Intellectual capital as a creator of wealth and shareholder value for an organisation.

• Main Author: Mageza, Petunia Zanele
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: intellectual capital; human capital
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/287

Companies devote most of their time on the analysis and accounting of tangible assets, but there are no processes to analyse and measure intellectual capital Intellectual capital has become a popular term that influences the total value of the organisation Intellectual capital is creating wealth and adding value to the organisations, The purpose of the research is to conduct literature study on intellectual capital as a creator of wealth and shareholder value for an organisation The research will show the three different components of intellectual capital, which are human capital, structural capital and relationship capital When these three components are combined they form intellectual capital In order for intellectual capital to be managed properly this components must be identified by the company and used effectively as these components rely on each other in order for the company to succeed in achieving their goals All relevant information with relation to intellectual capital was gathered from research on the Internet and from documents or sources. === Mr. C. Scheepers