Value Enhancers
1. Trained, stable work force
2. Established, creative management team
3. Product/service with a clear competitive advantage
4. Stable revenues and profits
5. Clearly defined goals – corporate focus
6. Expanding markets
7. Opportunity for significant productivity increases
8. Well-maintained plant and equipment
9. Effective management information systems
10. Barriers to market entry
Value Detractors
1. Low morale and high employee turnover
2. Dominant, autocratic leadership
3. Highly competitive product/service lacking differentiation
4. Volatile revenues and profits
5. Lack of a cohesive business strategy
6. Stagnant or declining markets
7. Limited productivity enhancement potential
8. Poorly maintained physical plant
9. Lack of management information
10. Ease of market entry