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The significance of intellectual capital in strategies of transnational corporations Cover

The significance of intellectual capital in strategies of transnational corporations

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|Nov 2020

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

The systemic model of intellectual capital.

Source: Own elaboration.

Table 1

The significance of the key factors of IC (included in the given corporations’ development strategies)

TNCs by sectorsSectorAutomotiveElectronicsPetroleumPharmaceuticalMedia & TelecommunicationsConsumer goods&servicesIndustry goods&servicesPublic goods&servicesMulti-branch9 industry sectors
The most powerful transnational corporations (leaders of sectors)Toyota Motor Volkswagen Group; Honda MotorGeneral Electric; Siemens; Samsung ElectronicsRoyal Dutch Shell; British Petroleum; Exxon MobilSanofi; Roche Group; PfizerVodafone Group; Telefónica; France TelecomProcter&Gamble; Nestle; KraftArcelor Mittal; Rio Tinto; LafargeElectricite de France; E.On; GDFVivendi Universal; Hutchison Whampoa; Marubeni CorporationValue of the average Leaders of different sectors (27 Top-TNCs
Layers of intellectual capital (IC)INNCCumulative rating for three industry leaders
R&D systems3323322112.22
Models of created value3323232122.33
Management innovations2213332212.11
ORGCCumulative rating for three industry leaders
Brand strategy3222331001.78
Business network3231321312.11
Typ es of connections3332332322.67
INSCCumulative rating for three industry leaders
Institutional relations2222322312.11
Coopetition3322132101.89
Stakeholders3213331312.22

* Significance (Weight In The Strategic Concept): Irrelevant (−1), Underlying (0), Significant (+1), Crucial (+2), Of The Utmost Importance (+3).

Source: personal elaboration based on the author's own study with the GTM and the SNA.

Figure 2

The conceptual model of the pillars of each of the layers of intellectual capital.

Source: Own elaboration.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2020-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 (formerly 2299-9701) | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 291 - 306
Submitted on: May 8, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 22, 2020
Published on: Nov 6, 2020
Published by: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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