Strategic Financial Management

Strategic Finance is the critical link between strategic management and financial
management for value creation. Finance is the main link between strategic plans
and their implementation. In the pursuit for value creation all planning leads to
financial planning. Value drivers must be linked to shareholder value creation and
which in turn are measured by both financial and operational Key Performance
Indicators. Stock price maximization is one of the significant factors for value maximization
objectives. The concept of measuring and managing shareholder value is
of great significance basically on account of the increasing relevance of capital
markets and corporate governance. Identification of how corporate performance is
related to strategic and financial decisions facilitates cross-fertilization in theory
building and applied research. The value drivers for shareholder wealth creation
depend on the investment, financing, operating and dividend decisions undertaken
by the firms. Intangibles are a critical driver for innovation and creation of organizational
value. Corporate Restructuring which encompasses mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures, spin off, split off, equity carve out, joint ventures, share buyback are
all strategic initiatives which companies adopt for wealth maximization objectives.