Organizational characteristics fostering intellectual capital in Canada and the Middle East

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-148

  Nazari, Jamal A ^a,b   Herremans, Irene M ^a   Isaac, Robert G ^a   Manassian, Armond ^c   Kline, Theresa J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Intellectual capital; Iran; Lebanon; Organizational behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949092691     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930910922950     Document Type: Article

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