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Does ownership structure matter for corporate intellectual capital performance? An empirical test in the Iranian context

Authors: Farhad Shahveisi, Farshid Khairollahi, Mohammad Alipour

Published in: Eurasian Business Review | Issue 1/2017

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The purpose of the this paper is to study the relationship between types of ownership on intellectual capital performance (ICP) and its components in the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. The results show that there is a significant positive relationship between ownership concentration,corporate, institutional ownership and ICP and that state ownership is negatively associated with ICP. Moreover, individual ownership has no significant relationship with ICP. Intellectual capital paradigms require corporate governance members to think holistically about all the intangible resources that can be used to create value through both intra-organizational and extra-organizational relationships.

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Title: Does ownership structure matter for corporate intellectual capital performance? An empirical test in the Iranian context
Authors: Farhad Shahveisi
Farshid Khairollahi
Mohammad Alipour
Publication date: 24-05-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Eurasian Business Review / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1309-4297
Electronic ISSN: 2147-4281
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40821-016-0050-8

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