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Using a structural equation model, two model specifications are estimated, gathering primary data from a convenience sample composed of 738 full-time students and 587 teachers\/researchers at seven Portuguese higher education institutions. The findings reveal that intellectual capital influences sustainable development practices directly and positively, whereas sustainable development practices influence students\u2019 quality of life in a significant way, although the same is not verified for teachers\/researchers. These findings provide insightful implications for policy-making and intellectual capital management for practices in higher education institutions; firstly, by showing that the sustainable development concept is associated with HEIs\u2019 practices of economic, environmental, social and organisational sustainability; secondly, by concluding that public Portuguese HEIs need to improve the social dimension of their sustainable development practices, and here there may be room for improvement in the institution through better and more proficient social engagement that is more directed to the challenges of sustainability and social change; and thirdly, by showing that the inclusion of better sustainable practices has repercussions on the quality of life of all stakeholders.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su12020479","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,9]],"date-time":"2020-01-09T03:07:11Z","timestamp":1578539231000},"page":"479","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":63,"title":["Bridging Intellectual Capital, Sustainable Development and Quality of Life in Higher Education Institutions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9829-8703","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eug\u00e9nia de Matos","family":"Pedro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, NECE\u2013Research Center in Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6229-6148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Leit\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, NECE\u2013Research Center in Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"},{"name":"CEG-IST and ICS, University of Lisbon, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Helena","family":"Alves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, NECE\u2013Research Center in Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6200-001 Covilh\u00e3, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Matos, F., Vairinhos, V., Maur\u00edcio, P., and Leif, S. 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