... to the model presented in Figure 2 may focus their intellectual capital management activity on different portions of the model. For example, two major chemical companies see the major focus of their IC work in the intellectual asset portion of the model; their unprotected intellectual assets are the most...

...Bob Guns A survey has investigated the challenges and competencies needed by Chief Knowledge Officers, as well as the next stage in the development curve of CKOs. The primary role of the CKO is to convert knowledge into profit by leveraging the organization’s intellectual assets. Key CKO...

...Gordon McConnachie At The Dow Chemical Company, Intellectual Assets are regarded as knowledge with a value and are a key factor in creating wealth for the company. These Intellectual Assets include patents, trade secrets, trademarks and know‐how. The company has devised a six‐step Intellectual...