Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

Short-term corporate behavior is a major problem in the 21 st century firm. Too many companies prioritize quarterly earnings over long-term innovation, human capital investment, and brand development, and many people believe short-term shareholders are to blame. Tim Evans for HBR. So how can we ensure the latter?

Short-term 8

Short-term Intangible Assets Hedge Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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. How to be financially proficient. Both are crucial.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Self-aware Reputation Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2014

Some studies (see here or here ) have shown that during periods of economic growth, family-managed companies in the US actually perform better than professionally managed businesses. We found that family businesses handily outperformed non-family companies during both the 2001 and 2008 recessions in terms of a key metric, Tobin’s q.

First-mover Advantage 9

First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets Sample Metrics 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? These assets are typically overlooked, undervalued, and under-managed.

Intangible Assets 10

Intangible Assets Business Model How To Intellectual Capital 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

And finally, highly reputed companies are more stable, which means they have higher market valuation and stock price over the long term and greater loyalty of their investors, which leads to less volatility. Health Risk management Sustainability' So why doesn’t every company do what CVS did? CVS, I hope, has shown us the future.

Reputation 8

Reputation Intangible Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the years, I have heard from plenty of managers who have lamented that the pressure of quarterly earnings targets imposes a heavy toll on their ability to focus on the long term. Some of the managers actively advocate doing away with quarterly reporting. Frequent reporting increases analysts’ accuracy.

Report 8

Report Intangible Assets Short-term EPS 8