Corporate Finance and Strategic Management

Dear Colleagues,

The topics of funding sources, accounting, investment processes and their rationale, capital structuring, and other challenges faced by corporations are still in demand. In addition to the above-mentioned research areas, the new Special Issue of Risks entitled “Corporate Finance and Strategic Management” also addresses the impact of short- and long-term planning and corporate governance strategies on shareholder value. There are close links between these fields of corporate finance and strategic management, which is reflected in the need to adapt the organization’s strategy precisely to its financial objectives in the face of the changing business environment. Thanks to the processes embedded in strategic management, it is possible to continuously monitor the degree of achievement of objectives (including those in the area of corporate finance) and to initiate corrective measures if necessary. As the economy adapts to the pandemic and new challenges such as rising energy prices, potential shortages of energy sources, the European Union’s climate policy, increasing inflation, and the Ukraine conflict, the well-known problems and relations need to be re-examined repeatedly. 

In this Special Issue, we welcome high-quality research papers addressing the various aspects of corporate finance and strategic management. 

You are therefore invited to submit your latest results in the area of corporate finance, such as optimal capital structuring, maximization of shareholder value, cost and tax effectiveness, funding of cost determinants as well as planning, monitoring, business strategies, impact of innovation and competition on value creation, and corporate risk management.

Prof. Dr. Paweł Niedziółka
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• corporate risk management
• capital structuring
• business strategy
• cost management
• innovation
• shareholder value
• cost of funding
• value proposition
• energy transition
• sustainability
• budgeting
• strategic management models
• cybersecurity
• sanctions
• chains of supply