The Eighth Law of Relationship Capital

By Adam J. Kovitz, CEO, Editor-in-Chief

Last month we introduced Intellectual Capital into our ongoing discussion of Relationship Capital. What makes Intellectual Capital so interesting is that when compared to Relationship Capital, there is a considerable amount more study and discussion that have taken place as evidenced by areas of law that concentrate upon Intellectual Property as well as business valuation. Even the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has begun to address what we have come to know as “intangible assets”. And where the Seventh Law introduces the subject, the Eighth Law ties together the unique relationship between both Intellectual and Relationship Capital......more

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