Implementing an intellectual capital framework in practice

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-83

  Demartini, Paola ^a   Paoloni, Paola ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b University of Human Sciences Niccolò Cusano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action research; Business performance; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Knowledge management control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872352918     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931311289020     Document Type: Article

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