The Efficiency of Intellectual Capital Formation at the Scientific Institutions of Engineering and Computer Sciences

Abstract

The research of the formation of intellectual capital (IC) of engineering and computer sciences (E&CSs) at scientific institutions (SIs) in Latvia in the present situation is highly topical. The object of the research is the formation of IC of E&CSs at SIs while the subject of the research is the comparative analysis of the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of IC of E&CSs at SIs of Latvia. The objective of the research is to study the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of IC of E&CSs at SIs in Latvia in the period from 2013 to 2018. The following tasks were determined to reach the objective: to study the formation of IC of E&CSs at SIs; to identify the concept of the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of IC of E&CSs; to calculate main indicators thereof, and, to carry out the comparative analysis of indicators characterising the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff and students in the formation of IC of E&CSs at SIs in Latvia. Research methods used in the paper are content analysis, economic analysis, and economic experiment.