THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL WITH EMPHASIS ON CANDIDNESS IN THE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AN EMPIRICAL STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SELECT UNIVERSITIES OF ANDHRA PRADESH STATE

Intellectual Capital is knowledge that creates value and strength to an individual as well as institution. It is a tradable entity. An organization can accumulate wealth with the help of intangibles. Intellectual Capital is knowledge that can be transformed into usefulness which has worth. Almost all the latest developments in every sector is a byproduct of knowledge. The knowledge that can be used which is present in the minds and nature of individuals need to be tapped and has to be converted. For the conversion of tacit knowledge into explicit Candidness of an individual is very essential. Candidness makes an individual to share and gain knowledge for the advantage of self as well as the organisation. This study brings together the relevant factors of human capital with emphasis on Candidness in the Intellectual Capital Management in the effective performance in Institutions of higher learning. To accomplish these objectives data is collected with the help of Questionnaire and Schedule and administered to permanent teaching fraternity of select universities in Andhra Pradesh using random sampling technique and the data is analysed using SPSS. Findings: From this study it has been established that Candidness variable of human capital has significant impact on the intellectual capital management in institutions of Higher Learning.