Title: A cross-industry comparison of intellectual capital in Taiwan

Authors: Se-Hwa Wu, Wen-Nan Tsan, Chao-Ching Chang

Addresses: College of Commerce, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, ROC. ' Market Intelligence Center, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan, ROC. ' Department of Business Administration, National Chengchi University, 19F, 216, Tun-Hwa S. Rd., Sec 2., Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Abstract: Experiencing the development of decades, the Taiwanese manufacturing industry has gained an important role in the worldwide supply chain. However, in the face of the changes of technology and intensive competition within the landscape, the Taiwanese manufacturers have to make a breakthrough by innovative ways. Intellectual Capital (IC) plays an important role when the Taiwanese manufacturing industry faces the challenges. Companies need to manage their strategic resources and knowledge through systematic thinking and implementation. Through a two-stage survey, this study has been able to identify eight IC factors as a measuring model in exploring the IC profiles of ten Taiwan manufacture industries. It indicates that the stronger IC in the Taiwanese manufacturing industry include business networking, productivity and quality, Information Technology (IT) applications, strategies and decisions and customer relationships, while the weaker IC include Reseach and Development (R&D), human resource and innovation and creativity.

Keywords: intellectual capital measurement; industrial analysis; knowledge management; Taiwan; manufacturing industry; cross-industry comparison.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLIC.2008.021017

International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 2008 Vol.5 No.3/4, pp.374 - 386

Published online: 31 Oct 2008 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article