Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Intellectual Capital of the Cultural Heritage Ecosystems: A Knowledge Dynamics Approach

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Knowledge Management, Arts, and Humanities

Part of the book series: Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning ((IAKM,volume 7))

Abstract

Cultural heritage ecosystems are complex systems composed of social communities with cultural traditions, historical places and monuments, legends and heroes, institutions and companies, technologies, and infrastructures, embedded in natural environments of different shapes and sizes. Their intellectual capital cannot be understood and measured by using the known financial-based metrics designed for companies’ reporting. Ecosystems have a higher level of complexity by comparison with that of organizations and require new dimensions for representing and interpreting their intellectual capital and knowledge management. The purpose of this chapter is to unlock the intellectual capital of the cultural heritage ecosystems by suggesting a knowledge dynamics approach and to show how this approach can be used in promoting tourism in ecosystems with great cultural heritage potential. The knowledge dynamics approach is based on the energy metaphor and the theory of knowledge fields. For a better understanding of this new approach, this chapter contains a case study about the famous historical region of Bucovina, a region situated in the northeastern part of Romania where there are UNESCO World Heritage monasteries.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Andriessen, D. (2004). Making sense of intellectual capital: Design a method for valuation of intangibles. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Andriessen, D. (2006). On the metaphorical nature of the intellectual capital: A textual analysis. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 7(1), 93–100.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Andriessen, D. (2008). Stuff or love? How metaphors direct our efforts to manage knowledge in organizations. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 6(1), 5–12.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Andriessen, D. (2011). Metaphors in knowledge management. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 28(2), 133–137.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Andriessen, D., & Van den Boom, M. (2007). East is East and West is West, and (n)ever its intellectual capital shall meet. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 8(4), 641–652.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Argote, L. (2013). Organizational learning: Creating, retaining and transferring knowledge (2nd ed.). New York: Springer.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Argyris, C. (1999). On organizational learning (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Business.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bandarin, F., Hosagrahar, J., & CAlbernaz, F. S. (2011). Why development needs culture. Journal of Culture Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 1(1), 15–25.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Basu, K., & Palazzo, G. (2008). Corporate social responsibility: A process model of sensemaking. Academy of Management Review, 33(1), 122–136.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bejinaru, R. (2017). Universities in the knowledge economy. Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy, 5(2), 251–271.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bird, R. J. (2003). Chaos and life: Complexity and order in evolution and thought. New York: Columbia University Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Bolisani, E., & Bratianu, C. (2017). Knowledge strategy planning: An integrated approach to manage uncertainty, turbulence, and dynamics. Journal of Knowledge Management, 21(2), 233–253.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bolisani, E., & Oltramari, A. (2012). Knowledge as a measurable object in business contexts: A stock-and-flow approach. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 10(3), 275–286.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bontis, N. (2004). National intellectual capital index: A United Nations initiative for the Arab region. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 5(1), 13–39.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Borgo, S., & Pozza, G. (2012). Knowledge objects: A formal construct for material, information and role dependence. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 10(3), 227–236.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Borin, E., & Donato, F. (2015). Unlocking the potential of intellectual capital in Italian cultural ecosystems. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 16(2), 285–304.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Branson, R. (2011). Screw business as usual. London: Virgin Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2008). A dynamic structure of the organizational intellectual capital. In M. Naaranoja (Ed.), Knowledge management in organizations (pp. 233–243). Vaasa: Vaasan Yliopisto.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2009). The frontier of linearity in the intellectual capital metaphor. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(4), 415–424.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2010). A critical analysis of Nonaka’s model of knowledge dynamics. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 8(2), 193–200.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2011a). A new perspective of the intellectual capital dynamics in organizations. In B. Vallejo-Alonso, A. Rodrigues-Castellanos, & G. Arregui-Ayastuy (Eds.), Identifying, measuring, and valuing knowledge-based intangible assets (pp. 1–21). Hershey: IGI Global.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2011b). Changing paradigm for knowledge metaphors from dynamics to thermodynamics. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 28(2), 160–169.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2013). Nonlinear integrators of organizational intellectual capital. In M. Fathi (Ed.), Integration of practice-oriented knowledge technology: Trends and perspectives (pp. 3–17). Heidelberg: Springer.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2015). Organizational knowledge dynamics: Managing knowledge creation, acquisition, sharing, and transformation. Hershey: IGI Global.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2017). Emotional and spiritual knowledge. In M. Handzic & A. Bassi (Eds.), Knowledge and project management: A shared approach to improve performance (pp. 69–94). Cham: Springer.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2018a). Intellectual capital research and practice: 7 myths and one golden rule. Management & Marketing. Challenges for the Knowledge Society, 13(2), 859–879.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C. (2018b). A holistic view of the organizational knowledge dynamics. Holistica Journal of Business and Public Administration, 9(2), 7–22.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C., & Andriessen, D. (2008). Knowledge as energy: A metaphorical analysis. In D. Harorimana & D. Watkins (Eds.). Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Knowledge Management, Southampton Solent University, UK, 4–5 September 2008 (pp. 75–82). Reading: Academic Conferences Publishing.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C., & Orzea, I. (2013). The entropic intellectual capital model. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 11(2), 133–141.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C., & Vasilache, S. (2010). A factorial analysis of the managerial linear thinking model. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 8(4), 393–407.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C., & Vatamanescu, E. M. (2018). The entropic knowledge dynamics as a driving force of the decision-making process. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 16(1), 1–12.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bratianu, C., Hapenciuc, V., Rauliuc, R., Orzea, I., & Jolobai, S. (2011). Intellectual capital as a value driver of tourism industry in the famous historical region of Bucovina. In R. Silva & E. Tome (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing Services in the Knowledge Economy (MSKE), Universidade Lusiada de Villa Nova de Famalicao, 13–15 July 2011, Portugal (pp. 266–277).

