National intellectual capital : a comparison of 40 countries / by Carol Yeh-Yun Lin, Leif Edvinsson.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-383) and indexes.

c2011. xvii, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-383) and indexes.0 Introduction of National Intellectual Capital -- Background of National Intellectual Capital -- Methods and National Intellectual Capital Ranking of 40 Countries -- National Intellectual Capital of Five Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four Larger Western European Countries (France, Germany, Ireland, UK) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four Smaller Western European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four Southern European Countries (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four East Central European Countries and South Africa (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, South Africa, Turkey) -- National Intellectual Capital of Two North American Countries (Canada, USA) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four Latin American Countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico) -- National Intellectual Capital of Australia and New Zealand -- National Intellectual Capital of Three East Asian Countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) -- National Intellectual Capital of Four Southeast Asian Countries (Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) -- National Intellectual Capital of the Four BRIC Countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) -- National Intellectual Capital Development: Trajectory from a Poor to a Fast Growth Country -- Dynamic Systems in National Intellectual Capital -- Policy Implications and Future Perspectives -- After Note: Looking from Outside. 0 Intellectual capital Case studies. Economic aspects 0 Intellectual capital Cross-cultural studies. Economic aspects 0 Knowledge management Case studies. Economic aspects 0 Knowledge management Cross-cultural studies. Economic aspects 0 Human capital Case studies. Economic aspects 0 Human capital Cross-cultural studies. Economic aspects1