Life sciences and health care companies represent the largest industry in the U.S. economy. Given the importance of this sector, the demand for financial evaluation both in public and private companies. At the same time, an accurate assessment is particularly difficult in view of the transfer of business models, the modern economy, intellectual property rights issues, continuous innovation in the industry, the changing demographics of the population, the quality and state involvement in health care debate, discussion and regulation. Here we consider the changing and increasingly problematic assessment of the life sciences and health care companies, which have obvious relevance to the social welfare point of view. "Hide
by Carol W. Cardin, Travis Chamberlain, John W. Hill Source: Business Horizons 15 pages. Publication Date: March 15, 2010. Prod. #: BH379-PDF-ENG