    Google Scholar 

  • Carson, M. T. (2014). Natural-cultural landscape heritage at Ritidian, Guam. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 4(1), 35–56.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Child, J. (2005). Organization: Contemporary principles and practices. Oxford: Blackwell.

    Google Scholar 

  • Damasio, A. (1994). Descartes’ error: Emotion, reason, and the human brain. New York: Putman.

    Google Scholar 

  • Damasio, A. (1999). The feelings of what happens: Body and emotion in the making of consciousness. New York: Harcourt.

    Google Scholar 

  • Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. (2010). Theology and spirituality. Bucharest: BASILICA.

    Google Scholar 

  • Davenport, T. H., & Prusak, L. (2000). Working knowledge: How organizations manage what they know. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Drucker, P. (1993). Managing in turbulent times. New York: Harper Business.

    Google Scholar 

  • Drucker, P. (2008). The age of discontinuity: Guidelines to our changing society. London: Transaction Publishers.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dumay, J. (2009). Intellectual capital measurement: A critical approach. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 10(2), 190–2010.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dumay, J. (2012). Grand theories as barriers to using IC concepts. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 13(1), 4–15.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dumay, J. (2016). A critical reflection on the future of intellectual capital: From reporting to disclosure. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 17(1), 168–184.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Edvinsson, L. (2002). Corporate longitude: What you need to know to navigate the knowledge economy. London: Prentice Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Edvinsson, L. (2013). IC 21: Reflections from 21 years of IC practice and theory. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 14(1), 163–172.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Edvinsson, L., & Bounfour, A. (2004). Assessing national and regional value creation. Measuring Business Excellence, 8(1), 55–61.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Edvinsson, L., & Malone, M. (1997). Intellectual capital: Realizing your company’s true value by finding its hidden brainpower. New York: Harper Collins.

    Google Scholar 

  • Federal Law Gazette of the Republic of Austria, issued on 15 February 2006, Part II, 63rd Regulation of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture on Intellectual Reports (Intellectual Capital Report Act—ICRA).

    Google Scholar 

  • Ferenhof, H. A., Durst, S., Bialecki, M. Z., & Selig, P. M. (2015). Intellectual capital dimensions: State of the art in 2014. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 16(1), 58–100.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gleick, J. (2008). Chaos: Making a new science. New York: Penguin Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gourlay, S. (2006). Conceptualizing knowledge creation: A critic of Nonaka’s theory. Journal of Management Studies, 43(7), 1415–1436.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Habersam, M., Piber, M., & Skoog, M. (2013). Knowledge balance sheets in Austrian universities: The implementation, use, and re-shaping of measurement and management practices. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 24, 319–337.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Habersam, M., Piber, M., & Skoog, M. (2018). Ten years of using knowledge balance sheets in Austrian public universities: A retrospective and prospective view. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 19(1), 34–52.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Handzic, M. (2018). Aesthetic knowledge. Personal communication, 8 September 2018, Padova.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hervas-Oliver, J. L., & Dalmau-Porta, J. I. (2007). Which IC components explain national IC stocks? Journal of Intellectual Capital, 8(3), 444–469.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hill, D. (2008). Emotionomics: Leveraging emotions for business success. London: Kogan Page.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jashapara, A. (2011). Knowledge management: An integrated approach (2nd ed.). London: Financial Times.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, fast and slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

