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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I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objectives of this report are to analyze Panama in detail in terms of its market attractiveness for ZOUK to penetrate into and to give substantial and relevant recommendations that would help ZOUK successfully. The report has undertaken only secondary research method through books and online references. The report will analyse the business environment using STEEP Analysis to evaluate the external factors such as socio-cultural‚ technological‚ environmental‚ economic
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Global Markets Liability Strategies Group January 2006 Corporate Capital Structure Authors Henri Servaes Professor of Finance London Business School The Theory and Practice of Corporate Capital Structure Peter Tufano Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management Harvard Business School Editors James Ballingall Capital Structure and Risk Management Advisory Deutsche Bank +44 20 7547 6738 james.ballingall@db.com Adrian Crockett Head of Capital Structure and Risk Management
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cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are below the cost of capital‚ market values will decline. Therefore‚ how we manage capital is extremely important to fulfilling the basic objective of increased shareholder value. This report is basically concentrated on the topic of “Firm & Industry cost of capital”. And then there is an empirical analysis of cost of capital on pharmaceutical
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Designing a Reward System The success of a company is solely determined by the work of its employees. Employee productivity is the number one contributing factor to the success of a business. It is important for companies‚ and agencies to make sure their employees are performing to the best of their abilities. With that said employers must find effective ways to motivate and engage their employees. The company must keep their goals in mind. The must make sure
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This paper is going to critically evaluate the risks which associate with many aspects that a business will have to cope with when expanding into an international market. In more detail‚ this case is about a pharmaceutical company‚ from the UK‚ which desires to develop its production in India. The paper is structured into four main parts which demonstrate risks in cross-cultural‚ political‚ financial and commercial presence. Finally‚ a conclusion and recommendation will be drawn upon exploring and
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The need for a reward system in any type of human service organizations is strong‚ the human service worker deals with someone else’s problems every day‚ then goes home to deal with their own. The pay range for this work is low to average‚ and the stress and disagreement level is high. These employees endure a host of emotions from clients on a daily basis‚ which is bound to affect the worker at some point. The management in these types of organizations should reward the employee for a job well done
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Case Questions Case #5 – Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate
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intermediaries since we can differentiate intermediaries into two types in the capital market‚ one is financial intermediaries such as venture capital firms‚ banks‚ mutual funds‚ and insurance companies‚ and the other is information intermediaries such as auditors‚ financial analysts‚ bond-rating agencies‚ and the financial press. a) Venture Capitalists (VCs) There are several types of VCs that invest in companies in different stages such as Seed‚ Early Stage‚ Late Stage‚ Expansion‚ and Private
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Capital Structure Financial Seminar DFI 605 Group Members Nidhi Batta D61/79041/2012 Caleb Musau Kivuva D61/79601/2012 Tom Mbuya Odundo D61/78251/2012 CathrineWanjiku Kamau D61/60682/2013 Daniel Mwangi Mwaniki D61/84153/2012 Ndiangui James Wambugu D61/79627/2012 Submitted to: Mr. Mirie Mwangi September - December 2013 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Masters in Business Administration degree at the University of Nairobi.
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