Interaction between structural capital and human capital in Italian NPOs: Leadership, organizational culture and human resource management

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-139

  Benevene, Paula ^a   Cortini, Michela ^b  

^a LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Human capital; Human resource management; Non profit organizations; Senior management; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951600827     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931011039642     Document Type: Article

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