I elaborate upon the foundations of Gecon – Economic Management System – model to propose a new theory on goodwill and other identified intangibles with indefinite useful lives. I reason that firm value is made up of its physical and intangible wealth, both continuously affected by passage...

This paper has three objectives: (1) To introduce a theoretical solution to the issue of non-additivity between assets in place, relying on an accounting-based valuation approach; (2) To explain how such an approach can be implemented empirically by measuring synergies between assets; (3) To...

Die Bilanzierung von im Zuge von Unternehmenszusammenschlüssen auftretenden Kaufpreisdifferenzen gehört seit geraumer Zeit zu den umstrittensten Problem-bereichen der internationalen Rechnungslegung. Jüngere empirische Studien kom-men zu dem Schluss, dass es sich bei solchen, üblicherweise...