Applying the VAIC™ model to Australian hotels

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-283

  Laing, Gregory ^a   Dunn, Jillian ^a   Hughes Lucas, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hotels; Intangible assets; Intellectual capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955299071     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931011064545     Document Type: Article

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