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Intellectual Capital Reporting Between A Developing And Developed Nation, Indra Abeysekera
Intellectual Capital Reporting Between A Developing And Developed Nation, Indra Abeysekera
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Purpose - This paper examines the patterns of intellectual capital reporting (ICR) of large listed firms in a developing nation, Sri Lanka. The aim of this study is to highlight the differences in ICR practice between developing and developed nations.
Design/methodology/approach - The paper begins by examining each of the top 30 firms by market capitalization listed on the Colombo stock exchange in 1998/1999 and 1999/2000. Using the content analysis method, it reviews the annual reports of these firms to determine the types of intellectual capital (IC) items reported in Sri Lanka. It then compares these findings with a similar …