HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Joint Venture: Proportionate Consolidation Method & Equity Method Andrea Marciana B. Diwa Modadv1– K32 10926739 June 11‚ 2012 - Monday INTRODUCTION Joint venture is identified as a topic of study because of the massive rise in international joint ventures during the business globalization and because of the different joint venture accounting practices across countries. The increasing trend to produce financial statements which are free from errors and misstatements lead to the
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1.1. Definition of intellectual capital and a brief history of IC management Before someone can measure something‚ he/she has to know what to count. So how should intellectual capital be defined? A universally accepted definition is the first step toward standardization‚ but still it is hard to find the best one for "intellectual capital". In this section I ’ll define intellectual capital and study the history of its development. Intellectual capital is knowledge that can be exploited for
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outlook and industry trends related to the new venture. The research paper also identifies certain legal regulations and concerns related to the venture idea. There are certain resources available to help an entrepreneur protect those ideas which are addressed within the body of the paper. Raising capital for the new venture is also a part of the industry analysis as well as the obstacles of raising that capital. There are several ways to obtain capital and deal with the obstacles that will be presented
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Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Main issue: Should Avid seek venture debt financing? My suggestion: Pursue on the venture debt‚ specifically‚ take the offer from Orlando Capital. To Avis Radiopharmaceuticals‚ taking on a venture debt primarily means to extend the runway by five (Exhibit 10) to eight months and gains more time as well as more ability to the next round of clinical trials with AV-45 and AV-133 before a Series D financing in 1Q2009. At this point‚ the AV-45 was finishing up the phase IIb and
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young who have the most innovative ideas Ordinary share capital Ordinary Share Capital are the resources supplied to the company (equity capital) through the issuance of ordinary shares. Ordinary shares refer to certificates/securities enabling owners to possess a portion of the company through contributing to the equity capital of the company in the primary stock exchange market‚ i.e. first-hand trading of shares. Ordinary Share Capital also contribute to a part of the shareholders’ funds #Shareholders
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research spending. Small businesses‚ in aggregate‚ do not appear to be particularly research-intensive or innovative. I then turn to examining one subset of small businesses that do appear to excel at innovation: venture capital-backed start-ups. I highlight some of the venture-backed firms’ contributions. I also discuss why the success of such firms is not accidental. In particular‚ I highlight the key
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Subject line: Describe what went right and what went wrong with this venture. Add in how you would fix the identified problems‚ if this was your company. NeoMed Technologies developed a diagnostic device used for cardiac testing‚ and is headquartered in Ohio. They developed a CAD screen system to detect coronary artery disease. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Cleveland‚ Ohio. NeoMed Technologies was faced with a lot of difficult decisions at the beginning when it came to where
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major initiatives for industrial development‚ simplification of investment procedures‚ enactment of investor-friendly laws‚ liberalization of trade policy‚ safeguards of intellectual property rights‚ liberalization of exchange regulations‚ reforms in Capital and Stock Markets‚ etc. Ever since Indian economy underwent series of reforms from 1991‚ there have been progressive steps in banking‚ finance‚ industry‚ investment climate‚ incomes‚ employment‚ legal environment‚ etc. India is shining with
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Intellectual capital-Tomorrow’s assets‚ today’s challenge Executive summary Abstract This report has the following objectives: Defining the intellectual capital; exploring how to change the tacit knowledge into intellectual knowledge; suggesting how to turn intellectual capital into revenue; highlighting the intellectual management in enterprises. With increasing emphasis on that intellectual property is the greatest asset‚ this report also investigates the ways to protect intellectual capital in company
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