Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Organization performance in Imam Reza hospital of Kermanshah

Hanieh Jafari¹

1) MS, Executive Management, West Regional Electric Company, Kermanshah, Iran

IOI Code : XCCZ-EFCHA
Publication : 10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Industrial Management and Engineering(mieconf.ir)
Abstract :
    Background and Aim: Nowadays, organizational performance can not be evaluated solely on the basis of financial criteria. Research results have also shown that non-financial assets that are considered to be intangible assets or intellectual property are also decisive. In the knowledge based economy, intellectual capital is used to create value for the organization, and intellectual capital element is considered as an effective tool for increasing the competitiveness of companies. Since measuring intellectual capital is necessary to compare different organizations and even improve their controls, Therefore, the present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital (consisting of human, structural and communication capital) and organizational performance of the staff of Imam Reza hospital of Kermanshah. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study. The population of the study consisted of employees working at Imam Reza hospital of Kermanshah with a higher education than diploma. The sampling method in this research is simple random and the sample size is estimated to be 285 staffs based on Morgan s table. The standard questionnaire of Benati et al. (2000) and organizational performance questionnaire were used to collect the data. The hypotheses were evaluated by Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression and focal correlation coefficient. Result: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance. Also, each of the components of intellectual capital including human capital, structural capital and communication capital has a positive and significant relationship with organizational performance and its sub-components. Conclusion: According to the results, intellectual capital has a direct impact on organizational performance. Among the components of intellectual capital, communication capital has had the greatest impact on organizational performance.

Keywords : capital work performance administration hospital