This paper presents the role of an innovative university masters' degree programme as a basis for skills development in human capital analysis for finance and business students in their core degree programmes. The programme uses general systems theory to provide a framework for describing two...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to respond to the increasing pressure on financial markets to more systematically value the intangible assets in listed firms. Design/methodology/approach – Using qualitative research techniques on the trading floor of Merrill Lynch Investment Bank in...

Purpose – How can organisations and their key stakeholders, including the financial markets, benefit from the increased understanding of the role of intangibles in value creation in listed firms? One response is to challenge the finance industry to create innovative investment products based...