Intellectual Capital Report in the Healthcare Sector: An Analysis of a Case Study

Abstract

In the healthcare sector the growing interest in intellectual capital begins with the understanding thatthe ability to maintain and develop knowledge within it is one of a major reason for the success of thestructure. Knowledge presents in health care organizations is a valuable asset, essential to ensure agood quality of services, which has been not only enhanced but also continuously developed. In thissense, analyzing the intellectual capital in healthcare means put at the centre of attention knowledge, theprocesses that make it possible. This exploratory study aims to investigate the importance of intellectualcapital in the healthcare sector, thorough the examination and interpretation of Intellectual CapitalReport in a specific realty: the hospital in Udine, which systematically by few years prepares this report.