Interpreting pictorial messages of intellectual capital in company media

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-378

  Samkin, Grant ^a   Hooks, Jill ^a   Steenkamp, Natasja ^a   Stewart, Ross ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Corporate communications; Intellectual capital; Perceptions; Presentation graphics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993016516     PISSN: 11766093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/11766091011072792     Document Type: Article

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