... interviews from eight ministry officials representing six ministries in Finland. These ministries are expected to be the main potential users of national IC information. Findings The findings show that the policy makers are not familiar with the concept of national IC. However, the elements of national...

... intellectual capital performance, and based on this, to construct a multidimensional measurement system for Finland and to investigate its usefulness. Design/methodology/approach The framework and measurement system of national intellectual capital performance is constructed on the basis...

... as financial capital, e.g. book value. Validity of intellectual capital measures Value added intellectual coefficient Measurement of company efficiency Intellectual capital Finland Financial management Intellectual capital (IC) is a relatively recent line of research that has received...

... for our purposes. As Finland is a highly advanced and internationally competitive knowledge‐based economy according to both international competitiveness surveys (World Economic Forum, 2006 , 2007 ; World Bank, 2007) and international comparative IC studies (e.g. Andriessen and Stam, 2005...

... of a network of collaborating competitors within the natural products industry in Finland. A total of 29 interviews are conducted involving 11 informants. The empirical material is examined through Verna Allee's value network analysis. Findings Business relationships include both collaborative...

... Organizational change Change management Action research Denmark Finland The development of the so‐called knowledge‐based economy highlights the fact that competitiveness relies more on the productive utilization of knowledge and other forms of intellectual capital (IC) than on traditional physical...

.../approach With longitudinal data spanning the period from 1994 to 2005, this study compares the national intellectual capital of 40 countries based on an IC map of 29 indicators. Findings The overall intellectual capital ranking of the five Nordic countries is: 1 Sweden, 2 Finland, (3 Switzerland), 4...

..., all aiming at the same outcome, but only some of them achieve it. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Intellectual capital Knowledge management Computer software Innovation Video games Finland This paper discusses the nature and source of the originality of firms...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Intangible assets Intellectual capital Performance measures Finland Intellectual capital (IC) consists of the non‐physical sources of value related to employees' capabilities, organisations' resources and way of operating...

... a case study in a medical technology cluster located in a sparsely inhabited area in Finland. Findings – According to the results of the case study, the regional intermediaries have the most important role in the creation and supporting of the network dynamics. The most critical roles include forming...