Measuring and reporting structural capital: Lessons from European learning firms

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 629-647

  de Pablos, Patricia Ordóñez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Europe; Knowledge management; Learning; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015009     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930410567059     Document Type: Article

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