Intellectual Capital Management and Sustainability Activities in Brazilian Organizations: A Case Study

Tonial, Graciele; Cassol, Alessandra; Selig, Paulo Maurício; Giugliani, Eduardo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-79051-0_7

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“…Additionally, in the HEI context, structural capital includes all explicit knowledge interrelated with the internal processes of the promotion, communication, and management of scientific and technical knowledge in the organisation, which spans both organisational aspects (operating environments derived from the interactions between research management and the organisation of processes, organisational routines, corporate culture and values, and internal procedures, within the scope of quality and information systems, among others), and technological aspects (technological resources available in the university, such as bibliographic and documentary resources, archives, technical developments, patents, licenses, software, and databases, among others) [39,42]. For example, in [43], the structural capital was related to the SD practices towards the improvement of some organisational processes and practices, such as structural improvements based on new technologies (databases, intellectual property) and organizational culture based on the management of environmental sustainability practices. However, in [10], it was stressed that, until now, in Portuguese HEIs the focus has been on processes related to the separation of waste and its forwarding for recycling and plans to reduce the production of waste (e.g., paper, plastic, metal, oils, batteries), so as to ensure SD.…”

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Bridging Intellectual Capital, Sustainable Development and Quality of Life in Higher Education Institutions

2020

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This paper analyses the relationship between the intellectual capital of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their sustainable development practices, and assesses whether higher education institutions’ sustainable development practices are related to their stakeholders’ quality of life. Using a structural equation model, two model specifications are estimated, gathering primary data from a convenience sample composed of 738 full-time students and 587 teachers/researchers at seven Portuguese higher education institutions. The findings reveal that intellectual capital influences sustainable development practices directly and positively, whereas sustainable development practices influence students’ quality of life in a significant way, although the same is not verified for teachers/researchers. These findings provide insightful implications for policy-making and intellectual capital management for practices in higher education institutions; firstly, by showing that the sustainable development concept is associated with HEIs’ practices of economic, environmental, social and organisational sustainability; secondly, by concluding that public Portuguese HEIs need to improve the social dimension of their sustainable development practices, and here there may be room for improvement in the institution through better and more proficient social engagement that is more directed to the challenges of sustainability and social change; and thirdly, by showing that the inclusion of better sustainable practices has repercussions on the quality of life of all stakeholders.

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Bridging Intellectual Capital, Sustainable Development and Quality of Life in Higher Education Institutions

2020

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“…More recently, the prominence of organization's intellectual capital has been witnessed to upsurge in the environmental management literature (Tonial et al, 2019;Zhu et al, 2017;Guerrero-Baena et al, 2015). In this regard, the role of green intellectual capital is critical to ensure the successful implementation of green corporate practices to meet the objectives of sustainable development.…”

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The Role of Green Intellectual Capital and Organizational Reputation in Influencing Environmental Performance

Yadiati¹,

Nissa²,

Paulus³

et al. 2019

IJEEP

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The current study fills the gap of the literature by analyzing the contribution of intangible resources in affecting firm's environmental performance. In doing so, the authors aim to examine the contribution of organization's reputation in driving firm's environmental performance. Furthermore, the contribution of the current study is extended to study the crucial role of green intellectual capital in influencing sustainable performance. In this regard, the study measures intellectual capital in the form of green human capital, green social capital and green relational capital in realizing their impact on firm's environmental performance. Confronting the patterns of strict natural traditions and prominent ecological awareness, organizations ought not freeze or overcompensate from the existing ecological regulations as these natural patterns could be moved toward the green practice that may drive them to convey sustainable development and bring consensus in the environmental and organizational objectives. Unlike viewing ecological policies as hindrances of firm's future improvement, the findings of the current study concentrate on finding the right assessment of intangible resources in carrying efficiency in firm's course of sustainable practices by evaluating its impact on environmental performance. The results of PLS-SEM confirm that organizational reputation and green intellectual capital have positive and significantly influenced on environmental performance. The results of partial least square structural equation modelling confirm that a unit increase in green intellectual capital bring 0.449 unit increase in environmental performance of multinational firms in Indonesia. Moreover, a unit increase in organizational reputation also brings positive increase by 0.424 unit in environmental performance in Indonesia multinational firms.

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“…Since the last two decades, many studies have claimed a significant positive relationship in emerging markets (Khalique et al, 2020; S. Z. Khan, Yang, & Waheed, 2019) and developed economies (Nadeem et al, 2018;Tonial et al, 2019;Xu & Wang, 2018). However, some constraints exist in the results of prior studies.…”

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Does Intellectual Capital Spur Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Growth?: A Study of Chinese and Pakistani Firms

Liu

et al. 2021

Sage Open

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Steered by the resource-based view theory, this study scrutinizes the impact of the dimensions of Intellectual Capital (IC)—human capital, structural capital, and relational capital (RC)—on sustainable growth (SG) with the mediating role of Sustainable Competitive Advantage (SCA). We gathered data from 2010 to 2017 of 90 listed firms of China and Pakistan, respectively, and applied EVIEWS. The results indicate that IC plays a significant role in the SG of Chinese and Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on differentiation strategy (DS) in Chinese firms whereas only RC has an insignificant influence on DS in Pakistani firms. IC has a significant influence on cost leadership strategy (CLS) in Pakistani firms whereas structural and RC have an insignificant influence on the SG of Chinese firms. In terms of the mediating role, DS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Pakistani firms while it only fully mediates the path between RC and SG in Chinese firms. CLS partially mediates the relationship between IC and SG in Chinese firms while it fully mediates the association between human capital and SG in Pakistani firms. This study recommends Chinese and Pakistani firms to encourage investment in IC to gain SCA and SG in the turbulent markets. To concise, this research advises Chinese firms to invest a satisfactory amount in human capital as compared with structural and RC. However, Pakistani firms should focus on IC to gain SCA and SG.

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Intellectual Capital Management and Sustainability Activities in Brazilian Organizations: A Case Study

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Bridging Intellectual Capital, Sustainable Development and Quality of Life in Higher Education Institutions

Bridging Intellectual Capital, Sustainable Development and Quality of Life in Higher Education Institutions

The Role of Green Intellectual Capital and Organizational Reputation in Influencing Environmental Performance

Does Intellectual Capital Spur Sustainable Competitive Advantage and Sustainable Growth?: A Study of Chinese and Pakistani Firms

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