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Purpose – For better mapping the path of intellectual capital (IC) research, the purpose of this paper is to
selectively review empirical studies of IC published, and identify theories, components and three dimensions
of analysis: national IC (NIC), regional IC (RIC) and organizational IC (OIC).
Design/methodology/approach – The systematic literature review (SLR) subject to analysis is based on
empirical studies made between 1960 and 2016, and focuses on three dimensions of analysis: NIC, RIC and
OIC. Four research questions were designed, using the following databases, namely, Web of Science, Scopus
and Google Scholar, for data collection purposes.
Findings – The SLR unveils a multidimensional taxonomy for measuring and classifying the type of IC
applicable to the different levels of analysis and provides some recommendations for future studies of NIC,
RIC and OIC, by outlining the need for clear definitions of components and measures of IC and identifying
strengths, limitations and future research avenues.
Originality/value – In order to fill the gap found in the literature and the non-existence of a study clarifying
the multiple dimensions of analysis of IC, this SLR makes a twofold, original contribution to the literature on
management: providing an SLR of the main empirical studies dealing with different units of analysis; and
identifying a multidimensional taxonomy for measuring and classifying the type of IC applicable to the
different levels of analysis.
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Keywords
Intellectual capital Systematic literature review