Exploring the effects of corporate governance on intellectual capital disclosure: An analysis of European biotechnology companies

European Accounting Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 791-826

  Cerbioni, Fabrizio ^a   Parbonetti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 37549007195     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180701707011     Document Type: Article

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