“Measuring for managing?” An IC practice case study

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 344-355

  Dumay, John ^a   Rooney, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; IC balance sheet; Intellectual capital; Managing; Measuring; Public sector organizations; Reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960636410     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931111154670     Document Type: Article

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