scholarly journals Examining the Mediating Effect of Strategic Agility in the Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Organizational Excellence in Jordan Service

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeyad Faisal Al-azzam ◽  
Hani Jazza’a Irtaimeh ◽  
Amineh Abdul Halim Khaddam
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Organizational Excellence ◽  
Strategic Agility ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to investigate the effect of intellectual capital and strategic agility on organizational excellence in service sector of Jordan. A total of 550 questionnaires were collected from respondents who were chosen from a stratified random sampling. The results revial that intellectual capital and its dimensions, human capital, structural capital, and relational capital, have a significant impact on strategic agility as well as organizational excellence. Moreover, results reveal that strategic agility fully mediates the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational excellence. The findings of this study can have significant implications for the service sector of Jordan. Keywords: Strategic agility, Intellectual capital, HRM, Excellence performance  

The effects of self-reflection on individual intellectual capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1107-1124
Author(s):  
Zhining Wang ◽  
Shaohan Cai ◽  
Mengli Liu ◽  
Dandan liu ◽  
Lijun Meng
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Individual Human ◽  
Three Components

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to develop a tool measuring individual intellectual capital (IIC) and investigate the relationship between self-reflection and IIC.Design/methodology/approachThis study developed a theoretical model based on social cognitive theory and the literature of self-reflection and intellectual capital (IC). This research collected responses from 502 dyads of employees and their direct supervisors in 150 firms in China, and the study tested the research model using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe results indicate that three components of self-reflection, namely, need for self-reflection, engagement in self-reflection and insight, significantly contribute to all the three components of IIC, such as individual human capital, individual structural capital and individual relational capital. The findings suggest that need for self-reflection is the weakest component to impact individual human capital and individual relationship capital, while insight is the one that mostly enhances individual structural capital.Practical implicationsThis paper suggests that managers can enhance employees' IIC by facilitating their self-reflection. Managers can develop appropriate strategies based on findings of this study, to achieve their specific goals.Originality/valueFirst, this study develops a tool for measuring IIC. Second, this study provides an enriched theoretical explanation on the relationship between self-reflection and IIC – by showing that the three subdimensions of self-reflection, such as need, engagement and insight, influence the three subdimensions of IIC, such as individual human capital, individual structural capital and individual relational capital.

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

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>

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

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 52-64
Author(s):  
Opusunju Michael Isaac Isaac ◽  
◽  
Jiya Ndalo Santeli ◽  
Murat Akyuz ◽  
◽  
...  
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.

Intellectual Capital and Business Performance of Pharmaceutical Firms in Kenya

2019 ◽  
pp. 851-873
Author(s):  
James Mark Ngari
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Relationship

Intellectual capital is an investment in the organization and it is perceived to be a strategic resource and a source of competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to test the relationship between intellectual capital and business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. The specific objectives are to determine whether human capital, structural capital and relational capital influence business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. The results indicate that human capital, structural capital and relational capital influence business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. Human capital and structural capital relationship strongly exist among the studied pharmaceutical firms and significantly influenced business performance positively. In addition, the study confirmed that human capital, structural capital and relational capital are dimensions of intellectual capital. The developed model confirm that the theory fitted data with fit indices above or below the required thresholds and the empirical results provided strong support for the model.

scholarly journals Managerial ability and intellectual capital disclosure

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Rajabalizadeh ◽  
Javad Oradi
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Alternative Measure ◽  
Managerial Ability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeWhile prior research in the area of intellectual capital (IC) disclosure has mainly focused on firm, board and audit committee characteristics, there is little research on whether managerial characteristics are associated with IC disclosure. This study aims to examine the relationship between managerial ability (MA) and the extent of IC disclosure.Design/methodology/approachThe study sample comprises 1,098 firm-year observations of Iranian listed firms during 2012–2017. This study uses the checklist developed by Li et al. (2008) and adopts a content analysis approach and calculates the IC disclosure index in 62 dimensions within three categories: human capital, structural capital and relational capital. To measure MA, this study uses the managerial ability score (MA-Score) developed by Demerjian et al. (2012) for Iranian firms.FindingsThe results show that MA is significantly and negatively associated with the overall extent of IC disclosure and all the three components of IC (human capital, structural capital and relational capital). Further analysis shows that the interaction between MA and firm performance is positive and significant, suggesting that the negative relationship between MA and IC disclosure is less pronounced for high-performing firms. This study addresses the potential endogeneity issue by using the propensity score matching approach. The findings are also robust to the alternative measure of MA.Originality/valueThis study contributes to both the MA literature and the IC disclosure literature. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this study is the first to provide empirical evidence on the relationship between MA and IC disclosure.

