Intellectual capital management among Italian non-profit socio-cooperatives
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Article Title | Intellectual capital management among Italian non-profit |
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ERA Journal ID | 35902 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Benevene, Paula (Author), Kong, Eric (Author), Lucchesi, Massimiliano (Author) and Cortini, Michela (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Workplace Learning: employee counselling today |
Journal Citation | 31 (1), pp. 17-30 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1366-5626 |
1758-7859 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-07-2018-0085 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWL-07-2018-0085/full/html |
Abstract | To deepen the knowledge on the role played by the intellectual capital (IC) of small and medium non-profit socio-cooperatives (SMSCs) in generating knowledge and organisational growth, as well as on the challenges and the difficulties of the management of IC among these organizations This exploratory study adopted a qualitative methodology. A total of 70 semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior managers of Italian non-profit SMSCs, asking them to talk about the management of their human capital, organisational capital and relational capital. The data gathered from the interviews were analysed through discourse analysis carried out by two independent judges. IC management among Italian non-profit SMSCs is unplanned, unsystematic, and short-termed. The SMSCs in question adopt an employee-centred approach; their IC management and knowledge creation are more focused on the direct contribution of the organisational members, than on the endorsement of formal or structured procedures and processes. Due to their social aim, the well-being of both the workers and the beneficiaries of the SMSCs plays a central role in the IC management. Relationships with external stakeholders are regarded as important as those with the internal ones, re-affirming the organisations’ members as the core of the knowledge generation. The group reached is not a statistically representative sample; furthermore, it is limited to Italy. Deepening the knowledge on IC among these organisations can help to promote the strengths and address the weaknesses of its management, whilst also helping these micro-enterprises to develop into SMEs. This paper contributes to the IC literature by shedding light on the role played by IC among SMEs, and more specifically in the specific context of Italian SMSCs. To the authors’ knowledge, no previous research has thus far dealt with this issue. |
Keywords | intellectual capital, knowledge management, non-profit organizations, small- and medium-sized socio-cooperatives, human capital, relational capital |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350709. Organisation and management theory |
350711. Organisational planning and management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Libera University Maria SS. Assunta, Italy |
School of Management and Enterprise | |
D'Annunzio University, Italy | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4z1z/intellectual-capital-management-among-italian-non-profit-socio-cooperatives
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