Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the links between intellectual capital sub-components and organizational performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sector in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collect...
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the links between intellectual capital sub-components and organizational performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sector in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through structured questionnaires from a sample of 247 respondents from Pakistani SMEs in Gujranwala and Gujarat. Several tests were used to examine the reliability and validity of the research instrument. Finally, multiple regression analysis
was used to test the proposed research hypotheses.
Findings – The findings of this study demonstrate that the overall regression model of intellectual capital
shows goodness of fit while one component of intellectual capital – namely human capital – appeared
insignificant. Subsequently, six out of seven research hypotheses was accepted.
Practical implications – This study will provide a valuable framework for entrepreneurs,
executives, managers and policy makers in managing intellectual capital within the Pakistani context.
Originality/value – To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first empirical study that has
been conducted on SMEs operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sector in Pakistan. |
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| spelling | unimas-95232022-02-04T02:50:42Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9523/ Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan Muhammad, Khalique Bontis, Nick HF Commerce HJ Public Finance Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the links between intellectual capital sub-components and organizational performance in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sector in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through structured questionnaires from a sample of 247 respondents from Pakistani SMEs in Gujranwala and Gujarat. Several tests were used to examine the reliability and validity of the research instrument. Finally, multiple regression analysis was used to test the proposed research hypotheses. Findings – The findings of this study demonstrate that the overall regression model of intellectual capital shows goodness of fit while one component of intellectual capital – namely human capital – appeared insignificant. Subsequently, six out of seven research hypotheses was accepted. Practical implications – This study will provide a valuable framework for entrepreneurs, executives, managers and policy makers in managing intellectual capital within the Pakistani context. Originality/value – To the best knowledge of the authors, this is the first empirical study that has been conducted on SMEs operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sector in Pakistan. Emeraldin Sight 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9523/1/Khalique.pdf Muhammad, Khalique and Bontis, Nick (2015) Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 16 (1). pp. 224-238. ISSN 1469-1930 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JIC-01-2014-0014 DOI 10.1108/JIC-01-2014-0014 |
| spellingShingle | HF Commerce HJ Public Finance Muhammad, Khalique Bontis, Nick Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title | Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title_full | Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title_short | Intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in Pakistan |
| title_sort | intellectual capital in small and medium enterprises in pakistan |
| topic | HF Commerce HJ Public Finance |
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