The traditional approach to capital expenditure analysis is based on the neoclassical economic paradigm. According to this paradigm, managers are assumed to strive for profit maximization in an effort to maximize the wealth of the firm's stockholders. In their pursuit of this objective, the...

Interviews in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and India indicate net present value (NPV) is not widely employed in making capital investment decisions in these newly industrialized and developing countries. It is not from lack of knowledge about net present value: rather, it is due to (1)...