Personal welfare and intellectual capital: the case of football coaches

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a framework that helps to analyze the dependence between personal welfare and individual (personal) intellectual capital (IIC). The authors also introduce the system of proxy indicator for personal intellectual capital (IC) of football coaches.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper employs the idea that personal welfare depends on personal IC, particularly, talent. That is why initially the literature analysis of welfare phenomenon was provided. Then the system of available proxy indicators of football coaches’ IC was designed. To achieve the purpose a linear function is estimated with the help of ordinary least squares method.

Findings

The chosen set of IC proxy indicators explain the significant part of coaches’ salary. Such proxies as improvement in the championship table and coach's image in media have a significant and positive influence on coach's salary. Whereas, lowering the position of the club does not considerably affect the coach's wealth. A clubs’ financial capacities and budget also influences coaches’ salaries.

Research limitations/implications

Traditional limitation of proxy indicators-based studies is connected with their eligibility and complexity.

Practical implications

The possibility to codify IC of a person enables to analyze core competencies necessary in a particular activity or profession for success achievement. Moreover a policy of inequality reduction should take into account that intangible assets are at the base of those persons wealth.

Originality/value

This is the first paper that employs IC concept to people wealth while previous literature is dedicated to companies’ or countries’ IC.

Citation

Tomé, E., Naidenova, I. and Oskolkova, M. (2014), "Personal welfare and intellectual capital: the case of football coaches", Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-06-2013-0064