About this ebook
Intellectual Capital in the Digital Economy reviews the state of the art in the field of intellectual capital and intellectual capital reports, exploring core concepts, strengths and weaknesses, gaps, latest developments, the main components of intellectual capital, the main sections of the reports, and indicators of each component. It presents experiences from pioneering companies and institutions in measuring intellectual capital around the world. It incorporates an interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial approach, offering a comparative view of intellectual capital reports elaborated in different regions of the world. This book presents case studies and experiences on the building of intellectual capital reports in organizations. In addition, the book discusses the benefits and challenges of building intellectual capital reports in smart economies and societies.
This book is of direct interest to researchers, students and policymakers examining intellectual capital and the knowledge-based economy.
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About the author
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos is a professor in the Department of Business Administration in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Oviedo, Spain. She is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital (IJLIC), International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) and the book series Routledge Advances in Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management.
Leif Edvinsson is a key pioneering contributor to the theory and practice of Intellectual Capital (IC). He was the world’s first director of IC in 1991, and is Cofounder and Founding Chairman of the New Club of Paris. In 2000 he was appointed to the world's first professorship on Intellectual Capital at Lund University, Sweden. In 2015 he was appointed to the Advisory Board to JIN – the Japan Innovation Network, and in 2016 he was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Norway Open Innovation Forum. In 2006 he was promoted to Chair Professor in Intellectual Capital at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
