Abstract

The mainstream literature on the management of intangible assets and intellectual capital has developed considerably in the last three decades. While a variety of conceptualizations about how intangible assets can be understood and identified are available, the concept of power and, more generally, power dynamics have been vastly neglected in this literature, both conceptually and empirically. In this contribution we argue, through an internal critique, that this lack of attention represents a serious weakness for this literature in relation to its explicit goals. We also attempt an interpretation about the reasons for this conceptual void. Finally, we propose that an increased epistemological diversity would be significantly beneficial for this literature.