THE REAL VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND HOW IT IS INCLUDED IN A COMPANY’S FINANCIAL STATEMENT
use the three books/articles listed below as the main source to the literature review:
Burgman, R & Roos, G 2007, The importance of intellectual capital reporting: evidence and implications, Journal of Intellectual Capital, 8 (1): 7-51.
Gietzmann, M & Ireland, J 2005, Cost of capital, strategic disclosures and accounting choice, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 32 (3 & 4): 599-634.
Hunger, DH & Wheelem, TL 2010, Essentials of Strategic Management (5th Edition). Prentice Hall: New York.
The literature review should be based on trying to answer the 3 research questions stated below :
The study seeks to highlight the importance of the intellectual capital to the financial performance of the organization. As opposed to simply considering human capital management as a detail for the company’s management, the paper looks at it from an accounting point of view. The research questions thus include;
a. How does the quality of employees affect organizational performance?
b. What are the costs of acquiring new employees for an organization?
c. What is the real value of a company’s employees on the financial statement?