Intellectual capital disclosure trends: Singapore and Sri Lanka

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 723-737

  Abeysekera, Indra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Intellectual capital; Singapore; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649120036     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930810913249     Document Type: Article

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