Fair value estimates from external third-party sources are generally considered more reliable than internal estimates based on managerial inputs. However, even externally sourced estimates are subject to managerial opportunism, because firms can switch from one external source to another. In the...

The aim of this paper is to introduce a statistical procedure to value a brand by means of which firms may be able to determine the level of implicit royalty that they would charge for the use of their brand, applying multivariate techniques from market references. The study has been based on a...

The paper addresses value measurement bases used in professional valuation. We, specifically, consider semantic and methodological features of equitable/fair value as a sui generis basis of Professional valuation. As used in the field of professional valuation, equitable/fair value is the...