Table of contents
Thought leadership on intellectual capital
Nick Bontis, Danny NikitopoulosA synopsis of key topics, issues and findings as presented at the 4th World Congress on Intellectual Capital hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. There were…
Is intellectual capital performance and disclosure practices related?
S. Mitchell WilliamsBreaks with the prior literature on intellectual capital disclosure practices in two major ways. First, provides a longitudinal examination of intellectual capital disclosure…
Weightless wealth: four modifications to standard IC theory
Daniel AndriessenStandard Intellectual Capital theory contains some key assumptions or practices that limit our view on the weightless wealth of companies. Discusses four of those practices…
Salience of knowledge in a strategic theory of the firm
P.N. SubbaNarasimhaSustained competitive advantage has become problematic because of turbulent environments. Thus, a strategist’s theory of the firm ought to focus on a theory of sustained…
Leveraging intellectual capital at APiON
Joe Peppard, Anna RylanderUses the case of telecommunications software company APiON to illustrate how the company developed and implemented a growth strategy that allowed them to realize a dramatic…
Orphan knowledge: the new challenge for knowledge management
Ian CaddyTo date knowledge management within learning organizations has focussed upon maximizing possibilities to create knowledge while minimizing the chances of losing knowledge…
Accounting, empirical measurement and intellectual capital
Philip K. M’Pherson, Stephen PikeThe application of proper measurement to a company generating products, services, cash flow and reputation largely from intellectual capital (IC) assets is examined. The…
Non‐financial performance measures in the Canadian biotechnology industry
Judy Cumby, Joan ConrodThe limitations of financial metrics in assessing performance in the new economy generate demand for non‐financial measures appropriate for evaluation of shareholder value…
Early retirements and the dynamics of social knowledge creation
Victor Y. Haines, Jean‐Paul BédardA model of knowledge creation was tested by analyzing the effects of early retirements on social capital, conditions for exchange and combination and social knowledge. The…
Toward a multi‐dimensional measure of individual innovative behavior
Robert F. Kleysen, Christopher T. StreetIndividual level innovation studies often assess only one dimension of innovative behavior. As such, they do not sufficiently capture the richness of the construct of individual…
Mergers and acquisitions through an intellectual capital perspective
Oliver Gupta, Göran RoosThe acquisition of knowledge and other intangible resources often underlies merger and acquisition strategies. Past streams of research regarding the effect intangible resources…
Encouraging innovation in the public sector
Sandford BorinsThe public sector has traditionally been considered inhospitable to innovation, particularly innovations initiated by middle managers and front‐line staff. Unlike the private…
Measuring the mission effect in human intellectual capital
Christopher K. BartOne of the greatest challenges facing advocates of the intellectual capital movement is finding ways to measure and report on its content and effect. Some consider the measurement…
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- Professor Merrill Warkentin