Intellectual capital's link with financing opportunities
Journal of Intellectual Capital
ISSN: 1469-1930
Article publication date: 24 September 2021
Issue publication date: 21 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to provide empirical evidence on the link between intellectual capital and a firm's ability to attract funding and financing in Italian companies.
Design/methodology/approach
Data from 125 Italian companies was collected through an online survey and analysed using structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).
Findings
Results show that structural capital has a positive, direct impact on both human and relational capital. At the same time, relational capital is the only intellectual capital component that has a positive, direct impact on a firm's ability to attract funding and financing. Finally, we found that a firm's ability to attract funding and financing impacts both innovation and financial performance.
Originality/value
This novel study is among the first to provide empirical evidence of how human, relational and structural capital interact with each other and enhance a firm's ability to attract funding and financing.
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Citation
Del Baldo, M., Giampaoli, D., Macrellino, M. and Bontis, N. (2023), "Intellectual capital's link with financing opportunities", Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol. 24 No. 2, pp. 359-374. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIC-04-2021-0105
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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