The strategic importance of intellectual capital in the non-profit sector

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 721-731

  Kong, Eric ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intellectual capital; Non profit organizations; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648984521     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930710830864     Document Type: Review

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