Intellectual capital management enablers: A structural equation modeling analysis

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-391

  Isaac, Robert G ^a   Herremans, Irene M ^a   Kline, Theresa J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creative renewal; Intellectual capital; Interactive behavior; Organic structure; Structural equation modeling; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951977048     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0227-5     Document Type: Article

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