Intellectual Capital Measurements and Reporting

2010 ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Suresh Cuganesan ◽  
Richard Petty
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Global Alignment ◽  
Multinational Organizations ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Global Companies ◽  
Competitive Success ◽  
The Right

Multinational organizations operate across a variety of complex competitive environments. Achieving the right balance of global alignment and local flexibility is central to competitive success for these organizations. Viewed from an intellectual capital perspective, multinational organizations need to: design and execute appropriate structures and systems (structural capital); engage and align its international workforce (human capital); and, generate favourable relationships across the multitude of stakeholders it interacts with globally (relational capital). But in pursuing these goals, a number of issues and challenges are faced: How to make sense of intellectual capital investment decisions? How are they to communicate intellectual capital priorities throughout the multinational business? And, with what tools are they to measure and monitor investments and initiatives such that refinements and corrective action can be made? In dealing with these issues, intellectual capital measurement and reporting practices can help. This chapter presents the conceptual framework underpinning intellectual capital, discusses limitations with traditional financial reporting models, outlines the benefits of intellectual measurement, and reports and presents research on the perspective of finance professionals evaluating global companies.

Intellectual capital: mediator of board of directors’ effectiveness and adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainabu Tumwebaze ◽  
Juma Bananuka ◽  
Kassim Alinda ◽  
Kalembe Dorcus
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
International Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Reporting Standards ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: to test whether intellectual capital mediates the relationship between board of directors’ effectiveness and adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and to examine the contribution of the specific elements of intellectual capital and board of directors’ effectiveness to adoption of IFRS. Design/methodology/approach This study is cross-sectional. Usable questionnaires were received from 67 microfinance institutions (MFIs) that are members of the Association of MFIs of Uganda. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences and MedGraph program (Excel version). Findings Results indicate that intellectual capital mediates the relationship between board of directors’ effectiveness and adoption of IFRS. Results further indicate that board independence and board meetings contribute significantly to the adoption of IFRS unlike board size and board committees. Results also indicate that in the intellectual capital elements, only structural capital and human capital significantly contribute to the adoption of IFRS unlike relational capital. Originality/value This study provides more insights on our understanding of the relationship between intellectual capital, board of directors’ effectiveness and adoption of IFRS. Specifically, it provides first time evidence of the mediation effect of intellectual capital in the relationship between board of directors’ effectiveness and adoption of IFRS using evidence from an African developing country – Uganda. Further, this paper adds to existing literature on corporate governance and reporting practices, as it provides more insights on the contribution of specific elements of board of directors’ effectiveness and intellectual capital to adoption of IFRS.

scholarly journals Managerial Perception of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 206-214
Author(s):  
S D Jayasooriya ◽  
K D Gunawardana
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Common Method ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Managerial Perception ◽  
Managerial Perceptions

There is no any common method available in the financial reporting practices to disclose the intellectual capital in the financial statements. In this study it was aimed to examine the managerial perception of intellectual capital disclosure practices in the listed companies in Sri Lanka. The main problem was to find out the issues of existing intellectual capital disclosure practices and how managerial perceptions affecting to the disclosure practices of intellectual capital in listed companies of Colombo Stock Exchange. The sample was taken as 20% from the total companies covering all the sectors. It was found that the neediness of disclosing the intellectual capital to get the clear picture of the organizations wealth and success. According to the managerial perception, at the initial stage, it is fair to produce a common method to disclose intellectual capital rather going to value them. Further, it is a must to investigate the total scope of intellectual capital to identify the common variables.

scholarly journals Intellectual capital reporting

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Tichá
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Reporting Practice ◽  
Reporting Systems ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Information Basis

The changing context within which businesses today compete requires deployment of intangible assets in order to achieve competitive position on the market. The growing importance of intellectual capital has been challenging the traditional financial reporting system, which is not capable to meet the information needs any more. The article provides an overview of various intellectual capital reporting systems and highlights their key concerns. The selected list of intellectual capital reporting practices serves as an information basis for business leaders to raise the awareness, to consider pros and cons of intellectual capital reporting and to facilitate a broader acceptance of a new reporting practice.

