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1、R&D研发投资-会计外文翻译词————————————————————————————————作者:————————————————————————————————日期:原文FinancialManagementofR&DFinancialthinkingaboutR&Dhasevolvedwellbeyondbasicdiscountedcashflowmodels.Bettertoolshavebeendevelopedtovalueintellectualcapital,includingthequantitativeass
2、essmentofthevalueaddedbyR&D.ThedissectionoftheelementsofriskandtheapplicationofrealoptionstheoryarenewfeaturesoftheR&Dlandscape.Financingvehicleshavealsochangedwithanenormoussurgeofventurecapitalandprivateequityfunds.Theanalyst’stoolboxhasbeenenhancedbyelectronicsprea
3、dsheets,on-linedatabases,MonteCarlosoftware,theInternet,andtheubiquitouspersonalcomputer.IndustrialR&Discharacteristicallyahigh-riskinvestmentwithadeferredpayoff.Itsimportancetoindustrialsocieties,andtoindividualfirmswithintheseeconomies,isparamount;Lauhasestimatedtha
4、tmorethan50%ofthewealthcreationindevelopedcountriesoriginatesfromtechnology,whichistypicallyaproductofR&D.However,R&Dcomesatacost,anditisascapableofdestroyingvalueascreatingit.Knowingthedifferenceiscrucial;thepenaltiesforunderinvestmentcanbeadeterioratingcompetitivepo
5、sitionandlostopportunity;foroverinvestmentitwillbeaslowerosionofthefirm’scapitalbase.Butmeasuringthedifferencebetweenvaluecreationandvaluedestructionisnoteasy.OnesourceofconfusionisthataccountingconventionstreatR&Dasanexpense,notaninvestment.Anevenmorefundamentalissue
6、isthatpastperformanceisnotareliableguidetofutureperformance.Facedbyameasurementproblemthatisbothdifficultandimportant,thebusinessfinancialandacademiccommunitieshavecontinuedimprovingtheirtools.Asaresult,R&Danalysisandmanagementhasevolveddramaticallyinthepastfiftyyears
7、(3),andthatevolutionisfarfromover.Initsfirstpostwarphase,industrialR&DwasviewedasacreativeenterpriseandIts’managementwaslefttotheR&Ddirectors.Theirmainfinancialmetricwasanannualbudget(atoolbasicallyinadequatetoevaluateaninvestment).Thebudgetwasinpartdeterminedbyindust
8、rybenchmarks,suchasR&Dexpenseasapercentageofrevenues.Accordingly,thefinancialskillsofR&Dexecutiveswerelargelyfocusedoncostac