Investor Relations and Financial Communication
Creating Value Through Trust and Understanding
Alexander V. Laskin,
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut
This edition first published 2022
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Names: Laskin, Alexander V., author.
Title: Investor relations and financial communication : creating value through trust and understanding / Alexander V. Laskin.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021024481 (print) | LCCN 2021024482 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119780458 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119780489 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119780472 (epub) | ISBN 9781119780496 (obook)
Subjects: LCSH: Corporations--Investor relations. | Financial services industry--Communication systems. | C orporations--Finance.
Classification: LCC HD2744 .L267 2022 (print) | LCC HD2744 (ebook) | DDC 659.2/85--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024481 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024482
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Contents
1 Cover
4 Part I Profession 1 Introduction to Investor Relations and Financial Communication 2 Investor Relations and Financial Communication Industry 3 Stockholders and Stakeholders
5 Part II Disclosure 4 Communicating Financial Information 5 Communicating Nonfinancial Information
6 Part III Context 6 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Investor Relations and Financial Communication 7 Corporate Governance, Environmental Sustainability, and Social Responsibility 8 Shareholder Activism and Crisis Management
7 Part IV Work 9 Main Activities and Publications in Investor Relations and Financial Communication 10 Going Public and Going Private 11 Measurement and Evaluation of Investor Relations and Financial Communication
8 Part V Transformation 12 Globalization of the Financial Markets and Regional Distinctions 13 The Future of Investor Relations and Financial Communication