Competitiveness and the Value of Intangible Assets (Edward Elgar Monographs) [Hardcover]

Pierre Buigues (Editor), Alex Jacquemin (Editor), Jean-Francois Marchipont (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1840643919 | ISBN-13: 978-1840643916 | Publication Date: June 2000

Intangible assets are of growing importance to corporate competitiveness and economic performance. They include R&D, human capital, innovation in products and in organization, trademarks and patents, networking and software. This volume provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of intangible investment and its effect on public policy in Europe. The authors find that the growing importance of intangibles is transforming the direction of public policies in Europe, particularly industrial, R&D, competition and trade policies. They conclude that government policies must recognise the fact that intangible investment is becoming the key element in bringing about durable growth and accord at least the same priority to intangible factors as to physical investment.

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The effort made in this book constitutes an essential contribution to this new research field. -- – Marta Olea de Cárdenas, The European Accounting Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 335 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840643919
• ISBN-13: 978-1840643916
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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