CEO Insider

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In the global digital 24/7 marketplace of today, reputation is all powerful yet as fragile as a flower.

Reputation 118

Reputation Intangible Assets Intellectual Capital Planning 118

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2011

Interestingly, intangible assets are all the rage these days on Wall Street. Investors grapple daily in an effort to figure out how to value companies whose accounting assets — things like land, capital, products, and licenses — don't adequately express their true market value.

Intangible Assets 15

Intangible Assets Analysis Pharmaceuticals Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

In the 2016 book The End of Accounting , NYU Stern Professor Baruch Lev claimed that over the last 100 years or so, financial reports have become less useful in capital market decisions. However, digital companies often have assets that are intangible in nature, and many have ecosystems that extend beyond the company’s boundaries.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Depreciation IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2017

An informed shareholder, who looks beyond earnings numbers and analyzes the company’s intangible assets, would notice that the firm has mortgaged its future. Gathering information on a firm’s intangible assets is costly, and so not worth doing if you own only a tiny bit of stock in a company.

Short-term 8

Short-term Intangible Assets Hedge Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

This disconnect is a major problem for the continuing development of efficient capital markets. Collectively, the world’s investment giants hold in excess of $70 trillion in assets, which represents the bulk of investable capital globally. How is this state of affairs possible?

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The health technology and technology services industries are creating highly scalable, and highly desirable, intangible assets. As we mentioned previously, physical assets have a number of drawbacks, compared to digital, intellectual, and relationship assets. Thus, they have low PPE but high multiples.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Business Model Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2015

The idea of “co-creating” with customers has been circulating for years, but until recently few companies effectively exploited its power or understood its contribution to the bottom line. Through co-creation, companies can access a deep well of customer capabilities, knowledge and assets.

CRM 8

CRM Brand Business Model Intangible Assets 8