213
index
abandonment option, 119
accounting
business categories and, 139–140
earnings determinations and,
11–12
ESOs and,78
indexed options and, 190
mental, 112
accounting-based tools, 5
accounts payable, 26
active management, 4–7
costs of,5
incentives in, 5–6
investing styles and,6–7
tools for, 5
Adams,Kirby, 143
adaptation, 65
Amazon.com, 62, 118
real options value at,128–132
American Standard,147–148
America Online, 102–103
anchoring, 91
Andreessen,Marc,137
Arthur, W. Brian, 65
assets
nonoperating, 34, 72
in the value chain,60
Baptista, Joao,44
Barber, Brad, 115
Barnes & Noble,62
barriers to entry, 55,93
benchmarks
expectations, 1–2
underperformance of by
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