Understanding the knowledge management-intellectual capital relationship: A two-way analysis

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 586-614

  Seleim, Ahmed A S ^a   Khalil, Omar E M ^b  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Egypt; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Software industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055037569     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931111181742     Document Type: Article

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