Intellectual capital literature review :Measurement, reporting and management

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-176

  Petty, Richard ^a   Guthrie, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intangible assets; Intellectual capital; Knowledge management; Methodology; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018647     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930010348731     Document Type: Review

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