US 2008/0177592 A1 · Enterprise Evaluation Supporting Device

Abstract

Input of cause-and-effect model information where the coefficients at which three evaluated values, i.e., the evaluated values of business strategy, research-and-development strategy, and intellectual property strategy influence the company evaluated value, the coefficients at which the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value influence the observable indexes respectively, the error variables with which the factors other than the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value give variations to the company evaluated value and the observable indexes respectively are assumed is received. From the inputted the cause-and-effect model information and the observable indexes, the estimates of the coefficients are calculated by covariance structure analysis. From the coefficients and the observable indexes, the three evaluated values and the company evaluated value are calculated. With this, the relationship among the three strategies which are directly nonobservable abstract factors, i.e., the business strategy, the research-and-development strategy, and intellectual property strategy and the company value is verified, and company evaluation based on these three strategies can be performed.

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A company evaluation assisting device, comprising:

input means for receiving input of data from a user;
storage means for storing the data;
and
computation means for performing various types of information processing using the data stored in the storage means,
wherein the input means receive input of causal model information in which
a first factor showing an evaluated value of a business strategy of a company, a second factor showing an evaluated value of an R&D strategy of the company, a third factor showing an evaluated value of an intellectual property strategy of the company, and a fourth factor showing an evaluated value of the company are set as latent variables,
a plurality of company evaluation indexes including an intellectual asset related index are set as an observed variable,
coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, and the fourth factor influences any one of the plurality of company evaluation indexes are set as first path coefficients, and coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, and the third factor influences the fourth factor are set as second path coefficients, and
each of the observed variables is represented using at least one of the latent variables, the first path coefficient, and error variables, and the fourth factor is represented using the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, the second path coefficient, and error variables;
and store the received causal model information in the storage means;
and
wherein the computation means perform covariance structure analysis using the causal model information stored in the storage means, and a value of the observed variable contained in the causal model information;
calculates the first path coefficient, the second path coefficient, and adaptation of the causal model information;
and, when the calculated adaptation satisfies a prescribed requirement, calculate an evaluated value of at least one factor among the first to fourth factors using the calculated first path coefficient and second path coefficient, and a value of an observed variable contained in the causal model information.

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A company evaluation assisting method performed by an information processing device comprising storage means for storing data, the method comprising:

a step of receiving input of causal model information in which
a first factor showing an evaluated value of a business strategy of a company, a second factor showing an evaluated value of an R&D strategy of the company, a third factor showing an evaluated value of an intellectual property strategy of the company, and a fourth factor showing an evaluated value of the company are set as latent variables,
a plurality of company evaluation indexes including an intellectual asset related index are set as an observed variable,
coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, and the fourth factor influences any one of the plurality of company evaluation indexes are set as first path coefficients, and coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, and the third factor influences the fourth factor are set as second path coefficients, and
each of the observed variables is represented using at least one of the latent variables, the first path coefficient, and error variables, and the fourth factor is represented using the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, the second path coefficient, and error variables;
and storing the received causal model information in the storage means;
and
a step of performing covariance structure analysis using the causal model information stored in the storage means, and a value of the observed variable contained in the causal model information;
calculating the first path coefficient, the second path coefficient, and adaptation of the causal model information;
and, when the calculated adaptation satisfies a prescribed requirement, calculating an evaluated value of at least one factor among the first to fourth factors using the calculated first path coefficient and second path coefficient, and a value of an observed variable contained in the causal model information.

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A program for causing an information processing device comprising storage means to execute processing for evaluating companies, wherein the program causes the information processing device to execute:

a step of receiving input of causal model information in which
a first factor showing an evaluated value of a business strategy of a company, a second factor showing an evaluated value of an R&D strategy of the company, a third factor showing an evaluated value of an intellectual property strategy of the company, and a fourth factor showing an evaluated value of the company are set as latent variables,
a plurality of company evaluation indexes including an intellectual asset related index are set as an observed variable,
coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, and the fourth factor influences any one of the plurality of company evaluation indexes are set as first path coefficients, and coefficients in which each of the first factor, the second factor, and the third factor influences the fourth factor are set as second path coefficients, and
each of the observed variables is represented using at least one of the latent variables, the first path coefficient, and error variables, and the fourth factor is represented using the first factor, the second factor, the third factor, the second path coefficient, and error variables;
and storing the received causal model information in the storage means;
and
a step of performing covariance structure analysis using the causal model information stored in the storage means, and a value of the observed variable contained in the causal model information;
calculating the first path coefficient, the second path coefficient, and adaptation of the causal model information;
and, when the calculated adaptation satisfies a prescribed requirement, calculating an evaluated value of at least one factor among the first to fourth factors using the calculated first path coefficient and second path coefficient, and a value of an observed variable contained in the causal model information.

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