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Volume 18, Number 13 Copyright 2001 Business Book Review, LLC All Rights Reserved
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Remarks
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Reading Suggestions
Reading Time: 8 to 10 hours, 240 Pages in Book
The authors insist that EVA is simple and easy enough
for nonfinancial types to grasp and apply; however,
the truth of that assertion depends on what is meant by
nonfinancial types. Noone does not need to be an
accounting/finance professional, but we believe that it is
necessary at least to have some rudimentary knowledge of
these principles if one is to have more than just a cursory
understanding of the general premise behind EVA.
If the details of EVA are new to you, or you dont have
the requisite accounting/finance knowledge, we suggest
that you spend some time with The Quest for Value. We
also suggest that you begin The EVA Challenge with
Chapter Twelve: 25 Questions and Chapter Thirteen:
Recipe for Success. The responses to the questions repeat
much of the contents of the book (as does the information
in the thirteenth chapter), but do so in a more accessible
manner. If you are familiar with the EVA concept, and are
considering implementing the program, you can choose
only those chapters that address your particular concerns.
However, you should also make a point of reading the two
chapters mentioned. We also recommend that everyone
read the epilogue.
One last caveat: The work presents an extensive
review of the literature. Incomprehensively, however, no
bibliographic notes and/or bibliography are provided. If you
wish to explore these resources further, it will be a difficult
undertaking, because they only appear as in-text citations.
Moreover, these many, full citations are cumbersome and
might greatly impede your momentum.
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