scholarly journals Intellectual capital and sustainability reporting practices in Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juma Bananuka ◽  
Venancio Tauringana ◽  
Zainabu Tumwebaze
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Relational Capital ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
External Financing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Financial Service Firms

PurposeThe objective of the study is to investigate the association between intellectual capital (IC) and sustainability reporting practices in Uganda. The study further examines how individual IC elements (human, structural and relational capital) affect sustainability reporting practices.Design/methodology/approachThis study employs a questionnaire to collect data. Data are analyzed using multiple regression analysis.FindingsResults indicate that IC is significantly associated with sustainability reporting practices. The study also found that human capital and relational capital elements have a positive effect on sustainability reporting practices while structural capital element does not have a significant effect.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few studies that examine sustainability reporting by financial services firms in a country where the capital markets are still in their infancy and the major source of external financing are the banks. Its major contribution lies in its focus on how the key IC components explain variations in sustainability reporting practices among financial service firms in Uganda.

Green Intellectual Capital on Value Relevance in Indonesia’s Manufacturing Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-136
Author(s):  
R. Rosiyana Dewi ◽  
Etty Murwaningsari ◽  
Sekar Mayangsari
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
High Pollution

Objective - Corporate concern for the environment is an important stakeholder demand. A company is obliged to preserve the environment with various investments, one of which is green intellectual capital to maintain the sustainability of the company, especially for companies that carry out their business activities in countries that are in conditions of high pollution such as Indonesia. The importance of green intellectual capital investment information for stakeholders can be seen from the value relevance of the information. This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of investment in green intellectual capital, which consists of the following dimensions: human, structural, and relation to value relevance. Methodology/Technique – This study will explain the causal relationship between the independent and the dependent variables through hypothesis testing based on the theory that has been formulated with data that obtained and tested through quantitative panel data testing. Findings - The results of a survey of 515 samples of data from a population of 183 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015-2019 found that green intellectual capital with its three dimensions had a significant positive effect on value relevance. This study also proves that green structural intellectual capital has influenced more on value relevance than human and relation intellectual capital. Novelty - The measurement of variables is green intellectual capital and value relevance in this study develops previous research with related government conditions and regulations in Indonesia. Green intellectual capital investment is measured by using content analysis from disclosures in annual reports and sustainability reports, and value relevance is measured by the Olhson model with beta correction by the stock market in Indonesia. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: G32, O34 Keywords: Green Intellectual Capital; Value relevance; Human Capital; Structural Capital, Relational Capital

scholarly journals Proprietary costs of intellectual capital reporting: Malaysian evidence

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasnah Kamardin ◽  
Robiah Abu Bakar ◽  
Rokiah Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Capital Efficiency

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) performance (value-added intellectual coefficient (VAIC)) and company characteristics with IC disclosure (ICD) in Malaysian listed companies. Design/methodology/approach – Sample of the study is 68 biggest Malaysian companies listed in Malaysian Stock Exchange based on market capitalization in year 2006. The paper follows the classification of ICD by Huang et al. (2007), with three broad IC categories in 45 items. Content analysis was used to collect the IC information from the annual reports. Regression analysis was conducted for VAIC and its components. Log linear analysis was also conducted to cater the possible misspecification in the model. Findings – Results of the study show that VAIC is negatively related to ICD. Further classification of VAIC shows that intellectual capital efficiency and human capital efficiency are negatively related to ICD whilst structural capital efficiency is not related to ICD. Company size and leverage are found to be positively related to ICD. Research limitations/implications – Negative association between VAIC and ICD suggests that companies reduce ICD for competitive advantage reason which supports the proprietary cost theory. The findings of the study may provide some evidence to regulators to enhance the reporting practices of IC for the benefits of users of financial reporting in making relevant decisions. The focus should be given on the reporting of human capital items. Originality/value – This is the first paper to use IC framework by Huang et al. (2007). Consistency of findings with other studies using different IC framework can be compared for the choice of IC framework in future studies.

scholarly journals Apakah intellectual capital penting bagi kinerja & nilai pasar perusahaan? Riset pada perusahaan Perbankan dan Asuransi di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Yennisa Yennisa ◽  
Maisyaroh Maisyaroh
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Voluntary Disclosures ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Research Implication ◽  
Performance Research

This research aims to test the effect of intellectual capital with three components (value-added efficiency of human capital, capital employed, and structural capital) on a firm and market performance. This research uses quantitative data; 130 of financial statements from banking and insurance companies from 2012–2016. This research use Value Added Intellectual Coefficient model (VAIC) and conduct test with multiple regression analysis. The result shows VAIC implication to firm and market performance. Value-Added Efficiency of Capital Employed (VACA) is the only one from the VAIC component does impact on firm performance. VACA and VAHU have an impact on market performance. Research implication for financial reporting or annual report emphasizes on voluntary disclosures in the future.  

