A critical reflection on the future of intellectual capital: from reporting to disclosure

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 168-184

  Dumay, John ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

critique; Fourth stage intellectual capital research Eco systems; Integrated reporting; Intellectual capital; Intellectual capital disclosure; Intellectual capital reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952845832     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 17587468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JIC-08-2015-0072     Document Type: Article

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