Intellectual capital (IC) is organizational intangible asset which is frequently associated with performance. IC is commonly categorized into three core components: human capital, structural capital and relational capital. This study takes a step further in the evolution of the IC model for the hotel industry and divides relationship capital into two categories: End customer- relationship capit...

Purpose – The city can be viewed from many perspectives. In this article the author’s perspective will be the city as knowledge tool. In the knowledge economy it might be argued that one of the most essential dimensions will be the relational as well as organizational dimensions, such as a city. The city is the larger context, or structural capital surrounding the human capital, for the value c...

CONTEXT Medical education is about more than acquiring an appropriate level of knowledge and developing relevant skills. To practice medicine students need to develop a professional identity--ways of being and relating in professional contexts. OBJECTIVES This article conceptualises the processes underlying the formation and maintenance of medical students' professional identity drawing on co...

The purpose of this study is to explore the link between integration and global sourcing success in international operations and by doing so, to clarify the ambiguous picture that prevails in the existing literature. Specifically, this quantitative study aims at identifying the role of the buying companies’ internal and external integration with suppliers using a social capital lens. Data were ...

Social enterprises, as a new form of organization where public welfare and business coexist, are gradually becoming an important power in innovating social governance. However, the development enterprises China is still its infancy. entrepreneurs have profound impact on growth may bring advantages to while barriers legitimacy commonly faced by hinder enterprise some extent. performance has alwa...