Title: Assessing strategic knowledge assets in e-business

Authors: Bernard Marr, Giovanni Schiuma, Andy Neely

Addresses: Centre for Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK. Centre for Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK. Centre for Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, MK43 0AL, UK

Abstract: Capabilities and their underlying knowledge assets represent a major competitive resource for knowledge-intensive organisations such as e-businesses. The research presented in this paper utilises a series of case studies to identify the key knowledge assets for e-businesses. The paper suggests the Knowledge Assets Map as a framework to identify and manage key capabilities and key assets in today¡¦s economy. The Knowledge Asset Map identifies the following six areas as critical stakeholder relationships, human resources, physical infrastructure, culture, practices and routines, and intellectual property. Furthermore, the paper provides managerial guidelines to design knowledge assets metrics.

Keywords: intangible assets; intellectual capital; knowledge management; performance measurement; knowledge-based organisation; e-business.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2002.000119

International Journal of Business Performance Management, 2002 Vol.4 No.2/3/4, pp.279-295

Published online: 13 Jul 2003 *

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