Intellectual capital and performance within the banking sector of Luxembourg and Belgium
By Anne-Laure Mention, Nick Bontis. 2013
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Purpose – Intellectual capital is widely acknowledged as the most critical resource of modern organizations. Nevertheless, empirical evidence on its actual contribution to the dynamics of the value creation process remains scarce, especially within certain sectors and geographic regions. The purpose of this paper is to address this gap by investigating the effects of intellectual capital and its components on business performance in banking institutions within Luxembourg and Belgium.Design/methodology/approach – This empirical research is conducted using a dedicated survey instrument administered to over 200 banks. Data analysis is achieved through structural equation modeling.Findings – Results indicate that human capital contributes both directly and indirectly to business performance in the banking sector. Structural and relational capital are positively related to business performance, though results are not statistically significant. Surprisingly, relational capital has been evidenced to negatively m...
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Strategy and Management
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- The impact of the intellectual capital efficiency on commercial banks performance: Evidence from the US (2016, background): “However, although many studies of firm IC exist, empirical evidence regarding the contribution of IC efficiency to firms’ financial performance remains confined to certain sectors and geographical areas (Mention and Bontis, 2013).”
- Intellectual capital and bank productivity in emerging markets: evidence from Ghana (2016, background): “Alongside, empirical evidence on the contributions of intellectual capital to the dynamics of the value creation process remains rare, exclusively within certain geographic regions and industries (Mention and Bontis, 2013).”
- Determinants of financial performance of Islamic banks: An intellectual capital perspective (2017, background): “…a sustained interest in the services sector and specifically in financial institutions (Al-Musali and Ismail, 2014; Curado et al., 2014; El-Bannany, 2008; Murthy and Mouritsen, 2011; Mention and Bontis, 2013; Kubo and Saka, 2002; Nimtrakoon, 2015) in comprehending how IC impacts on performance.”