INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AS A GENERATOR OF INNOVATION IN COMPANIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, a meticulous summary of all the main investigations in response to the link between intellectual capital and innovation is achieved. Methodology: A meta-analysis technique was implemented to establish the data in context and to determine the proposed research utility, this approach enables systematic review sources of information correlated with two variables predicted research associate intellectual capital and innovation. Main findings: The results of the systematic review reveal that intellectual capital is a generator of innovation in corporations. Implications: This paper will provide support to investigators who are intended to work in this area. Novelty: This article sheds some light and gives future researchers answer to questions like what are the signifiers in which works are involved with? What theories are established in this area and data selection mechanisms chosen by scientists in the field?