Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PROLOGUE ix
4. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE FINANCE 1
5. CHAPTER 2 THE CAUTIONARY TALE OF JAPAN INC.— AND THE LINK BETWEEN CORPORATE FINANCE AND SOCIAL WEALTH 12
6. CHAPTER 3 MERTON MILLER AND THE CHICAGO SCHOOL THEORY OF VALUE 23
7. CHAPTER 4 MICHAEL JENSEN, WILLIAM MECKLING, AND THE ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF CORPORATE CONTROL 52
8. CHAPTER 5 STEWART MYERS AND THE MIT SCHOOL OF REAL OPTIONS AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE 70
9. CHAPTER 6 CLIFFORD SMITH, RENÉ STULZ, AND THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT 94
10. CHAPTER 7 JENSEN REDUX, STEVE KAPLAN, AND THE REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF U.S. PRIVATE EQUITY 122
11. CHAPTER 8 THE RISE AND FALL OF STERN STEWART'S EVA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 151
12. CHAPTER 9 THE PERENNIAL PROBLEM OF U.S. CEO PAY AND STEVE O’BYRNE’S QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PAY PLAN 172
13. CHAPTER 10 MARTIN FRIDSON, THE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF THE HIGH-YIELD BOND MARKET, AND THE LEVERAGING OF CORPORATE AMERICA 194
14. CHAPTER 11 CARL WALTER AND EXPOSING THE BRITTLE FAÇADE OF CHINESE CORPORATE AND PUBLIC FINANCE 220
15. CHAPTER 12 JAMES SWEENEY AND MICRO-BASED ATTEMPTS TO MAKE MACRO RELEVANT 238
16. EPILOGUE 251
17. NOTES 273
18. INDEX 293