A look at the intellectual capital in public universities

Abstract

The research was oriented to analyze the intellectual capital developed in the National Experimental University "Rafael María Baralt" (UNERMB), from the perspective of its components, considering the theoretical contributions of Bueno, (2003); Suárez and Martín (2008); Navas and Ortiz (2002); Stewart (2001). Methodologically, the epistemological approach is quantitative, analytical type, descriptive transectional, field, a questionnaire of 34 items was applied, with alternative multiple answers (always, almost always, sometimes, almost never and never). For validity, the expert judgment technique was applied and, for reliability, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was used, yielding a value of 0.85. The census population was 42 teachers. To process the data, descriptive statistics were used. The results reflected a high level of development for each component of intellectual capital. It was concluded that there is a high applicability of intellectual capital within the university environment, managing to consider human capital, structural, relational in the functions they perform (teaching, research, extension), considering the activities of their teaching staff, as well as the requirements in society in relation to the training of its students. Therefore, intellectual capital is an important asset for the effectiveness of university processes.