Intellectual Capital and Business Performance of Pharmaceutical Firms in Kenya

2017 ◽  
pp. 188-209
Author(s):  
James Mark Ngari
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Relationship

Intellectual capital is an investment in the organization and it is perceived to be a strategic resource and a source of competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to test the relationship between intellectual capital and business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. The specific objectives are to determine whether human capital, structural capital and relational capital influence business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. The results indicate that human capital, structural capital and relational capital influence business performance of pharmaceutical firms in Kenya. Human capital and structural capital relationship strongly exist among the studied pharmaceutical firms and significantly influenced business performance positively. In addition, the study confirmed that human capital, structural capital and relational capital are dimensions of intellectual capital. The developed model confirm that the theory fitted data with fit indices above or below the required thresholds and the empirical results provided strong support for the model.

scholarly journals Sectoral Effects of Intellectual Capital on Malaysian SME Business Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-180
Author(s):  
Salwa Muda ◽  
◽  
Mara Ridhuan Che Abdul Rahman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
And Performance

This paper seeks to estimate and analyze the influence of intellectual capital elements on firm performance on Malaysian SMEs of two sectors, service and manufacturing. The research framework proposes relationships between intellectual capital elements; human capital, structural capital and relational capital and performance. Studies on examining the effects of intellectual capital on performance are growing, however, little is known about how the effects of intellectual capital on SMEs performance differs in different sectors. Questionnaires were delivered to managers and CEOs of SMEs as key informants of the firms to gather the data. A total of 153 usable data from both sectors were analyzed using the PLS-SEM technique through the measurement model, structural model and multigroup analysis (MGA). For the direct relationship, only the effects of human capital (HC) and relational capital on performance show significant results for the full and service sample. Meanwhile, human capital (HC) and structural capital (SC) were found to have significant effects on the manufacturing sector. The multi-group analysis further indicates that the relationship between relational capital and performance differs significantly and was stronger for the service sector. Keywords: intellectual capital, business performance, SMEs, service sector manufacturing sector

Intellectual capital and service quality within the mobile telecommunications sector of Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1185-1208
Author(s):  
Abd-Elrahman Hassanein Abd-Elrahman ◽  
Azza Abd-Elqader El-Borsaly ◽  
Eglal Abd-Elmoneim Hafez ◽  
Sally Ali Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Mobile Telecommunications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Telecommunications Companies

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) (i.e. human capital, structural capital, relational capital) and service quality (SQ) within the Egyptian mobile telecommunications setting.Design/methodology/approachA valid research instrument was utilized to conduct a survey of 384 top- middle- and supervisory level managers from three Egyptian mobile telecommunications companies.FindingsHypotheses related to the relationship of human, structural and relational capital and their influence on SQ were tested. Results show that Egyptian mobile telecommunications companies have mostly emphasized the use of structural capital to boost their SQ.Research limitations/implicationsThis is an empirical research applied in the Egyptian telecommunications setting. Its relationships need further investigation in other settings and countries. Also, the traditional limitations of a cross-sectional study apply with respect to the attribution of causality and the time lag effects.Practical implicationsThe optimal procedure for the Egyptian mobile telecommunications companies is to focus their efforts on managing all three components of IC in order to improve their SQ and performance.Originality/valueThis is one of the very few researches to study the relationship between intellectual capital and service quality and the first to investigate these relationships in the Arab Region within the mobile telecommunications setting.

scholarly journals The value relevance of voluntary intellectual capital disclosure: New Zealand evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1071-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Ellis ◽  
Dyna Seng
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to investigate the value relevance of voluntary intellectual capital disclosure (ICD) in New Zealand by examining the relationship between voluntary ICD and market value. The results suggest that the relationship between voluntary ICD and market value is not a simple, positive relationship across the board. That is, the benefits of different types of intellectual capital (IC) - namely human, relational and structural capital - may vary significantly, and there may even be some costs to disclosure. Positive relationships were found between human and relational capital as well as ICD overall. The results for structural capital disclosure, however, showed a significant and negative relationship. These results suggest that there may be a trade-off between the costs and benefits of disclosure. We also found that the relationship between voluntary ICD and market value is moderated by technologically intensive industries. This relationship is stronger for low-tech industries. This may be due to the fact that low-tech industries disclosed more IC information voluntarily, indicating that more disclosure strengthens the relationship between voluntary IC and market value.

scholarly journals Investigating the Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance in Cement Sector firms in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
ALAM REHMAN ◽  
ADIL KHAN ◽  
FARMAN ULLAH
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The Relationship

The study examines the relationship between intellectual capital performance and financialperformance of cement sector firms listed on Pakistan stock exchange. The study has been conducted using human capital, structural capital and relational capital as the determinants of intellectual capital and return on assets as the proxy of financial performance. The study applies random sampling technique for 20 cement sector firms for the period 2007 to 2016. The study uses correlation and simple OLS to test the hypothesis. The results reveal that intellectual capital as a composite and all its determinants i.e. human capital, structural capital and relational capital have positive significant impact on the financial performance of cement sector firms. The study has practical as well as theoretical implications. The results are expected to help policy makers to rehash their policies by encompassing the approaches that facilitate the intellectual capital of their firms. The study will also help researchers in strengthening their level of understanding of these relationships. Replication of the study may help to validate the hypothesized model and their consequent application in the organizations that share somewhat similar organizational structures.

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