Intellectual capital disclosure by traditional US companies: A longitudinal assessment

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-80

  Sonnier, Blaise M ^a   Carson, Kerry D ^b   Phillips Carson, Paula ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Disclosure; Intangible assets; Intellectual capital; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992926531     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325910810855798     Document Type: Article

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