Theoretical perspectives on intellectual capital: A backward look and a proposal for going forward

Accounting Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-117

  Alcaniz, Leire ^a   Gomez Bezares, Fernando ^a   Roslender, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting theory; Critical accounting; Danish Guidelines; Intellectual capital; Self accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958129657     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: 14676303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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