A qualitative study on the perception of intellectual capital among a group of senior managers of Italian social enterprises
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Article Title | A qualitative study on the perception of intellectual capital among a group of senior managers of Italian social enterprises |
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ERA Journal ID | 36074 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Benevene, Paula (Author), Kong, Eric (Author), De Carlo, Alessandro (Author), Lucchesi, Massimiliano (Author) and Cortini, Michela (Author) |
Journal Title | Knowledge Management Research and Practice |
Journal Citation | 17 (2), pp. 161-171 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1477-8238 |
1477-8246 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14778238.2018.1538600 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14778238.2018.1538600 |
Abstract | The aim of this explorative research is to understand how senior management of Italian social enterprises perceive the role played by the intellectual capital within their organisations in generating knowledge and organisational growth. Semi-structured,in-depth interviews were individually conducted with 81 senior managers of Italian SEs. Interview data were analysed using different qualitative techniques: discourse analysis (performed by two independent judges) as well as content analysis, run through the T-Lab software (analysis of word occurrence and co-word mapping). Findings show that senior managers have a limited understanding of the IC concept of their own organisations as a generative intangible resource. The contents of their perception of IC is more related to the management of human resources and the activities performed by their organisations. Implications for scholars and practitioners are discussed. |
Keywords | intellectual capital (IC); social enterprises (SEs); knowledge strategy; knowledge tools |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350709. Organisation and management theory |
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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/q5451/a-qualitative-study-on-the-perception-of-intellectual-capital-among-a-group-of-senior-managers-of-italian-social-enterprises
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