Despite the fact that it is increasingly recognized that IC creates value for companies, there are problems with formalizing and capturing IC in such a way that these resources can be managed and controlled effectively. Companies poorly understand the relevant IC components and therefore, are not able to adequately identify measure and report on IC within a consistent framework (Guthrie et al., 1999). Moreover, IC does not (fully) appear in the traditional financial accounts because the traditional financial accounting framework inadequately reflects the value and impact of intangibles (Cordon, 1998). These problems with internal and external reporting on IC have various consequences.