    Google Scholar 

  • Käpylä, J., Kujansivu, P., & Lönnqvist, A. (2012). National intellectual capital performance: A strategic approach. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 13(3), 343–362.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kianto, A. (2007). What do we really mean by the dynamics dimension of intellectual capital? International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 4(4), 342–356.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kianto, A., Inkinen, H., Ritala, P., & Vanhala, M. (2017). A temporal perspective to intellectual capital dynamics: How has IC changed in Finnish firms from 2013 to 2017? In E. Tsui & B. Cheung (Eds.). Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 7–8 December 2017 (pp. 134–138). Reading: Academic Conferences and Publishing International.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kotter, J. (1996). Leading change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors we live by. Chicago: Chicago University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lakoff, G., & Johnson, M. (1999). Philosophy in the flesh: The embodied mind and its challenge to western thought. New York: Basic Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Le Doux, J. (1999). The emotional brain: The mysterious underpinnings of emotional life. London: Phoenix.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marcotte, P., & Bourdeau, L. (2012). Is the World Heritage label used as a promotional argument for sustainable tourism? Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 2(1), 80–91.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Maxwell, N. (2007). From knowledge to wisdom: A revolution for science and the humanities (2nd ed.). London: Pentire Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mayer, J. D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D. R. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 197–215.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • MERITUM. (2002). Guidelines for managing and reporting of intangibles. Madrid: Fundacion Airtel Movil.

    Google Scholar 

  • Morgan, G. (1997). Images of organization. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nissen, M. E. (2006). Harnessing knowledge dynamics: Principled organizational knowledge & learning. London: IRM Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Nonaka, I. (1994). A dynamic theory of organizational knowledge creation. Organization Science, 5(1), 14–37.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nonaka, I., & Takeuchi, H. (1995). The knowledge-creating company: How Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nonaka, I., Toyama, R., & Hirata, T. (2008). Managing flow: A process theory of the knowledge-based firms. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • O’Dell, C., & Hubert, C. (2011). The new edge in knowledge: How knowledge management is changing the way we do business. New York: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pinker, S. (1994). The language instinct: How the mind creates language. New York: Harperperenial.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Pinker, S. (2008). The stuff of thought: Language as a window into human nature. New York: Pinguin Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Polanyi, M. (1983). The tacit dimension. Gloucester: Peter Smith.

    Google Scholar 

  • Reave, L. (2005). Spiritual values and practices related to leadership effectiveness. The Leadership Quartely, 16(5), 655–687.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ricceri, F. (2008). Intellectual capital and knowledge management: Strategic management of knowledge resources. London: Routledge.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Roos, G., Pike, S., & Fernstörm, L. (2005). Managing intellectual capital in practice. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

    Google Scholar 

  • Russell, B. (1972). A history of western philosophy. New York: Simon and Schuster.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schein, E. H. (2004). Organizational culture and leadership (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schiuma, G. (2011). The value of arts for business. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Stacey, R. D. (2001). Complex responsive processes in organizations: Learning and knowledge creation. London: Routlage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stacey, R. D., Griffin, D., & Shaw, P. (2000). Complexity and management: Fad or radical challenge to systems thinking. London: Routlage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ståhle, P., & Bounfour, A. (2008). Understanding dynamics of intellectual capital of nations. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 9(2), 164–177.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ståhle, P., & Ståhle, S. (2015). Toward measurement of intangible capital: Assessment of the methods presented by Baruch Lev. In P. Ordoñez de Pablos & L. Edvinsson (Eds.), Intellectual capital in organizations: Nonfinancial reports and accounts. London: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stewart, T. A. (1997). Intellectual capital: The new wealth of organizations. New York: Doubleday/Currency.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stewart, T. A. (1999). Intellectual capital: The new wealth of organizations. London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.

    Google Scholar 

  • Summsatavet, K., & Raudsaar, M. (2015). Cultural heritage and entrepreneurship – Inspiration for novel venture creation. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, 9(1), 31–44.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sveiby, K. E. (1997). The new organizational wealth: Managing and measuring knowledge based assets. San Francisco: Berret Koehler.

    Google Scholar 

  • Viedma, J. M., & Cabrita, R. M. (2012). Entrepreneurial excellence in the knowledge economy: Intellectual capital benchmarking systems. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weick, K. E. (2001). Making sense of the organization. Oxford: Blackwell.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

    Constantin Bratianu

  2. University “Stephan the Great” of Suceava, Suceava, Romania

    Ruxandra Bejinaru

Authors
  1. Constantin Bratianu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ruxandra Bejinaru
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Dept. Management & InfoTech, International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Meliha Handzic

  2. Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures, Environment and Cultural Heritage (DICEM), University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy

    Daniela Carlucci

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Bratianu, C., Bejinaru, R. (2019). Intellectual Capital of the Cultural Heritage Ecosystems: A Knowledge Dynamics Approach. In: Handzic, M., Carlucci, D. (eds) Knowledge Management, Arts, and Humanities. Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10922-6_11

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation