...Ratapol Wudhikarn; Tanyanuparb Anantana; Tinnakorn Phongthiya; Boontarika Paphawasit; Photchanaphisut Pattanasak Purpose This study aims to propose an improved benchmarking approach for developing novel intellectual capital (IC) performance indicators (PIs) for business incubators (BIs), a crucial...

.... Martin Nemetz can be contacted at: mn@dke.univie.ac.at © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Intellectual capital Financial reporting Benchmarking Since the mid‐1990s, research on intellectual capital (IC) as well as on its adequate and effective management and reporting has...

... was conducted. An IA capturing tool, the feasibility of a novel IA benchmarking tool and a toolkit to assist know‐how capture were developed. These were piloted with SMEs from various industries. Findings Simple tools were developed which proved to be very useful aids to facilitate improved learning...

... and financial return and, on the other hand, MBR. Originality/value The value of this paper lies mainly in the methodology it provides for external IC benchmarking As an example of the difficulties of comparison that we face nowadays, we only need to point out that, for a matter as apparently simple...

...) of the nearby environment. Social Capital Benchmarking System is both a new management method and a new management tool, that identifies, audits and benchmarks the resources and capabilities or the social capital, existing in alternative cluster locations that are necessary to develop the specific network...

... indicator (Edvinsson and Malone, 1997). The aim of this research was to provide South African mining companies with intellectual capital benchmarks (a first for this country) against which to compare themselves, and use to launch their intellectual capital initiatives and thus enhance their global...

...Josep María Viedma Marti Researchers in the area of strategic management agree on the key role of knowledge as a source of sustainable competitive advantage, but very few know how to manage knowledge that produces value or intellectual capital in an efficient way. Intellectual capital benchmarking...