Differentiate Between Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards

question 40

Essay

Differentiate between extrinsic and intrinsic rewards.

Understand the role of entrepreneurs in the innovation process and the risks they bear.

Appreciate the worldwide duration of patents and their role in protecting innovations.

Understand the modern view of technological advance as an internal element of capitalism driven by profit motives and competition.

Recognize the distribution of business R&D spending among innovation, invention, and basic research.

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Definitions:

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets minus its liabilities, often used to estimate the company's value if it were to be liquidated.

Accounts Receivable

Money owed to a company by its debtors for goods or services that have been delivered or used, but not yet paid for.

Source of Cash

Various origins from where a company or individual receives cash, including operations, financing activities, investments, and external funding.

Current Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations or those due within one year, calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities.