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Why Accounting in Business is Important

Strategy Driven

Liquid assets are cash, securities, receivables, and other financial assets that can be converted into cash within a short period, like a day or two. Intangible assets, such as buildings or equipment, are less liquid and can take longer to convert into cash. Taxes Taxes are levied on goods and services by governments.

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What Younger Workers Can Learn from Older Workers, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

What we asked people was, at this point in their lives, are they actively building, maintaining, or depleting their tangible and intangible assets? Actively building both tangible and intangible assets is crucial to creating a long and productive working life. Over 10,000 people completed it. What might this look like?

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What It Will Take to Fix HR

Harvard Business Review

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point. HR strategy is an expertise that takes years to fully develop.”.

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. How is this state of affairs possible?

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What’s Driving Superstar Companies, Industries, and Cities

Harvard Business Review

The superstars tend to be more involved in global flows of trade and finance, more digitally mature, and they dominate the lists of the most valued companies, the most valued brands, the most desirable places to work, and the most innovative companies. The churn rate of superstar cities is half that of superstar firms.

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A Novel Idea for Putting Sidelined Cash to Work

Harvard Business Review

Second, for small and rapid-growth technology companies, the problem is compounded by the fact that, while rich in intangible assets, they typically lack the kind of collateral (equipment, inventory, real estate, etc.) We are seeing safeguards and screening systems to mitigate default rates being developed by PEPP and Boefly.

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Investors Today Prefer Companies with Fewer Physical Assets

Harvard Business Review

The health technology and technology services industries are creating highly scalable, and highly desirable, intangible assets. You’ll notice that the finance industry is included in this group as well. Their inadequacy is not surprising…given their training and development. Reallocate capital.