Jamal Abdul Nassir Shaari

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 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 man...

Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Organizational Performance of Islamic Banking Sector in Malaysia

In a contemporary business environment, intellectual capital is considered as the most critical strategic asset for the success of the organization. Intellectual capital is a life blood of the high-tech and knowledge intensive organizations. Banking sector is considered as a knowledge intensive segment. Therefore, there is a great need to nourish the concept and applications of intellectual capital in banking sector. In Malaysia, banking sector is mainly based on conventional banking sector and Islamic banking sector. This study was conducted on Islamic banking sector operating in Kula lumpur Malaysia. A total of 120 individuals were

The road to the development of intellectual capital theory

Today, intellectual capital is recognised as the most important factor for the success of the organisations. Intellectual capital is lifeblood of organisation and it is constituted on the six major components namely human capital, customer capital, structural capital, social capital, technological capital and spiritual capital. Many researchers believe the roots of intellectual capital theory are mainly originated from resources-based theory and knowledge-based theory. The main crux of this paper was to explore the literature review and find the link of intellectual capital theory with resources-based theory and knowledge-based theory. Intellectual capital theory is an advanced for two theories namely knowledge-based theory and resources-based theory. This paper will contribute significantly in addition of literature review and in intellectual capital theory.

Determining the influence of intellectual capital on the organisational performance of banking sector in Kelantan, Malaysia

In this study the researchers attempt to examine the effect of intellectual capital on the organisational performance of banking sector operating in Kelantan, Malaysia. There is no doubt that intellectual capital is considered as the prime asset of an organisation to stay in a competitive business environment. In a knowledge-based economy organisations mainly based on intangible or soft assets. These assets refer to intellectual capital. Intellectual capital is considered as the nucleus of knowledge-based economy. In this study, a total of 250 individuals were involved to examine the role of intellectual capital in the banking sector operating in Kelantan, Malaysia. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. The findings of this study revealed that four research hypotheses were supported while three research hypotheses were not supported. This study provides empirical findings of the contribution of intellectual capital to banking sector in Malaysia.