Intellectual capital investment and firm performance of the malaysian energy sector: A New perspective from a nonlinearity test

This study examines the association between intellectual capital investment and firm performance of the Malaysian energy sector. A non-linear relationship between intellectual capital investment and firm performance is established. At low levels of intellectual capital investment, increasing investm...

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Main Authors: Asif, Jawad, Irene, Wei Kiong Ting, Qian, Long Kweh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association 2020
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28888/1/Intellectual%20Capital%20Investment.pdf
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Summary:This study examines the association between intellectual capital investment and firm performance of the Malaysian energy sector. A non-linear relationship between intellectual capital investment and firm performance is established. At low levels of intellectual capital investment, increasing investments in intellectual capital improve firm performance. After a cut-off point, increments to intellectual capital investment reduce firm performance.