@article{Bronisz:138092,
      recid = {138092},
      author = {Bronisz, Urszula and Heijman, Wim J.M. and van Ophem,  Johan},
      title = {THE ASSESSMENT OF INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN POLISH REGIONS},
      journal = {APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce},
      address = {2012-09-01},
      number = {1033-2016-84057},
      series = {6},
      pages = {6},
      month = {Sep},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {In a knowledge-based economy intangible assets are  indispensable to achieve competitive advantages. Resources  like intellectual
capital are perceived as crucial factors  especially for regional growth. Intellectual capital is  comprehended as a multidimensional concept,
defined and  explained in many various ways, depending on the context  and further application. The purposes of this article is to  consider the
role and importance of the intellectual  capital for regional development and competitiveness and to  try to use it for an estimation of regional
advance  progress. On the basis of literature review the article  provides a framework to analyse the intellectual capital  and its main
components. The central attention of the paper  focuses on the evaluation of the intellectual capital in  Polish regions and its influence on
regional performance.  The paper surveys the empirical examination of 16 Polish  regions in terms of intellectual capital and  simultaneously
assesses the level of intellectual capital  in rural areas. The article provides the insight into the  role and value of the intellectual capital in
Polish  regions.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/138092},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.138092},
}