Measuring and reporting intellectual capital: Lessons learnt from some interventionist research projects

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 395-413

  Chiucchi, Maria Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case studies; Intellectual capital; Intellectual capital measurement and reporting systems; Interventionist research; Multiple case study research; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880164192     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIC-03-2013-0036     Document Type: Article

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