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Intellectual capital: a user's perspective

Richard Petty (Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia)
Federica Ricceri (University of Padova, Padova, Italy)
James Guthrie (School of Business, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)

Management Research News

ISSN: 0140-9174

Article publication date: 23 May 2008

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to offer an empirical account of how a group of financial professionals uses intellectual capital (IC) information, and the value that the group imputes to IC reporting. The paper also aims to understand the group's ability to privately access information that might help them determine the value of a company's IC in support of their decision‐making.

Design/methodology/approach

Survey administered to a group of financial professionals in Hong Kong.

Findings

Respondents would like companies to be more transparent and provide more information on their IC. Respondents believe that greater IC disclosure would be rewarded with an increase in the company's share price – even though few respondents thought that they would pay more themselves for enhanced disclosure. Further, most respondents seem to be currently addressing their IC information needs through private information channels, and rate the publicly provided information as poorly suited to their needs.

Practical implications

Greater regulatory control may be needed to ensure that information being communicated privately also enters the public domain in a timely fashion. It is also suggested that making market participants more aware of the positive effects of voluntary disclosure on stock prices may lead to an increase in voluntary disclosure.

Originality/value

The paper provides empirical evidence on the value relevance of IC information from a user's perspective.

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Citation

Petty, R., Ricceri, F. and Guthrie, J. (2008), "Intellectual capital: a user's perspective", Management Research News, Vol. 31 No. 6, pp. 434-447. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170810876035

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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