Why do firms measure their intellectual capital?

Journal of Intellectual Capital

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-464

  Marr, Bernard ^a   Gray, Dina ^a   Neely, Andy ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business performance; Intangible assets; Intellectual capital; Measurement; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986083707     PISSN: 14691930     EISSN: 1758468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14691930310504509     Document Type: Article

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