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Intangible capital in the public sector: methodological challenges and application to the police and tax administration in Slovenia
Intangible capital in the public sector: methodological challenges and application to the police and tax administration in Slovenia

Author(s): Tjaša Redek, Janez Prašnikar
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets, Public Finances
Published by: Finrar d.o.o Banja Luka
Keywords: intangible capital; survey methodology; public sector;

Summary/Abstract: Intangible capital positively impacts performance in the private sector. Austerity raised demands for a more efficient public sector. Improving intangible capital is a possible solution. The paper analyses the methodology of capturing characteristics of intangible capital in public sector by introducing the survey methodology as a complementary method to the prevailing (official statistical sources). Survey enables a comprehensive understanding of intangible capital and possible improvements. Empirical illustration is based on the police and tax аdministration in Slovenia. The paper introduces such an approach, one of the few such studies intangibles in general and the first for Slovenia.

  • Issue Year: 10/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-26
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English, Serbian