Intellectual capital in education: a value chain perspective

Autor: Roswitha Wiedenhofer, Manfred Bornemann
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Intellectual Capital. 15:451-470
ISSN: 1469-1930
DOI: 10.1108/jic-05-2014-0060
Popis: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to apply the concept of Intellectual Capital to assess intangible resources as crucial for the quality of educational processes. It identifies patterns of interdependence between drivers of Intellectual Capital and generic processes of educational institutions as a prototype study in Austria. Four levels of education are analysed and related to each other in order to identify the need to differentiate drivers of Intellectual Capital. Design/methodology/approach – Educational institutions are typically regulated by governmental procedures and do not follow entrepreneurial management models. This paper suggests the assumption of a value chain of schools with the student as a significant customer as well as the object of intervention. Experiences from the application of Intellectual Capital assessment in value chains of the automotive industry are transferred to education. The methodology of “Wissensbilanz – made in Germany” is applied in action research-oriented protot...
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