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Why Leaders Are Still So Hesitant to Invest in New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Consider the dramatic shift in the types of assets that create market value. According to Ocean Tomo, a consulting firm focused on intellectual capital, physical assets (plant, property, and equipment) made up more than 80% of the market value of the S&P 500 in 1975. How much is changing?

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The U.S. Corporate Tax Code Is Broken. How Should We Fix It?

Harvard Business Review

Second, the rise of intangible assets, like patents and widgets, means that transfer pricing issues become central, and so high tax rates become more untenable as they increase the incentives to be aggressive. In particular, tax rates and systems that are out of step with the rest of the world become increasingly problematic.

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GDP Is a Wildly Flawed Measure for the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

It struggles to account for today’s intangible assets—services, insights, and networks.

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