DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS You are required to submit a thread of at least 300 words in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. In addition For each thread, you must support your assertions with at least 2 citations in current APA format.

Discussion Topic:

Several factors, both internal and external, impact a company's stock price and the subsequent perceived valuation of a company. Sometimes that perceived value matches that of the financial statements, and other times it is vastly different. Therefore, discuss the factors that lead to a valuation of a company's worth compared to that of the financial statements and how company executives create the most value for all stakeholders.

PLEASE USE TWO REPUTABLE SCHOLARLY SOURCES I.E. Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review.

Thank you in advance!