IC & OI The impact of intellectual capital on organizational innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1257-1265
Author(s):  
Fouad El-Gamal
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Dominant Dimension ◽  
Structural Capital ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Intellectual capital can generate value for organizations and improve organizational innovation. This study aims to investigate the effects of intellectual capital on corporate innovation. Mixed research methodology approach has been used by combining both qualitative and quantitative analysis to explore and empirical examine the research model. The targeted population of interest is the licensed pharmaceutical manufactures, 90 organizations in the Egyptian pharmaceutical industry throughout its three main sectors (11 public, 70 local private and 9 MNCs). Statistical analyses are employed based on the questionnaires gathered from 39 pharmaceutical manufactures’ companies (44% response rate). In addition, sixty-three “63” in depth interviews have been conducted with both top and middle managers. The research findings indicate that all dimensions of intellectual capital (human, structural, and relational capital) have positive significant effects on organizational innovation of pharmaceutical manufactures’ companies. The study clarifies that the most dominant dimension is structural capital, which provides the largest and strongest support to pharmaceutical manufactures’ companies. The deep realization of the importance intellectual capital and its impact on innovation helps leaders to adopt accurate system to run organizational innovation in a better way, which lead to sustainable competitive advantage for organizations.

Audit Quality and the Market Value of Cash Holdings: The Case of Office-Level Auditor Industry Specialization

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-Bon Kim ◽  
Jay Junghun Lee ◽  
Jong Chool Park
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Cash Holdings ◽  
Market Value ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Value Of Cash ◽  
Office Level ◽  
Industry Specialist

SUMMARY This study investigates the monitoring role of high-quality auditors defined as office-level industry specialists in the stock market valuation of cash assets. We find that the market value of cash holdings is significantly higher for the client of an industry specialist auditor. The marginal value of cash is 34 cents higher for the client of a joint-industry specialist at both the national and city levels than for the client of a nonspecialist. We also find that cash holdings are more closely associated with capital investment and the market value of capital investment is significantly higher when the auditor is a joint-industry specialist. Moreover, we find that the value of cash increases significantly when the client changes its auditor to a joint-industry specialist. Our findings hold even after controlling for the client's governance efficacy and financial reporting quality. Our results provide new insight into the mechanism through which high-quality audits affect firm value: External audits facilitate shareholders' monitoring over managerial cash expenditures, thereby leading market participants to attach a higher value to cash holdings.

scholarly journals The Impact of CSR on the Capital Structure of High-Tech Companies in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5467
Author(s):  
Barbara Grabinska ◽  
Dorota Kedzior ◽  
Marcin Kedzior ◽  
Konrad Grabinski
Keyword(s):  
Capital Structure ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Debt Financing ◽  
High Tech ◽  
High Tech Industry ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Csr Reporting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Capital Structure

So far, CSR’s role in the high-tech industry is not fully explained by academic research, especially concerning the most burdensome obstacle to firms’ growth: acquiring debt financing. The paper aims to solve this puzzle and investigate whether young high-tech companies can attract more debt by engaging in CSR activity. To address the high-tech industry specificity, we divided CSR-reporting practice into three broad categories: employee, social, and environmental and analyzed their impact on the capital structure. Our sample consists of 92 firm-year observations covering the period 2014–2018. Using a regression method, we found out that only employee CSR plays a statistically significant role in shaping capital structure. We did not find evidence for the influence of the other types of CSR-reporting practices. The results suggest that employees are the key resource of high-tech companies, and, for this reason, they are at the management’s focus. This fact is visible at the financial reporting level and, as we interpret results, is also considered by credit providers. In a more general way, our results suggest that firms tend to choose CSR based on the importance of crucial resources.

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