A note on intellectual capital, core competencies and business performance

Abstract

This paper seeks to test the existence of links between core competencies –grouped according to the dimensions of intellectual capital (Human Capital, Structural Capital and Relational Capital) and business performance. With information from a survey conducted among business managers, and business performance data for 2007 and 2008 obtained from the SABI database, non-parametric contrasts were performed in order to verify such links. The results show a positive and significant link of the ROA with the competencies linked to Human Capital in 2007 and 2008, and equally for 2008 with the competencies linked to Relational Capital. However, no significant relations were found between the competencies linked to Structural Capital and business performance. = Приводятся результаты исследований по выявлению связей между основными компонентами «интеллектуального капитала» (человеческий капитал, структурный и относительный капитал) и бизнес-процессами. Исследования проводились на основе социологического опроса руководящего состава предприятий и данных по бизнес-процессам (база данных SABI) за 2007–2008 гг.