The Gilbert Conceptual Model of Organizational Intellectual Capital advances the propositions of human capital theory and social capital theory and is the first model to conceptualize the direct and moderating effects that nurse leaders have on the human capital and social capital of the teams they lead. This model provides a framework for further empirical study and may have implications for practice, organizational policy, and education related to nursing leadership.

Background: Implementation and sustainability of a culture of evidence-based practice (EBP) require a systematic approach. A baseline assessment of the organizational context can inform implementation efforts.Aims: To examine organizational hospital context and provider characteristics associated with EBP readiness and to describe EBP context across hospitals.Methods: A nonexperimental descriptive correlational design was used to conduct a webbased survey of direct-care registered nurses (N = 701) and nurse managers (N = 94) across a large Midwestern multisite healthcare system using the Alberta Context Tool (ACT). EBP readiness by nurse characteristicsResponse n Leadership M ± SD Culture M ± SD Evaluation M ± SD Social capital M ± SD Organizational slack M ± SD Formal interaction M ± SD Informal interaction M ± SD Structural/ electronic resources

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