How to introduce and manage intellectual capital in SMEs?
Track Co-Chairs: UFlorinda MatosU, Management Research Center – ISCTE Business School, Lisbon, Portugal, Robert Huggins, Centre for International Competitiveness, Cardiff School of Management, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and Maria Weir, Intellectual Assets Centre, Glasgow Considering the current context, where the markets become more competitive, forcing companies to be constantly innovating, management of intellectual capital seems to be the most valuable asset, as the main driver of innovation. In the case of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the problem of intellectual capital management appears to be more complex because, normally, it is very difficult to introduce and to manage intangible assets, which, combined with the scarcity of resources, undermine competitiveness. The purpose of this Mini Track is to discuss how we can introduce intellectual capital in SMEs and how to manage this intellectual capital as inducer of innovation. Possible topics include, but
