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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Global guidewires market is expected to reach USD 2‚197.2 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Growing prevalence of target diseases coupled with growing geriatric population base is expected to drive guidewire demand over the next six years. Technology innovation across various product segments‚ in terms of flexibility‚ tip retention etc. is also expected to boost market demand by catering to the requirements of healthcare practitioners. Coronary guidewires dominated
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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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11/02/2013 IKEA’S global sourcing challenge: Indian rugs and child labor 1. How should Marianne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program? Marianne Barner is the business area manager for carpets in IKEA faced with the decision of cutting off one of the company’s major suppliers of Indian Rugs. According to Barner‚ “German-produced program planned to take a confrontational and
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Cost of Capital questions and practice problems Questions 1. What does the WACC measure? 2. Which is easier to calculate directly‚ the expected rate of return on the assets of a firm or the expected rate of return on the firm’s debt and equity? Assume you are an outsider to the firm. 3. Why are market-based weights important? 4. Why is the coupon rate of existing debt irrelevant for finding the cost of debt capital? 5. Under what assumptions can the WACC be
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Synopsis This report studies GaAs RF components‚ including: • Introduction to GaAs • Analysis on GaAs Industry • Analysis on RF downstream market • Trends of mobile RF systems • 19 RF companies Qualcomm’s RF360 design is changing the entire mobile RF industry revolutionarily. GaAs PA is facing a fierce attack from CMOS PA. Qualcomm’s CMOS PA subverts the opinion that CMOS PA can only be used on low-end phones. Specifically for CMOS PA‚ Qualcomm designs QFE1100‚ which is a front-end module
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successful. To maintain the standard of a company HR has to face many challenges and come up with strategies to face those challenges. With many changes happening in work area‚ it must be extremely challenging for Human Resource Management to maintain the standard of a company. With many questions in mind such as what can be the reasons human resource facing challenges‚ what kind of challenges they are facing‚ and how to overcome those challenges‚ I started researching on these topics and came up with many
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There was complete silence all around; the only thing audible was my rapid heartbeat. I had tripped and ruined my first and probably my last stage performance... Dancing had always been my passion but I could never muster the courage to perform on stage. It was only in seventh grade‚ on my mother’s behest that I decided to take part in the school annual talent show. After weeks of practicing and sleepless nights the final day arrived. Seeing such a huge audience was quite an intimidating sight
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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 in company
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2012-2016 Global Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market EMISPDF fr-rothschildparis from 80.254.150.59 on 2015-04-07 12:45:47 BST. DownloadPDF. technavio insights Downloaded by fr-rothschildparis from 80.254.150.59 at 2015-04-07 12:45:47 BST. EMIS. Unauthorized Distribution Prohibited. 2012-2016 Global Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market CONTENTS 01. Executive Summary ..............................................1 02. List of Abbreviations ...........................
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