Visualising and measuring intellectual capital in capital markets: A research method

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-22

  Lock Lee, Laurence ^a   Guthrie, James ^b  

^a Optimice Pty Ltd   (Grenada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capital markets; Communication technologies; Economic sectors; Globalization; Intellectual capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 74349093466     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931011013307     Document Type: Article

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