Beyond the numbers: How leading companies measure and drive success/ by William L. Simon

Includes glossary and index

-- Chapter 1. A call to action for finance -- 2. Cash-flow metrics at national semiconductor -- 3. The economic value added (EVA) approach at Harnischfeger -- 4. New metrics at FMC and R.R. Donnelley -- 5. Planning decision making and developing people at general electric -- 6. Tracking success without complex metrics: cash flow at allied signal -- 7. Risk management as seen from stanford business school -- 8. Power metrics and the use of derivatives at FMC and R>R> donnelley -- 9. Selecting projects to fund, the "RONABIT" metric, and basing decisions on theory at sun microsystems -- 10. Tactics for the fast-growing company: silicon graphics -- 11. Purchasing as a profit center at aetne -- 12. The balanced scorecard at NSC -- 13. Financials at MGM/UA -- 14. Short takes: The U.S. subsidiary of a foreign corporation and other topics -- 15. When the red ink flows-staving off bankruptcy --16. Designing a compensation plan that drives success -- 17. The venture capitalists view -- 18. Financials for a start-up -- 19. Obtaining start-up financing -- 20. The world of the "virtual corporation".