Originally published as Journal of Intellectual Capital Volume 6 Number 4, 2005
ISBN: 1 84544 843 X
Guest Edited by: Bernard Marr
Today, many organizations recognize the importance of intellectual capital as a principal driver of firm performance and a core differentiator.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the approaches of the different management consulting firms and to make their differences explicit, prompting consultants to better understand the nature of intellectual capital and the potential for cross-disciplinary learning.
Contents:
Management consulting practice on intellectual capital: Editorial and introduction to special issue
With intellectual capital and intangible assets high on the agenda of executives around the world, and little practical evidence of good practice in measuring and managing these assets, there is a great need for help. This editorial to a special issue on the topic introduces the problem and highlights key issues.
Implementing the KPMG Value Explorer: Critical success factors for applying IC measurement tools
The purpose of this paper is to describe the results of an empirical study into the critical success factors for implementing an intellectual capital valuation method, the KPMG Value Explorer.
Intellectual capital: Management approach in ICS Ltd
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how the ICS intellectual capital methodology was developed starting from the underpinning academic theory.
An integrated framework for visualising intellectual capital
The purpose of this article is to trace the techniques and consulting methods developed and deployed by an Australian project team during an investigation of a client organization's intellectual capital management, measurement and reporting (ICMMR) practices.
Data envelopment analysis as method for evaluating intellectual capital
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of data envelopment analysis (DEA) as a consulting and management tool that fulfils the requirements of quantitatively and comprehensively evaluating and benchmarking the efficiency of intellectual capital (IC).
Knowledge valuation analysis: Applications for organizational intellectual capital
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of an analytic methodology (knowledge valuation analysis, i.e. KVA), based on complexity and information theory, that is capable of quantifying value creation by corporate intellectual capital. It aims to use a real-world case to demonstrate this methodology within a consulting context.
Strategic use of IC reporting in small and medium-sized IT companies: A progress report from a Nordic project
The purpose of this paper is to report on how IT sector organizations in all five Nordic countries have worked together to start a project on using intellectual capital (IC) reporting to improve strategy formulation in SMEs in the IT sector. The project, called PIP (Putting IC into Practice), is partly funded by the Nordic Innovation Centre (www.nordicinnovation.net).
The IC Rating™
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the IC Rating™ approach as a management consulting approach to measure intellectual capital and to report on the implementation and experience in one case study firm.
No longer “out of sight, out of mind”: Intellectual capital approach in AssetEconomics Inc. and Accenture LLP
The purpose of this paper is to describe the logic and processes for identifying, measuring and managing intellectual capital resources along side traditional economic resources to achieve sustainable outcomes valued by investors.
About The Journal of Intellectual Capital
The Journal of Intellectual Capital is dedicated to the international exchange of cutting edge research and best practice on all aspects of managing intellectual capital in organizations. Whilst focusing on the identification and implementation of innovative intellectual capital strategies, this journal also addresses the application of theoretical concepts to the modern knowledge economy.
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