Intellectual capital: Disentangling an enigmatic concept

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-159

  Swart, Juani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human capital; Intellectual capital; Social accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646689140     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930610661827     Document Type: Review

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