The direct costs associated with urinary incontinence is related to aspects such as diagnostic tests, doctor visits, surgery, use of diapers, and others. Among the indirect costs can include the time available for patients and friends to care of incontinent patients, and the loss of productivity for the individual hours away at work. The worsening quality of life of the patient is considered an...

EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization of intangible assets) has increased at a compound annual rate of 26%. The Class A Common Stock price has grown in value at a compound annual rate of 27%. By effectively implementing our strategies and delivering value, we have achieved one of the strongest growth records in the publishing industry. How does a firm's optimal output choice ...

The objective of this research is to assess the factors that will affect the economic status of the organizations as a result of using cloud computing systems. Among these factors, which will be examined in this study, the relative economic benefit expected through the application of cloud computing, which relies primarily on the degree of complexity or simplicity in the work, the compatibility...

Undoubtedly, no specific method exists to measure the cost of displeasure among employees due to unpleasant or non-ergonomic work conditions. Despite the financial impact of these hidden costs on organizations’ performance, these types of expenses are usually ignored. The intangible costs are insubstantial and represent expenses that have no common quantity or labeled value attached to them. Es...

This article presents a method of assessing the economic outcome of implementing an occupational safety and health management system (OSH MS). Developed at the Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute (Poland), this method focuses on identifying the economic expenses comprising bookkeeping and alternative cost incurred to implement and improve an OSH MS. The method ...

A randomised single blinded clinical trial to compare the cost of cataract surgery between extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and phacoemulsification (PEA) was conducted at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) between March and December 2000. A total of 60 patients were included in this study. The cost of a cataract surgery incurred by hospital, patients and households up to two...

I add intangible capital to a variant of the neoclassical growth model and study the implications for cross-country income differences. I calibrate the parameters associated with intangible capital by using new estimates of investment in intangibles by Corrado et al. (2006). When intangible capital is added to the model, the TFP elasticity of output increases from 2.14 to 2.64. This finding imp...

Existing theories identify elements of a firm’s intangible value as possible reasons for alliance formation. However, the question of how firms come to know the extent of this intangible value is often not addressed. This study proposes that knowledge flows between organizations are the basis for identifying a partner firm’s intangible value. This research suggests that alliances which overlap ...

The transformations taking place in consumers’ behaviour, brought on by the growing importance attributed to intangible elements in purchasing decisions, induce the different places of purchase, gravitating to the area (urban or rural), to enhance the intangible components of its marketing system. This article examines the way the different commercial centres are responding to the need for inta...

Abstract: Adequately considering the intangible value of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) investments has been problematic for as long as organisations have been making ICT investment decisions. This paper presents a framework for considering the intangible capital value of ICT investments. The framework applies the tripartite model of intangible resources, as proposed by the Aust...