The measurement and management of intellectual capital in the public sector
This article compares and contrasts the stage of development reached by the public and private sectors with regard to intellectual capital. Whereas the private sector in many parts of the developed world has still not fully embraced the importance of measuring intangible assets, the public sector, with its different objectives, has always had to focus on non-financial results. This has become more critical in recent years due to successive government initiatives that have required the use of a number of prescribed performance indicators. Having briefly outlined the history of both intellectual capital and the culture of performance measurement this article analyses the results of a survey of public sector organizations in Northern Ireland to assess how they are dealing with both the measurement and management of intellectual capital assets.
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2005
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Authors: | Wall, Anthony |
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Public Management Review. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1471-9037. - Vol. 7.2005, 2, p. 289-303
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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