¹Oko, John Odama, ²Nnmesirionye, Josephine Adanma(Ph.D), ³OOnodi, Benjamin Ezugwu

¹Department of Accounting, University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State

²,³Department of Accounting, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i10-02

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ABSTRACT

This work examined the effect of Intellectual capital accounting on earnings generation of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design and panel regression statistical technique, involving the use of time series and cross-sectional data. Data covered the period of eight-years (2011-2018); considering the total population of fourteen (14) listed commercial banks in Nigeria, random sampling was employed in selecting firms for this study involving eleven (11) listed deposit banks. Data were sourced secondarily from the firms' published annual financial statements. Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) theory as developed by Pulic (1998) was adopted for this study. It was discovered from the findings that Intellectual Capital Accounting all have a positive and significant effect on gross earnings. Therefore, Intellectual Capital Accounting have a positive and significant effect on earnings generation of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. In view of our findings managing directors of listed deposit money banks should carry out a proper implementation and regular monitoring of the systems, procedures and program (structural capital), all with an effective and efficient support from higher and middle line management, as this will ensure expansion in all frontiers of the business.

KEYWORDS:

Intellectual Capital Accounting (ICA), Earnings generation (EG).

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