survive and thrive in the modern world. In politics, the phrase is "All politics is local." The modern slogan for business is now, "All business is global."

5 out of 5 stars The definitive guide.......2006-06-04

Rarely does a book break from the pack and proclaim its message so clearly and pragmatically. We recommend this book as the most practical guidance as to why the rules of business have changed. Forever.
The Dawning of the Age of the Customer is outlined with succinct examples - Zara's profound 'outside in' approach compared with their retailing competitiors for example.
This is my personal favorite for 2006, and I have no hestitation in recommending it to friends, colleagues and the global business community!
Steve Towers, CEO & co-founder, BPM Group (www.bpmg.org)

5 out of 5 stars Great read in understanding realities associated with global competition.......2006-05-11

This book provides a pulse of what is going on in the world in terms of competition. The lines between geographical boundaries are blurred and Peter provides some good examples that all global businesses must be aware of. If you produce products domestically in the USA, you better be aware of competition at a global level. Extreme Competition drives home the point that the world is a smaller place and businesses need to adapt to the new business environment. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending how you look at it, the USA is going through some interesting economic transitions in order to adjust to the increase competition from overseas. Take oil for example, there is a direct correlation to the increased price due to competing buyers (i.e. India and China). This is only one of many examples you can gain from reading this book. The book is a must read for anyone who does not have the opportunity to travel overseas and experience the examples Peter has seen first hand. In many ways this book is a portal view into the global environment around us. I highly recommend it.

Economic Regulation and Competition:Regulation of Services in the EU, Germany, and Japan (European Business Law & Practice Series, V. 18)
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    The World Economic Forum continues its tradition of excellence with the 26th edition of the annual Global Competitiveness Report featuring the latest national statistics and results of the Executive Opinion Survey, which captures the perception of over 10,000 business leaders. The report provides the most comprehensive assessment of 117 developed and emerging economies. Produced in collaboration with a distinguished group of international scholars and a global network of over 100 leading national research institutes and business organizations, the report presents individual detailed country profiles highlighting the competitive strengths and weaknesses of each economy as well as an extensive section of data tables containing country rankings for over 160 indicators. The report also showcases the latest thinking and research on issues of immediate relevance for business leaders and policy-makers. The forthcoming Report is scheduled to include thought-provoking papers by Jagdish Bhagwati, Nicholas Eberstadt, Michael E. Porter, Kenneth Rogoff, Beatrice Weder and John Williamson.

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            This work focuses on the economic challenges the American economy has met during the post-World War II era, and on the new challenges--represented notably by the competing economies of Japan, Germany, and the entire European union--that confront it as the twenty-first century approaches. The book shows how the transformations brought about by international competition fit the long-term processes of economic growth and change with respect to structural mutations, technological development, the role of the government, and the evolution of government-business relations. Nicholas Spulber presents a detailed critique of the thesis alleging that the American economy had experienced some kind of decline, and argues that the economy will continue to move forward energetically and successfully if growth and change are primarily left to emerge from the impulses and incentives of the private economy.

            Customer Reviews:

            3 out of 5 stars Deceptive Title. Nothing Special Here........2001-02-21

            Throughout the book, there is a careful discussion of planned economy versus free market guided economy. It carefully frames the discussion as follows. A partially planned economy may be a good idea say some writers. He shows that if the largely planned economies have consistently failed, how can some one argue that a little bit of planning will be successful. He shows how well known liberal economists that think a little bit of government planning will be good are really lazy thinkers. He refers to the powerful accuracy of the market place in preparing the economy for the future and discusses the place for government regulation. One day someone will write a book explaining how poorly boards of directors and top management forecast the future for planning purposes. But given the greater knowledge on the micro pieces of the economy by corporate officials and investors, their chances of foretelling the future is far greater than government officials. The market place works in amazing ways. He rejects the desire of some economists to see decline as the future of the American economy if governmental planning does not address the bogeyman created in the minds of the liberal views he discusses. He holds fast to the expectation that the impulses and incentives of the private economy assure long term growth. The federal government has a role in monetary policy, fiscal sensitivity to the business cycle and environmental regulation. Partnerships between governmental officials and industry have a record of doing more harm than good.

            For the first 200 pages, the book does provide a sleepy review of the American Economy in comparison to Japan, German and Europe for the period of 1947 to 1989. Big picture comparative data does not provide much insight. In a review of the economy since WWII, there is an attempt at comparing the economy under all the presidential administrations. It leaves out what is happening in congress and at the Federal Reserve. An economist should know better than to ascribe excessive economic powers to the respective presidents. The process is drawn out to show Democratic bias for government directed planning for the economy and the Republican commitment to market directed forces. He takes the Clinton administration to task for its heavy handed bias for government planning.

            The first printing of the book is 1995 and yet the data in the book stops at 1990. Did the author die or vegetate. What ever the reason potential buyers should have been warned of its dated status at first printing.

            The book's subtitle "The Struggle for Supremacy in the 21st Century" appears to be a belated addendum to help sell a book with a very shallow purpose. The chapter on Government-Business Relationship is lifeless particularly in its treatment of research and development and technology. The author is oblivious to the applied technology engine that is drive economic progress in many areas-- thanks to the venture capital community. He reveals a bias that university originated research is what really counts. In the long-run it is the vital raw material, but the venture capital applications that draw on any country (even the former Soviet Union science) are what is so uniquely American.

            The book is not well written. It has ponderous sentence and paragraph construction. On many subjects a laundry list of topics are brought up but not dealt with in any depth. There is very little in the book about the struggle for supremacy in the past, current or about the future struggle. There is a message that the American economy keeps on winning due to its free market driven status, but there is little stimulating thought about the future of much of anything.
            American Finance for the 21st Century
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              American Finance for the 21st Century

              Manufacturer: Diane Pub.
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: 0788177133

              Product Description

              Takes a broad look at the strengths & weaknesses of the U.S. financial services system. In the past 30 years, interest rate controls have collapsed, & the array of options available to ordinary savers has grown beyond all recognition. Borrowers, too, enjoy more choices than ever before, & at lower cost than they would otherwise pay in the absence of the innovations created in the past several decades. Contents: the financial services industry today; tides of change; energizing competition; containing risk; & expanding financial opportunity. Charts & graphs.

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