Relevance Of Intellectual Capital On Firms’ Revenue And Market Valuation Of Quoted Information & Communication Technology(Ict) Industry In Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper assessed the effect of intellectual capital on revenue and market values of firms in information and communication technology firms in Nigeria. Human Capital , Structural Capital and Capital Employed were the proxies for Intellectual capital while Fims’s Gross Revenue and Markket Price per Share were bases for measuring earnings and market values respectively.The study adopted the ex post facto research design as data used were secondary. The data were sourced from annual reports and accounts of three firms selected from the industry under study. Data were analysed using the Ordinary Linear Regression. Data for the study covered the ten years spanning 2004-2013.The study shows that Intellectual capital as measured by Human Capital Efficiency, Structural Capital Efficiency(SCE) and Capital Employed Efficiency(CEE) has positive and insignificant relevance on revenue of ICT firms in Nigeria. However, Human Capital Efficiency has positive and insignificant relevance on share price of ICT firms in Nigeria but Structural Capital Efficiency(SCE) and Capital This outcome implies that any additional investment of the firms to increase HCE, SCE and CEE will increase revenue insignificantly. Again , increase investment in HCE suggest an insignificantly enhance share price of the industry while increase in SCE and CEE will lead to significant decrease in Share Price of the firms studied.. The paper thus recommends that firms in the industry enhances efficiency and productivity of human capital and capital employed to grow both revenue and share price while they moderate expenses on SC and CE to achieve optimal revenue and share price of the firms in Nigeria.
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UGWUANYI Uche Borniface Phd, ONYEKWELU Uche Lucy Phd
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