The Application of Research Methods in Practice for the Efficiency of the Involvement of Academic Staff in the Formation of Intellectual Capital

Abstract

The application of research methods in practice for the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff in the formation of intellectual capital at scientific institutions is highly topical. The object of the research is the application of research methods in practice for the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff in the formation of intellectual capital at scientific institutions in various branches of science while the subject of the research is the comparative analysis of the efficiency indicators of intellectual capital formation at scientific institutions in various branches of science in Latvia. The objective of the research is the application of research methods in practice for the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff in the intellectual capital formation at scientific institutions in various branches of science in Latvia in the period from 2013 to 2018. The following tasks were set to reach the objective: (1) to study the application of research methods in practice for the efficiency of the involvement of academic staff in the formation of intellectual capital at scientific institutions in various branches of science; (2) to calculate the main efficiency indicators thereof; and, (3) to carry out the comparative analysis of indicators characterising the efficiency of intellectual capital formation at scientific institutions in various branches of science in Latvia. Research methods used in the paper are as follow: content analysis, economic analysis, and economic experiment.