The role of causal maps in intellectual capital measurement and management

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 522-546

  Montemari, Marco ^a   Nielsen, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Causal maps; Intellectual capital dynamism; Measurement; Network based businesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885461062     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIC-01-2013-0008     Document Type: Article

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