Purpose: This paper investigates the impact of R&D expenses and human capital related indicators on the performance and profitability of companies from the European pharmaceutical sector. Design/methodology/approach: The database includes 26 listed companies from different European countries in...

This paper studies the relationship between directors’ human capital and the company’s performance. In particular, we focus on the effect on performance of non-executive directors who are also executive directors in other firms. We find a positive relationship between the presence...

Purpose – To explain the logic of value creation through increased organizational transparency of human capital. Design/methodology/approach – The authors compare the status of today's organizations with other areas of life where transparency has been a fundamental driver of efficiency....

Purpose – This paper aims to extend current understanding about the relationship between human capital and new venture performance. Human capital has increasingly become one of the critical intellectual resources in enhancing firm's success, however little work has been done in enriching the...

Purpose – This paper proposes an examination of the relationship between female participation in top management teams and firm performance in the emerging Chinese private economy. It aims to examine the direct link between female participation in top management teams and firm performance. This...

This note is on Korea’s transition to a knowledge-based economy, the prospects and challenges ahead, and the development of its financial sector. Assessment of recent government initiatives to develop capital markets has been presented. The note discusses restrictions on Chaebol ownership...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to value‐creating processes and their impacts on human capital valuation in high‐contact service industries. Design/methodology/approach – The main argument in this paper is developed from existing theoretical and empirical...