Exploring voluntary reporting of intellectual capital in the banking sector

Journal of Management Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-309

  Mention, Anne Laure ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Banking sector; Basel II; Content analysis; Intellectual capital; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855184903     PISSN: 21914761     EISSN: 2191477X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00187-011-0139-2     Document Type: Article

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