“We have worked with Göran for six years and his practical thinking is continuously influencing the way we go about our business, with measurable success as a result. The content of this book reflects part of Göran's thinking and is highly recommended for anybody involved in FMCG.”
— John Murphy, Managing Director, Fosters Australia
“Most managers recognize the significance of intellectual capital, Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice provides them with the practical tools to manage it. This will become the primer on intellectual capital and knowledge management. It has been a long time coming but it is here. The serious practitioner will find it invaluable.”
— Sarah Mavrinac, Assistant Professor of Accounting & Control, INSEAD, France & Singapore
“This book is an important addition to the fast-growing literature on intellectual capital. Particularly worthwhile are the numerous practical examples and the extension to the not-for-profit and government sectors.”
— Baruch Lev, Philip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance at New York University, Stern School of Business, New York, USA
“Göran Roos at his best. One of the few people working in the field of intangible assets that can actually make the concept tangible and actionable. Göran's wisdom, insight and intellect shine through this thought-provoking book.”
— Professor Andy Neely, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UK & Deputy Director, Advanced Institute ofManagement Research, London, UK
Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice is the essential guide for managers wishing to implement the benefits of grounded Intellectual Capital thinking in their organizations. It provides hands-on instructions on how to incorporate intellectual capital thinking in everyday operations and how to use the tools provided for the management and measurement of intangible resources. Diverse case studies are featured throughout the book emphasizing key lessons learned.
Göran Roos is Visiting Professor of Intellectual Capital at Centre for Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management, and Visiting Lecturing Professor at JOKO, Helsinki School of Economics and Intellectual Capital Adjunct at Melbourne Business School. He also serves on the board of Intellectual Capital Services Ltd. (London), AssetEconomics LLP. (New York), BMASI STRATEGY S.L (Bilbao) and Emerging Thinking Ltd (Melbourne).
Dr. Stephen Pike is Research Director, Intellectual Capital Services Ltd.
Lisa Fernström is Senior Consultant, Intellectual Capital Services Ltd.
This book is the essential guide for managers wishing to implement the benefits of Intellectual Capital thinking in their companies or divisions. It serves as an easily accessible introduction to the subject area for the novice, giving the gist of what it is about and how it has developed, but above all it gives hands-on instructions on how to incorporate intellectual capital thinking in everyday business and how to use the tools provided for the management and measurement of intangible resources.
Throughout the main part of the book, three different cases in separate boxes run in parallel with the body text. These are introduced in chapter 2 and illustrate how the tools are to be used, depending on what type of company wishes to implement these ideas. The three case companies are characterised as a manufacturing company, an R&D organisation and a network company. Smaller case stories about well-known global companies are also interspersed throughout the book.Practical, hands-on instructions on how to use and grow intellectual capital in an organization.
About the Author, G?ran Roos
Göran Roos is the founder of Intellectual Capital Services in London, England. He holds an Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Management Consultancy from Henley Management College, Henley-on-Thames, England, an MBA in Strategy from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France and a MSc in Engineering Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden. Göran has held management positions in both American and European firms and has lived in Sweden, Norway, Japan, France and US before moving to England. Göran has founded or co-founded, managed and in some cases successfully divested 15 companies during 20 years. The companies have all been knowledge based and have had or have domicile in UK, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Australia and the US. Göran is one of the founders of the modern field of intellectual capital and has published books, articles and case studies on the subject as well as on the wider subject of strategy. Göran's consulting experience in this field ranges across both public and private sectors in over 40 countries. Göran holds academic positions at Cranfield University's Centre for Business Performance, Helsinki School of Economics' Centre for Executive Education in Finland and Mt. Eliza Business School in Australia. Göran has previously held positions at the Norwegian School of Management, Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania and the Institute for Policy Science in Japan. Göran's principal interests lie in helping clients extracting more value from their intangible assets.
Stephen Pike is Research Director at Intellectual Capital Services and is responsible for researching, developing and implementing intellectual capitalmethodologies for the emerging business environments. Stephen is expert in knowledge management and mathematical modelling. Prior to joining Intellectual Capital Services, Stephen had for many years been a manager in the UK’s Defense Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) with a responsibility for corporate planning, technology management and strategy. Most recently he initiated the DERA’s knowledge management program and the use of intellectual capital methodologies to measure and manage. Stephen has also worked with the European Union Commission and the European Industrial Research Management Association on knowledge management and creativity and in 2000 the European Union Commission appointed him as a reviewer of a EU funded knowledge management project. He is co-author of several book chapters and numerous articles and papers on intellectual capital. He is an active researcher in the field of intellectual capital and related subject areas. Stephen has a PhD in Chemistry and a B. Science Hons. (chemistry with majors in mathematics and physics) from the University of Sussex.
Lisa is a consultant and researcher with Intellectual Capital Services Ltd. She is working as a consultant and project manager in intellectual capital and strategy projects with clients ranging from FMCG, retail and support services to insurance and telecom industries. Intellectual Capital projects typically involve helping clients identify, manage and measure intangible resources. Lisa has worked with clients in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Australia and France. Lisa has written a range of academic articles and books/book chapters covering the subjects of intellectual capital and strategy. Prior to her position with Intellectual Capital Services Ltd. Lisa was a marketing manager for Ericsson in France. Lisa has a B. Science in Business Administration and Economics from the Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law and a Diploma in Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg. She is fluent in English, Swedish (mother tongue), Norwegian and French and conversational in German and Danish.
