On intellectual craftsmanship C. Wright Mills TO THE INDIVIDUAL social scientist who feels himself a part of the classic tradition‚ social science is the practice of a craft. A man at work on problems of substance‚ he is among those who are quickly made impatient and weary by elaborate discussions of method-and-theory-in-general; so much of it interrupts his proper studies. It is much better‚ he believes‚ to have one account by a working student of how he is going about his work than a dozen
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Understanding corporate value: managing and reporting intellectual capital Intellectual capital Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Definitions of intellectual capital 6 2.1 2.2 Classifications of intellectual capital Why is intellectual capital so difficult to measure? 3 IC measurement 8 Generic models 3.1 Balanced scorecard 3.2 Performance prism 3.3 Knowledge assets map approach Individual company models 3.4 The Skandia navigator 3.5 Ericsson’s cockpit communicator
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Intellectual Prostitution By Omar Javaid Merriam-Webster Online defines prostitution as the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money ‚ and Prostitute as a person who offers indiscriminately‚ for sexual interaction especially for money OR a devotee to corrupt or unworthy purposes . Oxford Concise Dictionary also states similar definition . In the light of these definitions‚ this profession is promiscuous‚ I say that it is the ugliest profession on the face
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Teresa da Silva Lopes Intellectual Property Rights in International Business Strategy International Business Strategy 1 Intellectual Property Rights in IBS Learning Outcomes - Distinguish trademarks‚ from patents‚ copyrights and trade secrets. - Discuss the importance of intellectual property protection in today’s global business. - How protection of intellectual property rights may affect the activity of a firm operating internationally Univ. of York; International Business Strategy; Professor
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Intellectual Property Kiara Rubenstein Intellectual Property (IP) is legal rights that result from intellectual activity in the industrial‚ scientific‚ literary‚ and artistic fields. The four major components of intellectual property include; patent‚ copyright‚ industrial design‚ and trademark. A patent is a government grant giving the right to eliminate others from making‚ using or selling an invention. A Canadian patent is protection within Canada for 20 years from the date of filing of the
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Although Intellectual property can be catorigized under many aspects‚ not every idea the mind can think is included. The legal definition of intellectual property often abbreviated IP is ideas‚ inventions‚ artistic works‚ songs‚ business processes etc. In general terms is any commercialily viable product created out of a persons mental processes. The Coca Cola company for example has legal ownership of several factories‚ bottling equipment‚ trucks for transporting their product and the actual ingredient
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1. Intellectual property refers to the legal section of an idea. It allows businesses and the owners‚ innovators and creators to have their work protected and to prevent it from being copied. There are different ways you can protect your intellectual property: copyright‚ trademarks and patents. 2. It is important to protect your rights to intellectual property as it stops people from stealing or copying the names of your products or brands; your inventions; the design or look of your products; things
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1.1. Definition of intellectual capital and a brief history of IC management Before someone can measure something‚ he/she has to know what to count. So how should intellectual capital be defined? A universally accepted definition is the first step toward standardization‚ but still it is hard to find the best one for "intellectual capital". In this section I ’ll define intellectual capital and study the history of its development. Intellectual capital is knowledge that can be exploited for
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Intellectual capital-Tomorrow’s assets‚ today’s challenge Executive summary Abstract This report has the following objectives: Defining the intellectual capital; exploring how to change the tacit knowledge into intellectual knowledge; suggesting how to turn intellectual capital into revenue; highlighting the intellectual management in enterprises. With increasing emphasis on that intellectual property is the greatest asset‚ this report also investigates the ways to protect intellectual capital
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change in the identification of a person experiencing Mental Retardation to the term Intellectual Disability. There are several types of Cognitive Functions from mild to severe that coincide to people who have some form of Intellectual Disability that are viewed. The test of a person IQ is one of the main assessments that are used to diagnose a person experiencing an Intellectual Disability. People with Intellectual Disabilities experience Cognitive difficulties in: memory‚ reading‚ math‚ visual‚ speech
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