Contradiction and social dynamics in the capitalist agency relationship

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 1-25

  Armstrong, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002701660     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-3682(91)90030-I     Document Type: Article

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