Intellectual capital in a recession: Evidence from UK SMEs

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 84-101

  Henry, Lennox ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneur; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Organisational effectiveness; Recession; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872362673     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931311289039     Document Type: Article

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