Construction and valuation of intellectual capital: A case study

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-391

  Giuliani, Marco ^a   Marasca, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accounting; Accounting valuation; Financial performance; Intangible assets; Intellectual capital; Measurement; Valuations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960630085     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931111154698     Document Type: Article

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