The Effect of Intellectual Capital on the Corporate Entrepreneurship

This study aims to study the effects of intellectual capital on the corporate entrepreneurship in metal industries of Iranian Kaveh Industrial City in 2012. The population of the research includs 4700 employees involved in metal industries of Kaveh Industrial City, among whom 355 subjects were selected as the research sample using Cochran formula and relational stratified random sampling method. The instruments of the research included Bontis's Questionnaire (1998) and Aktan and Bulut's Questionnaire (2008). Data analysis was done using structural equation modeling, LISREL 8.8, and Smart PLS 2 in two section: measurement model and structural model. In measurement model we specified the technical characteristics of the questionnaire and applied the needed corrections, and in structural model, structural coefficients of the model were used to test the hypothesis of the research. The results showed that the intellectual capital is a potential resource of the competitive advantage for the metal industries and can lead to the growth and development of the organization and will facilitate the entrepreneurial activities in organization.