Purpose: This study contributes to intellectual capital (IC) disclosure research. Focusing on reducing the information asymmetry associated with agency theory, it investigates the extent to which managers and owners disclose IC in initial IPO prospectuses. In particular, it examines the...

The collapse of communist states in the 1980s and 1990s brought about sweeping changes to most socioeconomic aspects of the former Soviet Bloc countries. It has also in numerous ways - influenced factors relevant to IC sustainability and growth. While the overwhelming majority of reforming...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer a personal critical reflection on the future of intellectual capital (IC) based on my experience as an IC researcher, author, editor, teacher and practitioner. Design/methodology/approach – Offers a first-hand reflection on the future of IC,...

This paper investigates whether integrated reporting (IR) is achieving its intended purpose by focusing on its usefulness as perceived by sell-side analysts. The main data comes from twenty-three analysts who covered companies participating in the Pilot Programme Business Network of the...

Contents: Foreword by Leif Edvinsson / Introduction: welcome to the world of intellectual capital / John Dumay, Christian Nielsen and Morten Lund -- Part I Content Analysis -- 1. Investigating intellectual capital disclosure through content analysis: Reflections and suggestions for future...

Purpose of this paper: The aim of this paper is to discuss using a case study approach, how an environmental change for an organisation can be a catalyst for the implementation of intellectual capital (IC) practice. In particular, it uses Laughlin's (1991) 'colonizing' model of organisational...