Abstract
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the association between the intellectual capital disclosure
level and the mandatory adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS). This paper
reports an empirical evidence for the impact of the mandatory adoption of IFRS on the disclosure level
of intellectual capital, intangible and knowledge assets. Intellectual capital is categorized into process
focus, customer focus, human focus, research and development focus. The linkages between
intellectual capital and IFRS adoption are investigated in companies of high technology sector in the
UK. A novel approach to measure the effect of the IFRS adoption on intellectual capital disclosure level
is presented.