Problematising intellectual capital research: Ostensive versus performative IC

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 820-841

  Mouritsen, Jan ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Measurement; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750701497     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570610709881     Document Type: Article

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