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A Firms
Intellectual
Assets:
Moving
Beyond a
Firms
Tangible
Resources
chapter 4
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Learning Objectives
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Learning Objectives
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Reputation
Employee loyalty & commitment
Customer relationships
Company values
Brand names
Experience & skills of employees
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Question?
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Human Capital
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Networking
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Cost
Resource acquisition
Marketing
Creativity
Problem solving
Organizational flexibility
Social Capital
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Social Networks
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Closure
Relationships
The degree to
which all
members of the
social network
have relationships
with other group
members.
Bridging
Relationships
Relationships in a
social network
that connect
otherwise
disconnected
people
Structural holes
Overcoming Barriers to
Collaboration
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Overcoming Barriers to
Collaboration
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Groupthink
Dysfunctional human resource practices
Expensive socialization processes
(orientation, training)
Individuals may distort or selectively use
information to favor their preferred courses
of action
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Conserves resources
Develops products and services
Creates new opportunities
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Through e-mail
Through an intra-company news feed
Through electronic teams or e-teams
Advantages:
Question?
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Tacit knowledge
Embedded in
personal
experience
Shared only with
the consent and
participation of
the individual
Explicit (codified)
knowledge
Can
be documented
Can be widely
distributed
Can be easily
replicated
Can be reused
many times at very
low cost
Protecting Intellectual
Assets
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Patent Challenge
Protecting Intellectual
Assets
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