The role of intellectual capital in non-profit elderly care organizations

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-122

  Sillanpää, Virpi ^a   Lönnqvist, Antti ^a   Koskela, Niina ^b   Koivula, Ulla Maija ^c   Koivuaho, Matti ^d   Laihonen, Harri ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences ^*

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d Tampere Power Distribution   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case studies; Intellectual capital; Measurement; Non profit organizations; Service industries; Social welfare organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951533165     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931011039633     Document Type: Article

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