Accounting for performance variation: How important are intangible resources?

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-170

  Galbreath, Jeremy ^a   Galvin, Peter ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intangible assets; Organizational performance; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349083754     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10553180610742773     Document Type: Article

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