Investigating the management of knowledge for competitive advantage: A strategic cost management perspective

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-323

  Silvi, Riccardo ^a   Cuganesan, Suresh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity based costs; Asset valuation; Budgetary control; Competitive advantage; Knowledge management; Strategic objectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747610755     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930610681429     Document Type: Review

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