Disclosure of non-financial information in the annual report: A management-team perspective

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 277-300

  Arvidsson, Susanne ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Annual report; Disclosure; Intangible assets; Intellectual Assets; Non financial information

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955673226     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931111123421     Document Type: Article

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