To obtain competitive advantage in Europe, it is crucial for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) to utilise knowledge efficiently and to enhance their innovation potential. Several national approaches of managing Intellectual Capital exist, but there is no European wide consensus or any empirical validity regarding managing Intellectual Capital. The different approaches have to be brought ...

The hypothesis of this paper is that the intellectual capital is one of key motivational factors for attracting FDI in Croatia. The confirmation of the hypothesis is based on sectoral and specific firm analysis. The analysis of intellectual capital is based on VAIC method and other methodologies for measuring intellectual capital are also mentioned as a reference. It is also suggested that thos...

In this era of knowledge economics, the role of knowledge management is becoming increasingly important. Intellectual capital represents a collection of intangible assets known as knowledge assets, and practitioners often speculate on the relationship between knowledge management readiness and intellectual capital. To date, however, most research has focused on the link between knowledge manage...

introduction: intellectual capitals in an organization are assets that their value is increased over time and with sharing with others. since hospitals are dominant in providing medical services, management of intangible assets could be very important for them. to avoid the waste of costs and efforts, it is necessary to identify the priority and importance of each dimension of intellectual capi...

the rapid changes in sport industry urge sport investors and entrepreneurs to adopt creative and innovative approaches. in this situation, intellectual property is among the most important organizational assets and the potential success of an organization is rooted in their intellectual capabilities. on the other hand, relying on innovation, small businesses are seeking to improve their perform...

This chapter aims to examine the role of intellectual capital in order to enhance the organizational performance of airline industry in Malaysia. Five components of intellectual capital, namely human capital, customer capital, structural capital, technological capital, and spiritual capital, were used to investigate the role of intellectual capital in airline industry in Malaysia. A structured ...

This work presents a revision of the main definition and significances of the term Intellectual Capital, as it is an important issue of study. Once the main scientific works related to Intellectual Capital are presented and their main contributions highlighted, this work shows how it has been attempted to measure the Intellectual Capital at both individual enterprises and collaborative networks...

The bottom line of managing intellectual capital is the ability to measure its elements. Year by year intellectual capital literature and company practice line up new measuring attempts, but only some of them prove to have strong empirical evidence. Notwithstanding, several companies complete their traditional financial accountings with the evaluation of assets which are invisible in the books....

introduction: nowadays human capital is the main asset in organizations. thus, the employees’ intellectual involvement is a key factor in the success of organizations. hence organizations should seek for factors that affect and boost the employees’ intellectual involvement. therefore, the present research aimed at discovering the relationship between organizational commitment and social capital...

Constant changes created by the global market have led software organizations to depend increasingly on their intellectual capital, its human resources. In this context, the lessons learned are presented as an important resource to aid in the preservation and control of this intellectual capital. This paper aims to present a process model focused on gradually implement activities to improve the...