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EDU-RES
June 12, 2014
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Quantitative Research Methods Assignment B
Article Review
“Measurement of intellectual capital components through activity reports of companies”
Authors: Sebahattin Yıldız, Cebrail Meydanb, Mehmet Günerc
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The Abstract
The Abstract of the article is very succinct and direct, summarizing the purpose, the
method and the findings in a few sentences, making it very approachable and comprehensible.
There are no discrepancies between the information comprised in the abstract and the rest of the
paper, however, the simplicity of the formulation sets a dry tone for the rest of the paper.
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The Introduction
The introduction refers to the previous studies that marked the beginning of research for
this specific topic, assessing the relevance of the article in the context of a long lasting
controversial debate concerning the disclosure of Intellectual Capital (IC). Concise and objective,
the introduction defines the purpose and the aim of the research, narrowing down the previously
mentioned global context to Turkey, the place where the research took place. Also, the
introduction helps the reader to accommodate key concepts regarding IC, important for the
banking environment as being the subject of the study.
The research has well defined hypothesis but that does not add much to the originality of
the paper as the conclusions are rather intuitive and they just add up to the general known line of
entrepreneurial behavior concerning the disclosure of IC. The study is based on collaborative
data with three banks from Turkey belonging to 3 different sectors - private, public and
1 http://www.tbb.org.tr/tr