The availability degree of the Intellectual Capital Components in Public Education Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Intellectual Capital (IC) of schools is an important strategic resource that can be invested and used in achieving school objectives, increasing its efficiency, competitive capacity and continuously developing its performance. Intellectual Capital is characterized by distinguished individuals who have knowledge, skills and capabilities that enable them to bring about change and development in schools, Intellectual capital consists of four basic components represented in human capital, structural capital, relational capital and social capital, which represent a source of competitive advantage for schools; which enable to develop its productivity and develop its capabilities for innovation and creativity and the growing investment in people. Therefore, this study was to identify the availability of Intellectual Capital components in public education schools in Saudi Arabia. The study used the survey descriptive approach. A questionnaire was collected from a random sample of (649) male and female teachers in the elementary, middle, and secondary schools. The study concluded that Intellectual Capital components are significantly available in public education schools, and there are statistical differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.01) between male and female schools in the availability of Intellectual Capital components in favor of female schools. There are also statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.001) between primary, middle and secondary stages in the availability of Intellectual Capital components in favor of primary stage.