Green Intellectual Capital and Firm Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Malaysian Manufacturing Firms

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between green intellectual capital and firms’ competitive advantage in Malaysia. More specifically this study examines the impact of four dimensions of green intellectual capital; green human capital, green innovation capital, green organisational capital and green relational capital on firms’ competitive advantage. Using survey as a method to collect data from 224 managers of manufacturing firms in Malaysia, the result shows that green intellectual capital and its dimensions, specifically the green innovation capital, green organizational capital and green relational capital have significant and positive relationship with firms’ competitive advantage. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of green intellectual capital as a valuable business resource which in turn enhances firm performance and competitiveness.

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The effect of intellectual capital on competitive advantage: The mediating role of innovation

Management Science Letters ◽

10.5267/j.msl.2020.11.006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1331-1344 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ulya Obeidat ◽

Bader Obeidat ◽

Ala’aldin Alrowwad ◽

Muhammad Alshurideh ◽

Ra'ed Masa'deh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Radical Innovation ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of intellectual capital on the achievement of competitive advantage in organizations. It also aims to explore the mediating impact of innovation on the relationship between intellectual capital and the achievement of competitive advantage. To meet the study’s goals, the researchers reviewed the relevant literature. The researchers also provide definitions for intellectual capital and innovation. They also identified the dimensions of intellectual capital (i.e. structural, human and relational capital). The study identified the types of innovation (incremental and radical innovation) and found that intellectual capital significantly influences on the achievement of competitive advantage. Moreover, the study found that innovation has a mediating influence on the relationship between intellectual capital and the achievement of a competitive advantage.

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Intellectual Capital as a Competitive Advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja

Nile Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.20321/nilejbe.v3i7.120 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Michael Isaac Opusunju ◽

Ndalo Santeli Jiya ◽

Murat Akyuz

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Capital Social ◽

Structural Capital ◽

Pan African ◽

The Relationship

<p class="Default">The study examines the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The study also sought to find out how intellectual capital (human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital) enhances competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The population of 65 employees were used and the population was used as sample size. Point in time data were collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted and finding reveals that the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited is significant. This shows that there is a significant relationship between human capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between relational capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between structural capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between social capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. It is therefore recommended that Pan African Nigeria Limited should emphasis more on intellectual capital such as human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital since it help them to achieve competitive advantage over other firms within the industry.</p>

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Intellectual Capital as a Competitive Advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja

Nile Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.20321/nilejbe.v3i6.004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 52-64

Author(s):

Opusunju Michael Isaac Isaac ◽

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Jiya Ndalo Santeli ◽

Murat Akyuz ◽

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...

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Capital Social ◽

Structural Capital ◽

Pan African ◽

The Relationship

The study examines the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The study also sought to find out how intellectual capital (human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital) enhances competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. The population of 65 employees were used and the population was used as sample size. Point in time data were collected from primary source and Ordinary Least Square was adopted and finding reveals that the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited is significant. This shows that there is a significant relationship between human capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between relational capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between structural capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. There is a significant relationship between social capital and competitive advantage in Pan African Nigeria Limited, Abuja. It is therefore recommended that Pan African Nigeria Limited should emphasis more on intellectual capital such as human capital, social capital, relational capital and structural capital since it help them to achieve competitive advantage over other firms within the industry.

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Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in the Context of Venture-Capital Syndication Background in China

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2021/3425725 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Yuzhong Lu ◽

Zengrui Tian ◽

Guillermo Andres Buitrago ◽

Shuiwen Gao ◽

Yuanjun Zhao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Venture Capital ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Generalized Method Of Moments ◽

Theoretical Development ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Return On Equity ◽

Listed Firms ◽

The Impact ◽

Innovation Capital

This paper is intended to investigate the role of Venture-Capital Syndication (VCS) background in the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) and portfolio firm performance (PFP); specifically, this article examines the moderating effect of VCS’s leading firm background and member heterogeneity on the effect of IC on PFP. This study used a modified VAIC model to measure IC to compose a 4-component variable including human capital, structural capital, relational capital, and innovation capital. The data were collected from VCS-backed and listed firms in China during 2014 to 2018 applying the pooled OLS model for hypotheses test, Generalized Method of Moments (GMMs) to reduce endogeneity and unobserved factor control, and also return on equity (ROE) instead of ROA for the robustness test. Empirical results showed that IC and its components can improve PFP for VCS-backed firms in China; in detail, IC showed greater impact on performance of firms invested by foreign lead investors than in private or government VCS, specially reflected in the impact of innovation capital on PFP. Furthermore, IC showed weaker impact on PFP of mixed VCS-backed firms compared to pure VCS-backed firms and showed diminished effect on higher VCS member heterogeneity mainly reflected in the impact of relational capital on firm performance. These findings propose a new way of combining IC and VC to improve firm performance and are beneficial to theoretical development of IC and VC as well as a perspective for VC firm managers to choose suitable partners prior to join a VCS.

