J. Global Business Advancement, Vol. x, No. x, xxxx 1 Copyright © 200x Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. The relationship of intellectual capital, innovation and organisational performance: a preliminary study in Malaysian SMEs Rohana Ngah Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia Abdul Razak Ibrahim Graduate School of Business, UNITAR International University, Malaysia E-mail: razak.om@gmail.com Abstract: Intellectual capital also known as organisational knowledge needs to regulate to make sure that knowledge is valuable. It provides structure, system, strategy and culture, which is an antecedent of innovation. Globalisation has encouraged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be more innovative, to be more competitive in the global market. The study integrates intellectual capital and innovations for better SMEs’ performance. It focused on the internal resources of SMEs’ as regarded as an advantage. The study is the preliminary analysis of intellectual capital and innovation in SMEs. The findings reveal that it is essential for SMEs’ to understand their capabilities in assessing inner strengths that will assist SMEs’ to be innovative and more competitive, along with objectives in operating business, thus enhance organisational performance. Keywords: intellectual capital; innovation; organisational performance; SMEs; small and medium enterprises. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Ngah, R. and Ibrahim, A.R. (xxxx) ‘The relationship of intellectual capital, innovation and organisational performance: a preliminary study in Malaysian SMEs’, J. Global Business Advancement, Vol. x, No. x, pp.xxx–xxx. Biographical notes: AUTHOR PLEASE SUPPLY CAREER HISTORY OF NO MORE THAN 100 WORDS FOR EACH AUTHOR. This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled [title] presented at [name, location and date of conference]. Author: Please indicate who the corresponding author is, supply e-mail id for 1 st author and detailed affiliation with zip code for both authors. Author: If a previous version of your paper has originally been presented at a conference please complete the statement to this effect or delete if not applicable.