Pre-Owned Intellectual Capital in Organizations: Non-Financial Reports and Accounts (Hardcover 9780415737821) by Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos Leif Edvinsson for $122.61

Description: 9780415737821. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 334. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 334 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white Line drawings black & white Tables black & white. Routledge Advances in Organizational Learning and Knowledge 1. In a global competitive economic environment resources that are scarce or irreplicable are a source of sustained competitive advantage for companies and organizations. Knowledge-based resources are a major and increasing driver of long term competitive advantage. Most accounting standards however do not allow for knowledge-based resource calculations including the most important of these intellectual capital. Intellectual capital is the collective knowledge documented and otherwise of individuals in an organization. In the absence of accounting standards to numerically evaluate intellectual capital some institutions have devised their own reports and statements. But why should companies universities and research centers measure these resources? How are intellectual capital statements built? How does one set targets and what indicators should they include? This book reviews the development of the field of intellectual capital reporting including core concepts latest developments the main components of intellectual capital how a statement is built and key indicators of each component. It further analyzes experiences from a variety of pioneering companies and institutions around the globe in measuring intellectual capital including case studies from educational and research institutions and provides crucial transnational comparisons. Authors Ordonez de Pablos and Edvinsson examine the challenges and next steps for the harmonization of intellectual capital reports consider the creation of a special international agency for intellectual capital reporting standards and evaluate the weaknesses of current standards and how they might be overcome.