In the debate about intangible assets, the role of power has been vastly neglected, both in conceptual and empirical terms. In this chapter we explore this issue and we explain why considering power as an intangible asset would greatly benefit the evolution of the field. The lack of attention for power in this literature represents a symptom, among others, of the insufficient conceptual broadness in the intangible asset literature. We will also argue that a closer interaction with the organizational literature would benefit the debate. After all, organization science’s main research object has always been, although through the use of different terms, what current managerial discourse calls “intangible assets” and “intellectual capital”.
The Neglected Intangible Asset: Organisational Power in the Knowledge Economy
MASINO, Giovanni
2007
Abstract
In the debate about intangible assets, the role of power has been vastly neglected, both in conceptual and empirical terms. In this chapter we explore this issue and we explain why considering power as an intangible asset would greatly benefit the evolution of the field. The lack of attention for power in this literature represents a symptom, among others, of the insufficient conceptual broadness in the intangible asset literature. We will also argue that a closer interaction with the organizational literature would benefit the debate. After all, organization science’s main research object has always been, although through the use of different terms, what current managerial discourse calls “intangible assets” and “intellectual capital”.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
