scholarly journals Effect of Intellectual Capital on Organizational Productivity in the Public Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-336
Author(s):  
Kook-Chan Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Organizational Productivity ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals Intellectual Capital and Sustainable Economic Performance in the Public Sector: The Context of the New Public Management in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7885
Author(s):  
Kardina Kamaruddin ◽  
Indra Abeysekera
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Public ◽  
Operational Variables ◽  
Construct Dimensions

The New Public Management allows us to reflect upon whether intellectual capital helps public sector organisations meet their performance benchmarks. Sustainable economic performance gains importance from the public sector’s service ideal. Although there have been empirical endeavours using intellectual capital as operational variables, this study examines the theoretically informed relationship between the intellectual capital construct and its construct dimensions and the sustainable economic performance construct and its construct dimensions. The decision-making inputs of senior officials in the Malaysian public sector are vital for evaluating the relationship, as these officials are the individual strategists of the collective organisational strategy. The study conducted a survey that received 1092 usable responses and analysed them using the structural equation modelling research method. The findings showed a robust theoretical relationship between intellectual capital and sustainable economic performance. Furthermore, the study identified intellectual capital items that play a vital role in supporting public sector sustainable economic performance in Malaysia under New Public Management. The findings provide useful knowledge for public sector officials and policymakers, and for further research.

New frontiers in the use of intellectual capital in the public sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 258-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Guthrie ◽  
John Dumay
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Research ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Document Review

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the articles presented in this special issue. The Special Issue is inspired by our recent review of the intellectual capital (IC) literature in Guthrie et al. (2012, p. 74), in which the authors found that the public sector is one of the least addressed areas of IC research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a literature and published document review, experiential reflections and argument. Findings – The paper reveals that interest in public sector and IC is alive and well and the major difference between public sector and mainstream IC research is a complete lack of normative research. The papers in this Journal of Intellectual Capital (JIC) Special Issue continue that tradition. Research limitations/implications – The authors call on public sector IC researchers to continue the third stage and fourth stage IC research tradition encouraging them to explore emerging issues alongside the changes in the social, political and economic realities impacting public sector IC in the future. Doing so will ensure that public sector IC research is timely, relevant, impactful and contributes to future practice, research, policy and above all, benefits the citizens who need and consume public services. Originality/value – The paper presents a précise of current public sector research and encourages public sector researchers to continue developing research into how IC works.

scholarly journals The Interoperability between the Public and Private Sectors in Light of Adult Education. Supplements to the Planned Downsizing in the Public Sector

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-155
Author(s):  
Csilla Megyesi
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Market Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sector Employment ◽  
The Individual

Abstract The current study is a result of the Hungarian government’s aspiration to cut bureaucracy and increase public administration’s efficiency, thus impacting personnel and reorganizing the labour market. The public-sector headcount reduction is being justified in terms of Hungary’s inadequate private-/public-sector employment ratio. This reorganization can come to fruition only via the development of intellectual capital and a well-designed system for retraining and further education. In cases of retraining and further education offered by the state, we must be wary of generational differences and possible motivations, while also keeping in mind the influence education can have on the market, society, and the individual. Our research has shown that the demand for a given type of instruction is also influenced by the generational differences among those who wish to learn. Overall, our respondents showed an interest in learning.

scholarly journals Intellectual capital in the public sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-281
Author(s):  
Sandra Bailoa
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Production Factor ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
The Public ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Public Commitment ◽  
Capital Services

The Intellectual Capital theory emerged mainly from analyses and observations in business sector based on the growing importance of intellectual capital as a production factor and on its contribution to create value and competitive advantages. The importance of managing intellectual capital is also recognized in public organizations although the theory reveals differences in application to the public sector and is less developed in this environment. In fact, most methodologies to manage intellectual capital were developed in the business area and research at public sector level did not verify the same attention. In literature it is possible to realize that although there are some studies that analyse the management of intellectual capital in the public sector, there are few studies that suggest methodologies specific to this sector. Thus, this article aims to discuss the main aspects about the applicability of intellectual capital theory to the public sector and to propose a taxonomy of intangible assets appropriate to this sector through critical review of main contributions of literature. The analysis allowed finding several arguments that justify the application of the theory to public sector. It also allowed suggesting a classification of intellectual capital based on the intangible assets considered relevant to public sector namely the set of the followed categories: Human capital, Structural capital, Relational capital, Services capital and Public Commitment capital.