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Does Intellectual Capital Spur Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Growth?: A Study of Chinese and Pakistani Firms

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244021996702 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 215824402199670

Author(s):

Yuqiu Lu ◽

Guowei Li ◽

Zhe Luo ◽

Muhammad Anwar ◽

Yunju Zhang

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽

Chinese Firms ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Steered by the resource-based view theory, this study scrutinizes the impact of the dimensions of Intellectual Capital (IC)—human capital, structural capital, and relational capital (RC)—on sustainable growth (SG) with the mediating role of Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA). We gathered data from 2010 to 2017 of 90 listed firms of China and Pakistan, respectively, and applied EVIEWS. The results indicate that IC plays a significant role in the SG of Chinese and Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on differentiation strategy (DS) in Chinese firms whereas only RC has an insignificant influence on DS in Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on cost leadership strategy (CLS) in Pakistani firms whereas structural and RC have an insignificant influence on the SG of Chinese firms. In terms of the mediating role, DS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Pakistani firms while it only fully mediates the path between RC and SG in Chinese firms. CLS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Chinese firms while it fully mediates the association between human capital and SG in Pakistani firms. This study recommends Chinese and Pakistani firms to encourage investment in IC to gain SCA and SG in the turbulent markets. To concise, this research advises Chinese firms to invest a satisfactory amount in human capital as compared with structural and RC. However, Pakistani firms should focus on IC to gain SCA and SG.

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The impact of intellectual capital on innovation generation and adoption

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-04-2016-0047 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 675-695 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Mir Dost ◽

Yuosre F. Badir ◽

Zeeshan Ali ◽

Adeel Tariq

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Innovation Adoption ◽

Organizational Capital ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact ◽

Innovation Generation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the separate and interrelated effects of three aspects of intellectual capital (human, social and organizational capital) on innovation generation and adoption. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 318 respondents’ of chemical firms. This study used multiple regression analysis to analyze the influence of human, organizational and social capital on innovation generation and adoption. Findings Results suggest that organizational capital exerts significantly positive impact on innovation adoption. In the same vein, social capital exerts significantly positive impact on both innovation generation and adoption. Moreover, interaction of social capital further strengthens the influence of organizational capital on innovation adoption. Contrary to hypotheses, human capital does not exert significant influence on innovation generation. However, interaction of social capital further strengthens the impact of human capital on innovation generation. Practical implications Findings offer implications for modern managers to utilize the knowledge that resides in firm’s different locations. It also enhances managerial ability to identify and apply these knowledge resources to expedite innovation generation and adoption. Originality/value Innovation generation and adoption plays a critical role in firm’s acquiring success and competitive advantage, yet the influence of intellectual capital on innovation generation and adoption mostly remains as unexplained puzzle. This study contributes to knowledge-innovation literature by examining the missing link between different types of knowledge and innovation generation and adoption. It also helps to comprehend the enabling factors through which firms capitalize upon, and obtain, a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Intellectual capital and firm performance: an extended VAIC model

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-12-2017-0184 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 406-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Ayse Elvan Bayraktaroglu ◽

Fethi Calisir ◽

Murat Baskak

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Content Type ◽

Structural Capital ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Capital Efficiency ◽

The Relationship ◽

Innovation Capital

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an extended and modified value-added (VA) intellectual coefficient (VAIC) model, which includes intellectual capital (IC) components which were missing in the original VAIC approach. The proposed model has been used to explore the relationship between IC and firm performance for Turkish manufacturing firms on a more detailed level. Design/methodology/approach Multiple regression analysis has been employed to identify the IC components, which predict the performance of the firm and the moderating effect of some IC components on IC components–firm performance relationship. Data are required to calculate the IC components, and firm performance variables have been obtained from the financial reports of the Turkish manufacturing firms for the period 2003–2013. Findings According to the results for Turkish manufacturing sector innovation capital efficiency has a moderating effect on the relationship between structural capital efficiency (SCE) and profitability, meaning, depending on an increase in R&D expenses, the effect of SCE on profitability also increases. On the other hand, it has been found that innovation capital efficiency has a direct impact on firms’ productivity. The results also showed that IC efficiency components have a moderating role on the relationship between capital employed efficiency and profitability. Research limitations/implications There might be a time lag until the effect of R&D investments can be observed in firms’ performance. However, this lagged impact of innovation capital and also other IC components on future firm performance has not been investigated due to concerns related to sample size. Originality/value The proposed model differs from the original VAIC model in three ways: it, namely, includes two additional IC components, customer capital (CC) and innovation capital. It explores the moderating effect of innovation capital on structural capital–firm performance relationship and the moderating effect of IC components on employed capital–firm performance relationship. As the last difference, it proposes an alteration in the VA calculation due to newly added IC components, CC and innovation capital.

