No longer "out of sight, out of mind": Intellectual capital approach in AssetEconomics LLP and Accenture Inc

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 588-614

  Burgman, R J ^a   Roos, G ^a   Ballow, J J ^b   Thomas, R J ^c  

^a LLP   (United States)

^b ACCENTURE   (United States)

^c Accenture Institute for High Business Performance   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Return on investment; Shareholder value analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444455266     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930510628843     Document Type: Article

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