What works in Intellectual Capital? Research Project

To participate in the project we are asking you to complete a web based survey. We envisage it will take about 30 minutes. Participation in this study is completely voluntary and you are not under any obligation to consent to complete the survey. Submitting a completed survey is an indication of your consent to participate in the study. You can withdraw any time prior to submitting your completed survey. Once you have submitted your survey, your responses cannot be withdrawn. The online submission process is anonymous so you will not be identified.

The survey will be open from January 27, 2012 until June 30, 2012. The survey will ask you reveal a specific experience you or a colleague has had when implementing intellectual capital practices in a specific organisational setting. As such you are free to complete the survey more than once if you have several experiences you would like to share. The objective of this study is to investigate what helps IC work, and what doesn t, in practice.

The study is being supervised and principally conducted by Dr John Dumay and directly funded by the University of Sydney Business School. It is intended that the results of this study will be published in academic peer reviewed journals, presented at conferences and published on the IC Knowledge Centre website. As the survey is anonymous individual participants will not be identifiable and any references to actual people or places of employment will be removed prior to publication.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information. If you wish to participate in the study, please use the following link: http://dynamicsurveys.biz/Checkbox/Survey.aspx?i=f5eefd86f6174f7fb44c5a7c220e4c5d

A copy of the formal Participant Information Statement is detailed below which outlines the project in more detail.

Thanking you in anticipation of your assistance.

- Dr. John Dumay  | Senior Lecturer | Discipline of Accounting GradCertEd (Higher Education) Syd, MBA (Executive) AGSM, MA (Business Research) MGSM, PhD (Economics) Syd, ASA

University of Sydney Business School
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What works in IC?

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION STATEMENT

(1)     What is the study about?

You are invited to participate in a study about how intellectual capital is implemented in practice. We aim to discover through the collection of stories and anecdotes of people s experiences, what works and what doesn t work when implementing IC practices.

(2)     Who is carrying out the study?

The study is being supervised and principally conducted by Dr John Dumay and directly funded by the University of Sydney Business School.

(3)     What does the study involve?

To participate in the survey we are asking you to complete a web based survey. The survey will be open from January 27, 2012 until June 30, 2012. The survey will ask you to reveal your specific experience in implementing intellectual capital practices in a specific organisational setting. As such you are free to complete the survey more than once if you have several experiences you would like to share.

(4)     How much time will the study take?

We envisage it will take between 30 to 60 minutes to complete the survey.

(5)     Can I withdraw from the study?

Being in this study is completely voluntary and you are not under any obligation to consent to complete the survey. Submitting a completed survey is an indication of your consent to participate in the study. You can withdraw any time prior to submitting your completed questionnaire/survey.

Once you have submitted your survey, your responses cannot be withdrawn. The online submission process is anonymous so you will not be identified.

(6)     Will anyone else know the results?

The results of this study will be published in academic peer reviewed journals, presented at conferences and published on the IC Knowledge Centre website. As the survey is anonymous individual participants will not be identifiable and any references to actual people or places of employment will be removed prior to publication.

(7)     Will the study benefit me?

There are no direct benefits to you from participating in the study.

(8)     Can I tell other people about the study?

Yes, we encourage you to share your experience with friends and co-workers.

(9)     What if I require further information about the study or my involvement in it?

When you have read this information, Dr John Dumay will discuss it with you further and answer any questions you may have.  If you would like to know more at any stage, please feel free to contact Dr John Dumay on 0412 507 376 or by email at john.dumay@sydney.edu.au.

(10)   What if I have a complaint or any concerns?

Any person with concerns or complaints about the conduct of a research study can contact The Manager, Human Ethics Administration, University of Sydney on +61 2 8627 8176 (Telephone); +61 2 8627 8177 (Facsimile) or ro.humanethics@sydney.edu.au (Email).