Valuing Technology
The New Science of Wealth in the Knowledge Economy
1st Edition
Published on 15. May 2002
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-470-82056-8 (ISBN)
Description
How do you value e-business?
Since IT now consumes over half of new capital investment in US firms, the central question facing senior management investing in knowledge intensive businesses is, "how do you value e-business?" This book takes a financial perspective on the new economy and addresses many of the problems that are a part of the financial structure of the new economy. Valuing Technology offers methods for determining the financial valuation of investments made in technology in New Economy businesses. Companies in genomics, proteomics, nanotechnology, robotics, and other highly technical fields require huge up-front costs and often experience other idiosyncrasies of high-tech business. This book covers those angles and more, helping readers accurately valuate modern e-businesses. It provides comprehensive analysis of emerging valuation techniques for New Economy companies and it clearly explains how financial assessment techniques are adapting to high-tech companies.
Since IT now consumes over half of new capital investment in US firms, the central question facing senior management investing in knowledge intensive businesses is, "how do you value e-business?" This book takes a financial perspective on the new economy and addresses many of the problems that are a part of the financial structure of the new economy. Valuing Technology offers methods for determining the financial valuation of investments made in technology in New Economy businesses. Companies in genomics, proteomics, nanotechnology, robotics, and other highly technical fields require huge up-front costs and often experience other idiosyncrasies of high-tech business. This book covers those angles and more, helping readers accurately valuate modern e-businesses. It provides comprehensive analysis of emerging valuation techniques for New Economy companies and it clearly explains how financial assessment techniques are adapting to high-tech companies.
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Professor Westland graduated with a Ph.D. in Computers & Information Systems from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining academia, he was Database Manager and Corporate Security Management at Rockwell International, Dallas, USA. He has written two books A- Global Electronic Commerce: Theory and Case Studies (Nov 1999, MIT Press) and Information Technology Risk: A Guide for Accountants and Auditors (forthcoming, Hong Kong Society of Accountants).
Content
Foreword.
Chapter 1: Wealth and Knowledge.
Chapter 2: The Sixth Industrial Revolution.
Chapter 3: Valuing Technology.
Chapter 4: Technology Acceleration.
Chapter 5: Intelligence Scaling and Network Economics.
Chapter 6: Geographical and Organizational Scaling.
Chapter 7: How Financial Analysts Measure Corporate Value.
Chapter 8: Advances in Valuation.
Chapter 9: Market Behavior and Firm Valuation.
Chapter 10: The Next Generation of Accounting.
Chapter 11: Strategy, Science, and Superstition in the Knowledge Economy.
Chapter 12: The Looming Threat to Wealth.
Index.
Chapter 1: Wealth and Knowledge.
Chapter 2: The Sixth Industrial Revolution.
Chapter 3: Valuing Technology.
Chapter 4: Technology Acceleration.
Chapter 5: Intelligence Scaling and Network Economics.
Chapter 6: Geographical and Organizational Scaling.
Chapter 7: How Financial Analysts Measure Corporate Value.
Chapter 8: Advances in Valuation.
Chapter 9: Market Behavior and Firm Valuation.
Chapter 10: The Next Generation of Accounting.
Chapter 11: Strategy, Science, and Superstition in the Knowledge Economy.
Chapter 12: The Looming Threat to Wealth.
Index.