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PurposeThe objective of this study is to analyze the influence of the intellectual capital of SMEs on innovation and organizational performance in the context of an emerging country.Design/methodology/approachThe sample consisted of 259 industrial SMEs from the Cordoba, Argentina. The data were analyzed by partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS–SEM).FindingsThe study provides empirical evidence that the three components of intellectual capital generate positive and significant effects on innovation in processes and products. Structural capital is the component that has the greatest effect on innovation. It also showed a positive and significant relationship between innovation in processes and performance, contributing to the scarce empirical literature in the context of SMEs.Research limitations/implicationsThe research exposes limitations that uncover a path for future. First, the work uses as the only source of information, the consultation at the highest level of the company. Second, the study covered only industrial companies. Future studies should focus on other sectors and countries.Practical implicationsThe results may have important practical implications for SME owners and managers and offer a vision of the influence of intellectual capital on the innovative capacity of the organization.Originality/valueThe value of work lies in establishing the importance of intellectual capital in the environment of an emerging country such as Argentina, given the low level of knowledge that exists in this area.

[EN] A new chromo-fluorogenic probe, consisting of a biphenyl derivative containing both a silylbenzyl ether and a N,N-dimethylamino group, for NO2 detection in the gas phase has been developed. A clear colour change from colourless to yellow together with an emission quenching was observed when the probe reacted with NO2. A limit of detection to the naked eye of about 0.1 ppm was determined and the system was successfully applied to the detection of NO2 in realistic atmospheric conditions. ; We thank the Spanish Government (MAT2012‐38429‐C04) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEOII/2014/047) for support. SCSIE (Universidad de Valencia) is gratefully acknowledged for all the equipment employed. We thank Dr. A. Múñoz from the CEAM (Valencia‐Spain) for her help for the development of the measures in real environment. ; Juarez, LA.; Costero, AM.; Sancenón Galarza, F.; Martínez-Máñez, R.; Parra Álvarez, M.; Gaviña Costero, P. (2015). A New Simple Chromo-fluorogenic Probe for NO2 Detection in Air. Chemistry - A European Journal. 21(24):8720-8722. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201500608 ; S ; 8720 ; 8722 ; 21 ; 24