Intangibles and Italian IPO prospectuses: A disclosure analysis

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 288-305

  Cordazzo, Michela ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital markets; Intangible assets; Italy; Prospect uses

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247365689     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930710742853     Document Type: Article

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