Exploring intellectual capital in hospitals: two qualitative case studies in Italy and Austria

European Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 753-779

  Habersam, Michael ^a   Piber, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 84871172482     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180310001628455     Document Type: Article

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