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Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Intellectual Capital, and Green Innovation on Competitive Advantage

International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals ◽

10.4018/ijhcitp.293232 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Environment Protection ◽

Green Innovation ◽

Antecedents And Consequences ◽

Research Frameworks ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Relationship

The concept of green intellectual capital has gained substantial popularity in context of pressures from competition, environmental forces, and mounting stakeholders’ expectations for environment protection. Scholars have, investigated about the antecedents and consequences of green intellectual capital. However, those investigations look inexhaustive in terms of the research frameworks and contexts employed therein. Based on the systematic literature review, this paper builds a better model involving, both, antecedents and consequences of green intellectual capital. The model proposes that corporate social responsibility is a factor leading to green intellectual capital. Additionally, green intellectual capital leads to green innovation resulting in competitive advantage for firms. Importantly, the model acknowledges contingency theory and suggests that the relationship between corporate social responsibility and green innovation could be moderated by the extent to which a firm is visible to general public for its activities as well as the extent to which the firm is transparent.

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The moderating effect of leadership empowerment on relational capital and firms' innovation performance in the entrepreneurial ecosystem: Evidence from China

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-07-2021-0183 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Yunlong Duan ◽

Yilin Chen ◽

Shuling Liu ◽

Chi-Sum Wong ◽

Meng Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Capital ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Innovation Performance ◽

Western China ◽

Relational Capital ◽

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to fill the research gap on the moderating effect of leadership empowerment on the relationship between relational capital and firms' innovation performance in the entrepreneurial ecosystem by addressing the following research questions: (1) How do different types of relational capital positively or negatively affect firms' innovation performance in China? (2) Does leadership empowerment play a moderating role in the above relationship?Design/methodology/approachUsing data derived from the firms distributed in eastern, central and western China, the authors study the impact of relational capital, one of the dimensions of intellectual capital, on firms' innovation performance in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Based on firms' operation process regarding the relationships with their external stakeholders, the authors divided relational capital into three aspects: trust, reciprocity and transparency. Furthermore, leadership empowerment is taken as the moderating variable in the above theoretical relationship.FindingsThere is significant evidence that trust, reciprocity and transparency have positive impact on firms' innovation performance. Leadership empowerment positively moderates the impact of trust and reciprocity on innovation performance. However, there is no significant moderating effect of leadership empowerment on the relationship between transparency and innovation performance.Originality/valueIn the era of the knowledge economy, the entrepreneurial ecosystem is a critical foundation for firms to improve their innovation capacity and performance, and intellectual capital is one of the most imperative drivers in terms of firms' innovation performance. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated thoroughly concerning the relationships among the entrepreneurial ecosystem, intellectual capital and innovation performance. As this study explores the relationships among the above three factors, it may have profound theoretical and practical significance for firms to extent external relationship networks, improve their innovation performance and strengthen their core competencies, which is of great significance to facilitate the construction of entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Examining intellectual capital and competitive advantage relationship

International Journal of Bank Marketing ◽

10.1108/ijbm-07-2013-0069 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 376-399 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Hardeep Chahal ◽

Purnima Bakshi

Keyword(s):

Competitive Advantage ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Banking Sector ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Organisational Learning ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of intellectual capital on competitive advantage in banking sector. Further, it also examines the role of innovation as a mediating variable and organisational learning as a moderating variable in intellectual capital and competitive advantage relationship. Design/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 144 branches of 21 public and seven private banks operating in Northern India (Jammu). Three executives (including one manager and two senior employees) from each branch are contacted purposively. Out of 576 questionnaires distributed, 339 questionnaires are returned with response rate of 62.08 per cent. Findings – The study finds that intellectual capital has direct and positive impact on the competitive advantage. It is also verified that innovation fully mediates the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage. Further, the moderating effect of organisational learning on the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage is also confirmed. Research limitations/implications – The study is limited to the banking sector of Jammu city only. Only three dimensions of intellectual capital are considered in the present study. Originality/value – The study represents the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in banking sector. The results extend the understanding of the role of organisational learning and innovation in creating intellectual capital and building sustainable advantages for organisations.

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