Measuring intellectual capital efficiency in the Malaysian software sector

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-324

  Kweh, Qian Long ^a   Chan, Yee Chuann ^a   Ting, Irene Wei Kiong ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computer software; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Intellectual capital; Malaysia; Software company; VAIC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878240922     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691931311323904     Document Type: Article

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