How human capital becomes transformed into business value is still a black box, as human capital asset dynamics are only partially understood.

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Each participant's scores were then added up and mathematically transformed to create an overall value within a range of zero to 100 for both interpersonal and intergroup wisdom.

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The value of specific degree types has transformed dramatically since the early 1980s, says Carnevale.

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Since its privatisation Vale, which the government often berates for not adding value to the raw materials it exports, has transformed itself from a medium-sized conglomerate to one of the world's biggest mining companies.

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Through a seemingly elegant design, lead can be transformed into gold, or, at least, something of greater value.

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Both QinetiQ and Carlyle maintain that the increase in the business's value is entirely down to the way it has been transformed in the past few years.

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After the war, the group transformed itself into a lay religious organisation, adopting the name Soka Gakkai (Value-Creation Society), and embracing the faith of the 700-year-old Nichiren Shoshu sect.

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