Characterization of intellectual capital in public Mexican universities

Abstract

Objective: characterize and compare the intellectual capital in Mexican universities. Methodology / Approach: The study was based on a semi structured survey applied to 102 professors-researchers in four Mexican state universities of the business and administration area. Originality / Relevance: Universities are a source of knowledge; therefore their competitive advantage lies in the configuration of this element to encourage their performance. Thus, the issue of intellectual capital tends to have greater relevance in order to understand this dynamic in the different productive actors and users of knowledge such as universities. Main results: The results show that there are six relevant sub-dimensions of intellectual capital from which levels of intellectual capital are characterized in each university. Theoretical / methodological contributions: intellectual capital refers to the knowledge in organizations enabling them to generate value. Intellectual capital studies are approached from the perspective of companies, however there are few done from the perspective of universities.