Purpose – The key purpose of this article is to provide an understanding of the rationale for, and an assessment of, public policy intervention to alleviate a perceived market failure in the area of intellectual asset management by firms. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising secondary...

This article analyses a programme of public policy intervention designed to stimulate both the supply and demand for Intellectual Asset (IA) management amongst the SME community in Scotland. The intervention concerns supporting SMEs in their identification, exploitation and management of IA,...

Purpose – The key purpose of this article is to provide an understanding of the rationale for, and an assessment of, public policy intervention to alleviate a perceived market failure in the area of intellectual asset management by firms. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising secondary...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on how small knowledge‐intensive business service (KIBS) firms manage their knowledge‐based processes, or what are termed “intellectual assets”. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on data collected from a sample of small KIBS firms...