Accounting for intellectual capital: A comparative analysis

VINE

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-79

  Brännström, Daniel ^a   Giuliani, Marco ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Goodwill accounting; Intangible assets; Intellectual capital

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; FIRST YEAR; INTANGIBLE ASSETS; INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWEDISHS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 70149099941     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055720910962452     Document Type: Article

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