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Relational Capital – Theoretical Fundamentals and Application in Retailing

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  • Ivanka Nikolova

    (University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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In an economy of „knowledge“ and information a competitive advantage can be created by the strategic management of intellectual capital. Relational capital in comparison to the other two elements of intellectual capital – human capital and structural capital, is formed and exists externally of the trading enterprise. The aim of the current article is to study the theoretical fundamentals of relational capital and its application in trade at a retail level. Thus a descriptive analysis has been carried out based on the results of a questionnaire conducted among managers of varying departments in retail chain stores, all enterprises registered as members of the Association for Modern Trade. The following work has endeavored to estimate the importance and value creating potential of relational resources as part of intellectual resources in the retail enterprise.

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  • Ivanka Nikolova, 2021. "Relational Capital – Theoretical Fundamentals and Application in Retailing," Nauchni trudove, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 2, pages 247-264, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nwe:natrud:y:2021:i:2:p:247-264
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    Keywords

    relational capital; retail trade; intellectual resources;
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    JEL classification:

    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital

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