Competitive advantage: Mediator of intellectual capital and performance

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 152-164

  Kamukama, Nixon ^a   Ahiauzu, Augustine ^b   Ntayi, Joseph M ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Financial institutions; Financial performance; Intellectual capital; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651457165     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931111097953     Document Type: Article

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