Human capital is the stock of competences‚ knowledge and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. It is the attributes gained by a worker through education and experience. [1] Many early economic theories refer to it simply as workforce‚ one of threefactors of production‚ and consider it to be a fungible resource -- homogeneous and easily interchangeable. Other conceptions of this labor dispense with these assumptions. Contents [hide] •
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Social Capital: Social capital refers to the institutions‚ relationships‚ and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society’s social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable. Social capital is not just the sum of the institutions which underpin a society – it is the glue that holds them together. Social Capital Concept: Horizontal Associations A narrow view of social capital regards
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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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Prepared for The Journal of Applied Corporate Finance Vol. 15‚ No. 1‚ 2002 How do CFOs make capital budgeting and capital structure decisions?1 John R. Graham Associate Professor of Finance‚ Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708 USA Campbell R. Harvey Professor of Finance‚ Fuqua School of Business‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ NC 27708 USA National Bureau of Economic Research‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02912 USA March 8‚ 2002 1A longer and more detailed version of this paper is published
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Capital Budgeting Basics A company undertakes capital budgeting in order to make the best decisions about utilizing its limited capital. For example‚ if you are considering opening a distribution center or investing in the development of a new product‚ capital budgeting will be essential. It will help you decide if the proposed project or investment is actually worth it in the long run. Identify Potential Opportunities The first step in the capital budgeting process is to identify the opportunities
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The Abolition of capital punishment. Capital punishment or the death penalty has been used by nearly all societies for centuries. Capital punishment is where someone who has committed a crime deemed worthy of death is executed. However no crime is worthy of death. One of the biggest reasons the death sentence should be abolished is because it is irreversible which means that when someone is executed they cannot simply be unexecuted. This inevitably means innocent lives will be lost. An example of
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money consider a capital in economics? Capital is a physical asset‚ which can be used to produce goods and services. Money is related to capital‚ in that it can be used to purchase capital‚ but it is not itself capital. The distinction is important if you consider that money can be created or destroyed through the expansion or contraction of credit‚ but this does not create or destroy any real capital. Money is capital. Money is the most common form of capital. Raising capital money for investment
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SHARE CAPITAL Share capital is the Funds raised by issuing shares in return for cash or other considerations. The amount of share capital a company has can change over time because each time a business sells new shares to the public in exchange for cash‚ the amount of share capital will increase. Share capital can be composed of both common and preferred shares. Each share carrying a vote in the management of the business‚ managerial control may be limited. The authorized capital of a company is
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morally correct to deprive a human being of life. There are several aspect of capital punishment that has changed throughout history‚ including the popularity of the death penalty‚ the type of crimes punishable by death and the method of execution. Capital punishment‚ or the death penalty‚ is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for a particular crime/s—known as capital crimes. These capital crimes include murder‚ treason‚ rape and some types of fraudulent engagements
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Cultural capital exists in three states‚ each of which requires economical capital as the primary impetus for accumulation . First‚ the embodied state of cultural capital includes the individual’s investment in self-improvement such as cultivating hobbies and interests. The most difficult form of capital to transfer is embodied capital‚ which requires time and merit. Second‚ the objectified state is the appreciation of cultural goods and materials such as books and instruments by those who hold the
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