2 Posts found for Author: Felix Barber

Executives need to take a fresh look at their businesses and realize that in the parts that are people intensive, capital-based measures may not provide the insights they need. The risks of not understanding employee performance and failing to set up differentiated rewards based on value creation are substantial. Executives can avoid such problems by asking some basic questions:

• What kinds of business environments

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Authors: Felix Barber, Karsten Zimmermann | Source: Workonomics: Measuring the Importance of People | Subject: Human Resources Questions

Most companies incorporate five basic building blocks into their financial reporting: the two sides (active and passive) of the balance sheet including the asset register, a profit-and-loss statement, an investment plan or budget, and some form of competitive benchmarking. Recently, shareholder-value-management indicators have been added to the list. These six measures answer some basic questions:

• How much capital do we have, what kind is it,

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Authors: Felix Barber, Ralf Dreischmeier, Ulrich Villis | Source: Valuing the Assets of the New Economy | Subject: Finance Questions