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        Loss of intellectual capital can happen in a number of ways, including:

                   -  Resignation of key knowledge workers

                   -  Theft of company data

                   -  Destruction of key data that had not been backed up

                   -  Infringement of intellectual property

                   -  Loss of business reputation due to bad staff practices or poor quality control

        The next in the ICM process is to:

                   -  Identify risks

                   -  Quantify the risks

                   -  Eliminate or minimize the risks

        One way to identify the risks is to look back at the IC Tree and see what types of risks are

        associated with each item.

         6. The Role of Intellectual Capital in the Development of Business IBM




           6.1 Overview of the IBM


               -  Company Name :- IBM It is the abbreviation for International Business Machines

               -  History: - IBM is one of the old companies in the field of computers, was famous of

                   big computer industries and was dealing with governmental authorities and giant

                   companies in several countries. At the beginning of the 1980’s it entered the world of

                   small computers, it produced and developed the device (PC), the abbreviation of

                   personal computers.

               -  Location: - Head office is in Armonk city in New York, The United States of

                   America.

               -  Industry firm :- Information Technology

               -  Business Scope: - IT and its business varies from hardware to software development.

                   Hardware, software, and services (such as consulting, system integration, and

                   support).





        By : Enas Mekki                                                                                                                     Managing Intellectual & Human Capital
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