Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Interestingly, intangible assets are all the rage these days on Wall Street. Interestingly, intangible assets are all the rage these days on Wall Street. Most intangible assets are real but invisible, and the most important invisible ability is the ability (or, perhaps better said, the probability) to collaborate.

Intangible Assets 15

Intangible Assets Analysis Pharmaceuticals Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

In a strange way, VW’s chicanery only reinforces how important it is for products today to be environmentally safe. Decades ago, a company’s market value was nearly equivalent to its tangible assets—buildings, machinery, materials, financial capital, and so on. How many car buyers will trust VW now? Is it toxic?

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Reputation Bottom-up Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

For an industrial company dealing with physical assets and goods, the balance sheet presents a reasonable picture of productive assets and the income statement provides a reasonable approximation of expenses required to create shareholder value. Many digital companies have no physical products and have no inventory to report.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Depreciation IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2014

(Tobin’s q is the ratio between a company’s market capitalization and the replacement cost of its tangible assets, with a higher ratio indicating that a company has more intangible assets such as patents, brands, leadership etc., Family-owned businesses did not hold back on new product launches during the recessions.

First-mover Advantage 10

First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets Sample Metrics 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? As growth became a competitive imperative, business leaders began seeing the firm as a system of investment rather than a system of production. Let’s think about the realm that the CFO led.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2015

However, they do not promote your brand and they may switch easily to other products. Promoters: These customers frequently purchase your products or services and are very loyal. All of the “products”—loans and investments—are created and provided by its members. Co-creation advantages.

CRM 8

CRM Brand Business Model Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

They operate as lean organizations, using cloud and internet-based infrastructure, and launch and distribute products more quickly than did firms that competed with factories, warehouses, inventories, and suppliers. Furthermore, as production shifts to Asia and more and more U.S. retains its leadership in technological progress.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11