Proposing Conceptual Framework for Measuring Structural Capital in University

Journal Title: Roshd-e-Fanavari - Year 2014, Vol 10, Issue 37

Abstract

"I n a knowledge-based economy, products and companies live and die on information and the most successful companies are the ones who use their intangible assets better and faster. Organizations are aware that knowledge is their most valuable and strategic resource in the present business environment. Knowledge management and intellectual capital approaches have become critical for universities, mainly due to the fact that universities’ main goals are the production and knowledge dissemination. Managers know they have to manage the process of learning and measure its outcomes and knowledge-based organizational resources, if they want to be competitive. Intellectual capital (IC) is a new approach which helps us face with barriers and problems of higher education system. It is the key successful element for knowledge-based organizations such as universities-. The managers of universities have to identify their IC, measure and manipulate it effectively. However, in the past few years, the problem of quantifying and accounting the value and explaining the components of the organization’s intellectual capital it has been questioned. Thus, this research tries to present indicators to measure structural capital (as one of the main parts of intellectual capital) by reviewing different frameworks in this field. At the end, we identified three Dimensions including Infrastructural Capital, Research and Development Capital, Knowledge Infrastructural Capital, using eight components and 50 indicators to measure these parameters."

Authors and Affiliations

Alireza Ghezel, Majid Ramezan, Mohammad reza Zahedi

Keywords

"I n a knowledge-based economy products and companies live and die on information and the most successful companies are the ones who use their intangible assets better and faster. Organizations are aware that knowledge is their most valuable and strategic resource in the present business environment. Knowledge management and intellectual capital approaches have become critical for universities mainly due to the fact that universities’ main goals are the production and knowledge dissemination. Managers know they have to manage the process of learning and measure its outcomes and knowledge-based organizational resources if they want to be competitive. Intellectual capital (IC) is a new approach which helps us face with barriers and problems of higher education system. It is the key successful element for knowledge-based organizations such as universities-. The managers of universities have to identify their IC measure and manipulate it effectively. However in the past few years the problem of quantifying and accounting the value and explaining the components of the organization’s intellectual capital it has been questioned. Thus this research tries to present indicators to measure structural capital (as one of the main parts of intellectual capital) by reviewing different frameworks in this field. At the end we identified three Dimensions including Infrastructural Capital Research and Development Capital; Knowledge Infrastructural Capital; using eight components and 50 indicators to measure these parameters."

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Alireza Ghezel, Majid Ramezan, Mohammad reza Zahedi (2014). Proposing Conceptual Framework for Measuring Structural Capital in University. Roshd-e-Fanavari, 10(37), 53-63. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-175657