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3. The Rise of Data Capital

Author : Chunlei Tang

Published in: Data Capital

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Data as a human-created resource is naturally one capital, which changes the game in terms of how we respond to the new economy. It is beneficial to entrepreneurs (and innovators) for many purposes, such as reclassifying capital, accounting intangibles, anchoring traditional markets, and making human capital shareable. This chapter is through case studies to compare data capital and intangible capital and to consider workforce implications under big data. An experiment of quantifying social media clout capital is given in the last.

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Title: The Rise of Data Capital
Author: Chunlei Tang
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Data Capital
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-60191-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-60192-8

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60192-8_3

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