Journal of Intellectual Capital: Volume 19 Issue 3

Africa: the next frontier for intellectual capital?

Ahmed Bounfour

Creativity and economic growth: theory, measures, and potentials for Morocco

Leonard Nakamura

The current era of globalization is dominated by the rise of investments in intangible capital rather than tangible capital – the ascendance of creativity over plant and…

A comparative study of intangible investment in Egypt and South Africa

Wen Chen

The purpose of this paper is to understand the recent developments and trends of intangible investment in Egypt and South Africa.

Intellectual capital of South Africa: a comparison with Poland and Romania

Carol Y.Y. Lin

The purpose of this paper is to uncover the national intellectual capital (NIC) of South Africa by making comparisons with Poland and Romania.

An econophysics non-monetized theory of value: The case of micro-finance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wolfgang Baer, Ahmed Bounfour, Thomas J. Housel

Mobile phones are radically transforming micro-finance in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Kenya, in particular. The introduction of the micro-financial transaction mobile phone…

Measuring innovation in the informal economy – formulating an agenda for Africa

Jacques Charmes, Fred Gault, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent

The purpose of this paper is to review options for measuring innovation in the informal sector and proposes an agenda for future work.

Rwanda’s innovation challenges and policies – lessons for Africa

Jean-Eric Aubert

The purpose of this paper is to outline the S&T and innovation policy challenges that Rwanda is experiencing in building a knowledge-based economy and draw some more general…

Leveraging intellectual capital in developing countries: evidence from Kenya

Silvia Ferramosca, Alessandro Ghio

The purpose of this paper is to explore how organization’s resources and community aspects shape intellectual capital (IC) performance in developing countries. In fact, it is…

Platforms in Sub-Saharan Africa: startup models and the role of business incubation

Olayinka David-West, Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro, Raymond Okwudiri Onuoha

The purpose of this paper is to examine the startup models adopted by entrepreneurs in launching platform enterprises, and the effectiveness of business incubators across…

Preparers’ and users’ perception of intellectual capital information usefulness: A Tunisian exploratory study

Salma Loulou-Baklouti, Mohamed Triki

The purpose of this paper is to explore preparers’ and users’ perception of intellectual capital (IC) usefulness and to examine the significant differences in the usefulness…

Intellectual capital efficiency and corporate book value: evidence from Nigerian economy

Mutalib Anifowose, Hafiz Majdi Abdul Rashid, Hairul Azlan Annuar, Hassan Ibrahim

The purpose of this paper is to examine the value relevance of intellectual capital (IC) by analysing the relationship between IC efficiency (ICE) and corporate book value of…