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Recommended Resources – I Have A Strategy, No You Don’t

Strategy Driven

Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Recommended Resource – Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes. Consider leaving a comment! This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Recommended Resources – The Oracle Speaks.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business Review

For example, at the end of its 2015 fiscal year, Apple’s balance sheet stated tangible assets of $290 billion as a contribution to its annual revenues, with approximately $141 billion worth of intangible assets — a combination of intellectual capital, brand equity, and (investor and consumer) goodwill.

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Why Financial Statements Don’t Work for Digital Companies

Harvard Business Review

Twitter reported a loss of $79 million before its IPO, yet it commanded a valuation of $24 billion on its IPO date in 2013. In a previous HBR article , we argued that, in contrast to physical assets that depreciate with use, intangible assets might enhance with use. For the next four years, it continued to report losses.

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

Nearly 40 percent of the 312 CFOs and other executives participating in Deloitte’s 2013 Global Finance Talent Survey said they are either “barely able” or “unable” to meet the demand for the talent required to run their organizations. Now compare that to the context and condition of today’s CHRO role.

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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

since 2013 , and shrank by more than 1,700 in 2017 alone. These meetings allowed for the exchange of important information about the business model, intangible assets, future prospects, and more. In the United States, the total number of bank branches has dropped by 8.2%