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Towards a qualitative understanding of intellectual capital in Ethiopian small and medium enterprises

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  • Cherinet Boke Chakiso

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The purpose of this paper is to study the intellectual capital resources possessed by small and medium enterprises and presents how those resources are acquired, utilised, and exploited by them. A total of 30 enterprises were purposively selected among fast growing SMEs in Ethiopia and analysed using multiple case study design. Attempts were made to represent both small and medium enterprises despite impossibility of sharp classification between them. The results of the analysis show that three main categories identified namely human capital, social capital, and structural capital are influencing the performance of SMEs in Ethiopia. At the same time, the acquisition and leveraging of human, social, and structural capital integrate each other to develop outcomes. This study fills the gap of scant attention given to SMEs acquisition, management, and exploitation of IC resources which is under-researched particularly in African context.

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  • Cherinet Boke Chakiso, 2023. "Towards a qualitative understanding of intellectual capital in Ethiopian small and medium enterprises," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 20(5), pages 513-537.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijlica:v:20:y:2023:i:5:p:513-537
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