National intellectual capital assessment models: A literature review

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 582-607

  Labra, Romilio ^a   Sánchez, Paloma ^b  

^a Institute of Agricultural Research   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment models; Intangibles; Intellectual capital; Intellectual capital reporting; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885451090     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIC-11-2012-0100     Document Type: Review

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