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Table 1 Types of intellectual capital (IC) and healthcare examples

From: Intellectual capital in the healthcare sector: a systematic review and critique of the literature

Type of IC

Definition

Examples

Human Capital

knowledge, skills and experiences owned and used by individuals

Professional competencies and judgment

Specialized skills

Context-specific knowledge

Leadership and managerial skills

Personal dispositions

Structural Capital

institutionalized knowledge and codified experience stored in databases, procedures, and the organizational culture

Vision, mission, values, strategic plan

Programs, tools, and information systems

Ways of working together

Best practices

Routines

Relational Capital

knowledge available through networks of relationships internal and external to the organization

Patient/caregiver views and experiences

Nature of internal clinical-managerial relations Contracts/agreements and partnerships with other service providers or with government, research institutions, consultants, etc.

Brand, image, and reputation in the community