2/5/2003
(C) Nermien Al-Ali, 2003
2
IC Reporting: Catch-22
•Need to report 
•
•Financial statements do not reflect real value of enterprise
•Focus on short-term results limiting investment in IC
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
80%+
•
•80% of corporate wealth (IC) not reported upon
•Micro level: Lack of reporting results in mis- or under-management of IC
•Macro level: No reporting on corporations’ performance & growth potential – state of economy
•
•
•
•
•
•