Cross-country comparison of intellectual capital performance of commercial banks in Asian economies

Abstract

This study explores the intellectual capital performances of commercial banks in eight Asian economies by applying Pulic's value-added intellectual coefficient method (VAIC™). The results show that after controlling for the influence of loan quality (LQ), fund utilisation (FU), and Asian financial crisis, both physical and human capitals (HCs) are the main factors creating value for banks. From 1996 to 2001, banks in Hong Kong on average had the best intellectual capital performance while those in Thailand improved the most. Further analysis shows that the value-creating efficiency of HC is the major driving force of performance.