Managing intellectual capital through a collective intelligence approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giustina Secundo ◽  
John Dumay ◽  
Giovanni Schiuma ◽  
Giuseppina Passiante
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fourth Stage ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The University ◽  
Intelligence Approach

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a new framework for managing intellectual capital (IC) inside a university considering the collective intelligence perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The research method uses the fourth stage of IC research and adopts the collective intelligence approach. The underlying assumption behind the framework is to consider the university as a collective intelligence system in which the tangible and intellectual assets are coordinated towards the achievement of strategic goals. Findings – The conceptual framework for IC management harnesses the power of IC, collectively created by the engagement of multiple stakeholders inside the university network. The main components are the final goal of a university (what); the collective human capital to achieve the goal (who); the processes activated inside the university (how); and finally the motivations behind the achievement of the goal (why). Research limitations/implications – The research is exploratory and the framework offers opportunities for refinement. Future research is needed to verify the application of the framework to other organisations in the public sector intended as collective intelligence systems. A new perspective for managing IC in universities adopting the collective intelligence approach is developed. Contribution to the fourth stage (ecosystem) of IC research is highlighted, expanding the concept of IC value creation beyond the university into wider society. Practical implications – The framework can be used to manage IC strategically in all the systems interpreted as collective intelligence systems in which the role of IC creation from multiple actors is relevant. This makes possible the understanding of how IC helps create value for the society and the region in which the university operates. Originality/value – The originality of the paper is in bringing together issues usually dealt within the literature in separate domains, such as IC management and collective intelligence perspective. The concept of collective intelligence remains an unexplored field in relation to IC management in the public sector. The collective intelligence approach provides a novel contribution to managing IC and is intended to inspire future research.

scholarly journals The impact of intellectual capital on performance: Evidence from the public sector

2017 ◽  
pp. 225-238 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Organizational Capital ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Public Entity

This paper investigates the influence of intellectual capital on organizational performance in the public sector and studies the interconnections between intellectual capital variables within the latter setting. It follows a quantitative research approach where data was collected from 371 employees in a public entity within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The findings highlight the importance of human, social and organizational capital in enhancing performance in the studied organization. Furthermore, the results show that the examined forms of capital can be interconnected. These outcomes support the earlier findings on the positive impact of intellectual capital variables on performance and, provide valuable and rather rare insights on the latter interrelationships within the GCC public sector.

scholarly journals Factors for measuring knowledge management and intellectual capital in the public sector of Jalisco

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Author(s):  
Irma Alicia Huerta-Chávez ◽  
Alberto Merced Castro-Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Public Context

In the public sector, stresses the importance of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital, as raw material in the generation and provision of services to citizens, depending on existing needs, as well as in the modernization of public administration. In this sense, the objectives of the present research are focused on identifying the necessary factors for the measurement of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital in the public sector of Jalisco, as well as explaining the behavior of the variables under study. For this, the scales of Rodriguez-Ponce (2007) and Chahal and Baskhi (2015) were used with six dimensions or factors, appropriate to the Mexican public context. With a cross-sectional study and a non-probabilistic sampling for convenience of 52 employees of middle managers and directors of the public sector of social assistance from Jalisco, who voluntarily accepted to participate, the results were obtained that allowed validating the instrument with necessary dimensions or factors in the explanation of the variables under study, by means of descriptive statistics and statistical tests of reliability, normality tests and correlations between elements by factor.

scholarly journals Corporate governance, intellectual capital and performance: Evidence from the public sector in the GCC

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Braendle ◽  
Assaad Farah ◽  
Patrick Balian
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
The Public ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Unique Study ◽  
Sector Data ◽  
Do So

This unique study tries to link corporate governance, intellectual capital and organizational performance in the public sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). To do so we collected data from 371 managers in public entities within the GCC region. Our findings indicate the importance of corporate governance (in form of human, social and structural capital) to enhance performance in the public sector. Not only have those, results showed that the examined forms of capital are interrelated. We therefore support earlier findings that attribute impact of intellectual capital variables on performance. These results are highly relevant within the context of the GCC public sector. The findings of the papers help both, scholars and practitioners: the findings of the paper help to better understand the links between corporate governance and intellectual capital. Further, the study provides – based on GCC public sector data - the unique opportunity to see the interrelationships between corporate governance, intellectual capital and performance within the GCC public sector.

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