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Original Research

Authors

Sharafi   M. (*)
Abbaspour   A. (1)






(*) Department of Educational Management & Planning, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
(1) Department of Educational Management & Planning, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   February  2, 2013
Accepted:   April 12, 2013
ePublished:   June 7, 2013

ABSTRACT

Aims Universities and other higher education institutes play critical role in the development of the knowledge-oriented social. Intellectual capital is the main element in achieving the stable competitive advantage. This study was conducted aiming at examining the role and relationship between intellectual capital and the performance of university system.
Materials & Methods This study was a survey which was conducted in 2002 in the 6 universities of Iran, and two sample groups were included in the study. Research instrument consisted of two university expert researcher-made questionnaires and the intellectual capital condition poll in universities. For data analysis, Pearson correlation test, stepwise regression, singlesample T-test and multivariable variance analysis (ANOVA) were used and analysed in SPSS 13 statistical software.
Findings University system performance mean was 52.87±36.30 in faculty members’ opinion and had significant and positive relationship with human capital, relationship capital, and structural capital. There was a significant relationship between academic system performance and subcomponent of faculty members, student, personnel, cultural organization, relationship with industry, and scientific interactions. There was significant difference between the human capital component and relational capital between universities. However; there was no significant relationship between structural capitals between universities.
Conclusion Intellectual capital components have influence on the academic system performance. Moreover, In accordance with the average condition of Iran universities in these components, more desirable management of the intellectual capital in the universities and higher education institutes causes academic system performance improvement.

Keywords: Education, Graduate, Intellectual Capital, Performance,

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