The Effect of Intellectual Capital Management on Organizational Competitive Advantage in Egyptian Hospitals
Dr. Eman Salman Taie

Abstract
Aim-To test the effect of intellectual capital management on organizational competitive advantage in Egyptian hospitals.
Method- This study is a cross-sectional analytical study. The study was conducted in two hospitals (El-Nozha International Hospital and El-Demerdash Hospital). Study subjects consisted of three levels of management either nurses or physicians. (36) from El Nozha and (70) from El-Demerdash hospital.
Results– Structural capital and competitive advantage variables of the study were high and very high means. Also, human capital high significantly and positively correlated with competitive advantage (r = 0.79, p<.01), while it was (r = 0.73, p< .01) in structural capital and (r = 0.88, p< .01) in relational capital.
Conclusion- There was strong positive and high significantly (r = 0.79, p<.01), (r = 0.73, p< .01) and (r = 0.88, p< .01) correlation between human capital, structural capital and relational capital respectively with competitive advantage.

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