Does measuring intangibles for management purposes improve performance? A review of the evidence

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• The author is an Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. E‐mail: [email protected]. He thanks Marshall Vance for his research assistance. The financial support of Ernst & Young, the ICAEW, and The Wharton School are gratefully acknowledged.
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