20 Int. J. Learning and Intellectual Capital, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2018
Copyright © 2018 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Intellectual capital and organisational performance in
Malaysian knowledge-intensive SMEs
Muhammad Khalique*
MUST Business School,
Mirpur University of Science and Technology,
Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Email: drmkhalique@gmail.com
*Corresponding author
Nick Bontis
DeGroote School of Business,
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON,
Canada
Email: nbontis@mcmaster.ca
Jamal Abdul Nassir bin Shaari
Faculty of Economics and Muamalat,
Department of Business Management,
Universiti Sains Islam, Negeri Sembilan
Malaysia
Email: jamalnassir@yahoo.com
Mohd Rafi Yaacob
Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business,
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Kelantan,
Malaysia
Email: rafi@umk.edu.my
Rohana Ngah
Faculty of Business and Management,
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor,
Malaysia
Email: rohanangah@salam.uitm.edu.my
Abstract: This study was designed to test and validate the integrated
intellectual capital model by examining the relationship between intellectual
capital and organisational performance of small and medium enterprises
(SMEs) operating in the electrical and electronics manufacturing sectors in
Malaysia. Data was collected through a validated survey instrument
administered on a sample of 237 respondents from targeted SMEs. Cronbach’s