... survey was developed and administered in Colombia. A total of 209 researchers participated in the study. Data were collected through IC measurements concerning the research mission of the universities. Scientific publications from the respondents and the citations received were taken as proxies...

... in Guthrie et al. (2012, p. 74), in which the authors found that the public sector is one of the least addressed areas of IC research. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a literature and published document review, experiential reflections and argument. Findings...

... of the papers presented in this special edition. Findings Intellectual capital (IC) has a future, based not only on the third stage of IC research, which strengthens IC practices inside organisations, but also on a complementary fourth stage which develops IC eco‐systems. Originality/value the papers...

...Eric Kong; Giustina Secundo; Alessandro Margherita; Gianluca Elia; Giuseppina Passiante Purpose This paper aims to discuss the role of intangible assets in higher education and research institutions and to present a measurement framework, along with an illustrative application. Design...

...John C. Dumay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of a critical research perspective in the development of research in the field of intellectual capital (IC) practice. Design/methodology/approach The paper initiates a reflective discourse about the relevance of contemporary...

... knowledge. Three key questions may be raised in this respect: What is behind the surge in academic patenting? Does patenting affect the quality and quantity of universities' scientific output? Does the patent system limit the freedom to perform academic research? The present paper seeks to summarize...

...Stefano Zambon; Jay Chatzkel; M. Paloma Sánchez; Susana Elena Purpose The growing interest regarding intangibles and intellectual capital (IC) has extended from firms to public institutions such as universities and research centres during the last decade. Since universities are considered critical...

... Research Development Patenting Protectionism Internationalization of R&D activity by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has attracted a lot of attention during the 1990s. During the 1970s, it was argued that MNEs entered a market to avoid tariffs or to control strategic resources of an economy...

...Tomas Hellström; Kenneth Husted This paper argues that knowledge mapping may provide a fruitful avenue for intellectual capital management in academic environments such as university departments. However, while some research has been conducted on knowledge mapping and intellectual capital...

...Manuel García‐Ayuso An overwhelming literature on intangibles has been published over past three decades. Based on the evidence provided by recent research studies and the experiences of companies and policy makers this article provides a summary of our current knowledge on intangibles and suggests...

...' request for information indicate a substantial difference between the amount of information found in companies' annual reports and the type of information demanded by the market. The articles in this special edition of Journal of Intellectual Capital represent main current research activities...

... for researchers in the field of IC to be able to justify these newly formed theoretical assumptions through rigorous empirical testing. This paper reports on the results of a systematic investigation into the theoretical underpinnings of why firms measure their IC and existing empirical evidence that helps...

...Cory R. Fine; James Ottavio Castagnera Academia is an industry like many of those in the private sector. It produces valuable patents, copyrights and other intellectual property. Consequently, the “research for sale” industry by way of corporate/university partnerships continues to grow. While...

...Richard Petty; James Guthrie The rise of the “new economy”, one principally driven by information and knowledge, is attributed to the increased prominence of intellectual capital (IC) as a business and research topic. Intellectual capital is implicated in recent economic, managerial, technological...