Brief considerations on business valuation methods

Further Considerations on Newton’s Methods

Discussion at the symposium, and subsequent correspondence with participants, have raised a series of critical questions that seem to me to merit discussion. The issues raised have also led me to consider further some of the literature (most notably, discussions by Alan Shapiro and by A. I. Sabra) commenting on Newton’s work and on related matters in the history of optics . What was initially i...

Business Valuation: Modelling Forecasting Hurdle Rate

Consolidation, Combination and Diversification (CCD’s) in the emerging globalized market leads to competition and escalating the monopoly power. Given the increasing liberalization of rules, regulations and law, a number of firms are going beyond national borders and making deals triumphant. We suggest an innovative firm valuation model for M&A in the area of Corporate Finance that is NRR Appro...

-celear"gand Contingent Valuation Methods

The Business Value of IT: A Conceptual Model for Selecting Valuation Methods

The relation between IT and value is a complex and disputed one. Many studies are not decisive in their results. This paper presents an overview of approaches to the ‘quest for value’ and identifies the qualities of and issues with each approach. It adds several new insights, including what’s missing from most approaches: taking into account the nature of the investment. From this notion a conc...

E-Business Security: Methodological Considerations

A great deal of research works in the field information systems security has been based on a positivist paradigm. Applying the reductionism concept of the positivist paradigm for information security means missing the bigger picture and thus, the lack of holism which could be one of the reasons why security is still overlooked, comes as an afterthought or perceived from a purely technical dimen...